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17431
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
L0
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| ECTS Credits |
3
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| Workload |
O (21H)/OT(20H)/S(4H)/TC(6H)/TP(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Sociology
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Entry requirements |
none
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Learning outcomes |
1. Understanding Migration Patterns:
• Analyse historical and contemporary migration trends globally and in Portugal.
• Explore the socio-economic and political factors driving migration.
2. Exploring Social and Cultural Integration:
• Evaluate the processes and challenges of social integration for immigrants.
3. Assessing Territorial Reconfiguration:
• Examine how immigration influences urban and rural development.
• Study the impact of immigration on housing, infrastructure, and community services.
4. Investigating Labour Market Dynamics:
• Analyse the working conditions and employment patterns of immigrants.
• Discuss issues related to labour rights, exploitation, and job opportunities.
5. Promoting Interdisciplinary Research:
• Encourage collaborative research projects that combine insights from sociology,
economics, urban planning, and environmental studies.
• Develop interdisciplinary approaches to studying immigration and its impa
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Syllabus |
Virtual componente
From concepts to categories: (de)constructing migration(s
A Human Right to Nowhere: The Flying Dutchman Asymmetr
From migratory routes to reception policies
Unpacking the politics of migration through the lenses of securitization theory
Three-generation migrations. The case of Portuguese Hindus, from Mozambique to the United Kingdom
How immigration shapes the territory: assessing the need to reconnect civitas and urbs
Portuguese Brain Drain: a case study on the 2008 crisis aftermath - theoretical and political background
Presential Activities
Opening lecture Aram Vartikyan
Visit to the Fundão Migration Centre
UNITA One day conference
(Co)Construction of Just and Inclusive Territories
Cultural Integration of Migrants and the Emergence of New Consumer Spaces in Portugal
Good and bad migrant. The story about securitization and desecuritization of migration - Eastern European perspective
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Main Bibliography |
Provided by each lecturer
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Written essay
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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