Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. 59015002 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course aims to provide the students with a perspective through which they can examine the larger political and economic dynamics behind the contemporary migration processes.
Course Content This course will investigate the larger political and economic dynamics and repercussions of the internal and international migration processes in relation to the development of modernity.
Learning Outcomes 1) Increases level of conceptual knowledge
2) Evaluates the unique processes, internal and external dynamics, trends and socio-spatial patterns of the migration phenomenon.
3) Knows the theories about migration
4) Knows the methodologies to study migration
5) Increases capacity to produce interdisciplinary knowledge
6) Develops a critical view of migration
7) Makes comprehensive evaluations on migration

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction: Contextualizing Migration within Political and Economic Structures Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
2. Week PoIitical Economy in Migration Theories I Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
3. Week PoIitical Economy in Migration Theories II Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
4. Week Migration and the Institutionalization of Nation-States Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
5. Week Migration, Capitalism and Urbanization Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
6. Week Migration and Uneven Development Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
7. Week Migration and Colonialism Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
Migration, War and Refugees Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
8. Week Migration and Economic Crisis Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
9. Week Migration, Labour Processes and Class Relations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
10. Week Global Political Economy and Migration Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week Political Economy of Internal Migration in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
12. Week The Political Economy of International Migration in the Context of Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
13. Week The Political and Economic Dynamics of the Refugee Issue in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
14. Week General Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Akgündüz, Ahmet. Labour migration from Turkey to Western Europe, 1960-1974: A multidisciplinary analysis. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008.
Barber, P. G., & Lem, W. (Eds.). (2018). Migration, Temporality, and Capitalism: Entangled Mobilities Across Global Spaces. Springer.
Castles, S. Hein de Haas, Mark Miller (2013). The Age of Migration, International Population Movements in the Modern World (Fifth Edition). Houndmills Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Phillips, N. (Ed.). (2011). Migration in the global political economy. Boulder, CO, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 14 5
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 12
Total Workload
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