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Mobilities, Migrations and Identities

Mobilities, Migrations and Identities

Code	15513
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	no existing
Learning outcomes	• To study the phenomena of movement of people and goods from the late XX century until today. • To discuss classical and contemporary migration theories in light of the recent mobilities paradigm and in the context of the contemporary international migration regime. • To understand the relation between migration and mobilities and the creation of new social identities, lifestyles and their impact on the international order.
Syllabus	1. Mobilities: the making of a “new” social science paradigm; The broad variety of forms and relations. 2. Migrations: main theoretical approaches; migration law and its evolution in history; the contemporary migration regime; migration crises in the contemporary world and the tension between human rights and the sovereign state 3. The intercross with identities: lifestyles, life choices and changes.
Main Bibliography	Araújo, E. (2018). Questões de mobilidade, tempo e sustentabilidade. In E. Araújo, R. Ribeiro, P. Andrade & R. Costa (Eds.), Viver em\|a mobilidade: rumo a novas culturas de tempo, espaço e distância. Livro de atas (pp. 146-160). CECS. Sales Oliveira, C., & Cruz. M. (2015). Urban mobility patterns and the use of public transports in Portugal. Retirado de https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242183327_URBAN_MOBILITY_PATTERN S_AND_THE_USE_OF_PUBLIC_TRANSPORTS_IN_PORTUGAL Urry, J. (2008). Governance, flows, and the end of the car system?. Global Environmental Change, 18, 343– 349.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.