87563 - POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The aim of this Course is to provide students with analytical skills to assess, research and critically debate the political dimensions of international migrations. At the end of the Course the student is expected to know the layers of governance of the issue at the regional and global level; to acknowledge the main challenges key actors identify with respect to the phenomenon and to be aware of the main resistances to the creation of an effective and efficient governance of the phenomenon.

Contenuti

The Course is offered twice a week (4 hours per week), for a total of 40 hours.

The programme is quite dense and requires full dedications by enrolled Students. Students are expected to read the material in the Syllabus ahead of classes, following Professor’s instruction. No specific schedule is provided as Classes may vary according to need for in-depth analysis.

 

Testi/Bibliografia

MIGRATION: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

Topic 1. Migration, a global phenomenon

Triandafyllidou, A. (2018), ‘Globalisation and migration: an introduction’, in Triandafyllidou, A. (ed), Handbook of migration and globalization, Elgar Publishing, ch. 1.

Betts, A. and Collier, P. (2017), ‘Global disorder’, in Betts, A. and Collier, P., Refuge. Transforming a Broken Refugee System, Penguin Books, ch. 1.

IOM (2019), ‘World migration report 2020’, Geneva.

Topic 2. Actors and layers of governance

Fine, S. and Pécoud, A. (2018), ‘International Organizations and the multi-level governance of migration’, in A. Triandafyllidou (ed), Handbook of Migration and Globalization, Edward Elgar Publishing, Ch. 3.

Betts, A. and Kainz, L. (2017), ‘The history of global migration governance’, Refugee Studies Centre Working Paper Series n° 122, Oxford.

Angenendt, S. and Koch, A. (2017), ‘Global Migration Governance and Mixed Flows’, SWP Research Paper 8, Berlin, pp. 23- 26.

Topic 3. Migration and International Relations

Brettell, C. B. and Hollifield, J.F., (2000), ‘Migration Theory. Talking across disciplines’, in Brettel, C. B. and Hollifield, J.F. (eds), Migration Theory. Talking across Disciplines, Routledge, New York and London, Introduction, available at: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1de8/2782deefba973489803462a9d7ae285abfd9.pdf

Hollifield, J. F. (2012), ‘Migration and International Relations’, in Rosenblum Marc R. and Tichenor Daniel J. (eds), Oxford Handbook of the Politics of International Migration, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Adamson, F.B. and Tsourapas, G. (2019), ‘Migration Diplomacy in World Politics’, International Studies Perspectives, 20, 2, pp. 113-128.

Betts, A. and Loescher, G. (2011), ‘Refugees in International Relations’, in Betts, A. and Loescher, G., (eds), Refugees in International Relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Introduction.

Mezzadra, S. (2015), ‘The proliferation of borders and the right to escape’, in Y. Jansen, R. Celikates and J. de Bloois (eds), The Irregularization of Migration in Contemporary Europe. Detention, Deportation, Drowning, London – New York, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015: 121-135, available at: https://www.academia.edu/11455668/The_Proliferation_of_Borders_and_the_Right_to_Escape_2015_

Topic 4. Migration, Security and Development

Adamson, F. (2006), ‘Crossing borders: international migration and national security’. International security, 31(1), 165-199.

Faist, T. (2004), ‘The migration-security nexus. International migration and security before and after 9/11’, Willy Brandt Working Papers 4/03, Sweden.

Newland, K. (2013), ‘What we know about migration and development?’, MPI Policy Brief, 9, September.

Lavenex, S. and Kunz, R. (2008), ‘The migration-development nexus in EU external relations’, Journal of European Integration, 30, 3, pp. 439-457.

Clemens, M. A. and Postel, H. (2018), ‘Deterring emigration with foreign aid: an overview of evidence from low-income countries’, CGD Policy Paper 119, February 2018.

MIGRATION and the EU

Topic 5. Migration, an old phenomenon in the EU. From the past to recent developments

Randall, H. (2003), Migration to Europe since 1945: its History and its Lessons, The Political Quarterly, 74, s1, pp. 25-38.

Uçarer, E. M. (2013), ‘The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’, in M. Cini et al. (2013), European Union Politics, Oxford University Press, pp. 281-296.

Geddes, A. (2018), ‘The governance of migration in Europe: towards fragmentation?’, in Triandafyllidou, A. (ed), Handbook of migration and globalization, Elgar Publishing, ch. 8.

Topic 6. Legal migration and integration

Merler, S. (2017), ‘The economic effects of migration’, Bruegel, 16 January 2017.

European Commission (2016), ‘An economic take on the refugee crisis’, Institutional Paper 033, July 2016.

Choquet, S. (2017), ‘Models of Integration in Europe’, Fondation Robert Schuman, n°446, 30^th October 2017.

Ruhs, M. (2019), ‘Can Labor Immigration Work for Refugees?’, Current history, January 2019.

Ruhs, M. (2019), ‘Migrants, mobile citizens and the borders of exclusion in the European Union’, in R. Bauböck (ed.), Debating European Citizenship, IMISCOE Research Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89905-3_32

Finotelli, C. and Ponzo, I. (2018), ‘Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications’, Journal of ethnic and migration studies, 44, 14, pp. 2303-2319.

European Commission (2018), ‘Integration of Immigrants in the European Union’, Special Eurobarometer 469, April 2018.

Topic 7. The struggle against irregular migration, security and securitization dynamics

Browning, C.S. (2017), ‘Security and migration: a conceptual exploration’, in Bourbeau, P. (ed), Migration and Security, Cheltenham; Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 39-59.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2017), ‘Governing migrant smuggling’, in Bourbeau, P. (ed), Migration and Security, Cheltenham; Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 210-231.

Chebel d’Appollonia, A. (2017), ‘Xenophobia, racism and the securitization of immigration’, in Bourbeau, P. (ed), Migration and Security, Cheltenham; Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 252-272.

Topic 8. Refugees and the Asylum System

Betts, A. and Loescher, G. (2011), ‘Refugees in International Relations’, in A. Betts and G. Loescher (eds), Refugees in International Relations, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-21.

Barnett, M. (2011), ‘Humanitarianism, Paternalism, and the UNHCR’, in A, Betts and G. Loescher (eds), Refugees in International Relations, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 105-132.

Betts, A. and Collier, P. (2017), ‘The time-warp’, in Betts, A. and Collier, P., Refuge. Transforming a Boreken Refugee System, Penguin Books, ch. 2.

Ceccorulli, M. (2018), ‘On protection and Justice: The Proposals for Reform of the Common European Asylum System’, GLOBUS Research Paper 4/2018, Oslo.

European Parliament (2017), ‘EU asylum policy: reforming the Dublin rules to create a fairer system’, Background, 19 October 2017.

In-Class Review

Mid-term exam. 1h 30 min

Topic 9. The ‘refugee/migration crisis’

Bauböck, R. (2018), ‘’Refugee Protection and Burden Sharing in the European Union’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 56, 1, pp. 141-156.

Geddes, A. & Leila Hadj-Abdou (2017), Changing the path? EU migration governance after the ‘Arab spring’, Mediterranean Politics, 23, 1, pp. 142-160.

Betts, A. and Collier, P. (2017), ‘The panic’, in Betts, A. and Collier, P., Refuge. Transforming a Boreken Refugee System, Penguin Books, ch. 3.

Ceccorulli, M. (2019), ‘Back to Schengen: the Collective Securitization of the EU free-border area’, West European Politics, 42, 2, pp. 302-322.

European Commission (2015), ‘A European Agenda on Migration’, COM(2015) 240 final, Brussels, 13 May 2015.

Topic 10. Migration, parties and media

Dennison, J. and Geddes, A. (2018) ‘A rising tide? The salience of immigration and the rise of anti-immigration political parties in Western Europe’, The political quarterly, 90, 1, pp. 107-116. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-923X.12620

Lucarelli, S. and D’Amato, S. (2019), ‘Talking migration: Narratives of migration and Justice claims in the European Migration System of Governance’, The International Spectator, 54, 3, pp. 1-17.

Georgiou, M. and Zaborowski, R. (2017), ‘Media coverage of the “refugee crisis”: a cross-European perspective’, Council of Europe, DG1(2017)03.

Class debate

Sea Rescue and NGOs: ‘a moral reversion’?

Cusumano, E. and Villa, M. (2019), ‘Sea Rescue NGOs: a Pull factor of Irregular Immigration?’, Issue 2019/22, November 2019.

Cusumano, E. and Gombeer, K. (2018), ‘In deep waters: The legal, humanitarian, and political implications of closing Italian ports to migrant rescuers’, Mediterranean Politics, available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13629395.2018.1532145?needAccess=true

Moreno-Lax, V. (2018), ‘The EU Humanitarian Border and the Securitization of Human Rights: the “Rescue-through-interdiction/Rescue without Protection” Paradigm’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 56, 1, pp.119-140.

Class simulation: dealing with a crisis situation

Topic 11. The external dimension to migration and asylum

Boswell, C. (2003), ‘The “external dimension” of EU immigration and asylum policy’, International Affairs, 79, 3, pp. 619-638.

Collett, E. and Ahad, A. (2017), ‘EU migration Partnerships: A work in progress’, MPI, December.

Reslow, N. (2017), ‘Old wine in new wineskins? The EU’s migration partnership framework’, https://www.juwiss.de/137-2017/

Pastore, F. (2017), ‘Migration and negative extraversion. Recents developments in Euro-African cooperation on migration: theoretical implications and potential effects’, FIERI Working Papers, Turin, October 2017.

European Parliament (2017), ‘EU asylum, borders and external cooperation on migration’, May 2018, pp. 22-31.

ARCI (2016), ‘Steps in the process of externalization of border controls to Africa, from the Valletta Summit to today’, Rome.

Topic 12. The European Global Strategy (EUGS) and migration

Ceccorulli, M. and Lucarelli, S. (2017), ‘Migration and the EU Global Strategy: Narratives and Dilemmas’, The International Spectator, 52 (3), 2017, pp. 83-102.

Venturi, B. (eds)(2017), ‘The security-migration-development nexus revised: a perspective from the Sahel, IAI, Rome.

European Union (2016), ‘Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy, June 2016.

Topic 13. Italy and Migration

Abbondanza, G. (2017), ‘Italy’s Migration Policies Combating Irregular Immigration: from the Early Days to the Present Times, The International Spectator, 52, 4, pp. 76-92.

Baldwin-Edwards, M. and Lutterbeck, D. (2018), ‘Coping with the Libyan migration crisis’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 45, 12, pp. 2241-2257.

European Commission (2017), ‘Migration on the Central Mediterranean Route. Managing flows, saving lives, JOIN(2017) 4 final, 25 January 2017.

Muizniecks, N. (2017), ‘Letter to Marco Minniti’, Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe, 28 September 2017.

UN and OHCHR (2018), ‘Desperate and dangerous. Report on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in Libya’, 20 December 2018.

MIGRATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON

Topic 14. The governance of migration outside the EU: lessons taken?

Pierce, S., Bolter, J. and Selee, A. (2018), ‘Trump’s first year on immigration policy. Rhetoric vs. Reality, Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC, January 2018.

Pascouau, Y. (2017), ‘An Australian ‘model’ for the EU’s migration Crisis?’, European Policy Centre Commentary, 2 June 2017.

Van Praag, O. (2019), ‘Understanding the Venezuelan refugee crisis, 13 September.

Betts, A. (2019), ‘Nowhere to go’, Foreign Affairs, November-December.

Class debate

Open or closed borders? The ethics of migration

Miller, D. (2016), ‘Introduction’, in Miller, D., Strangers in our Midst. The political philosophy of Immigration, pp. 1-19.

Carens, J. (2014), ‘How should we think about the Ethics of International migration?’, The EUI Forum on Migration, 17-18 November 2014.

Gibney, M. (2015), ‘Refugees and justice between states’, European Journal of Political Theory, 14, 4, pp. 448-463.

Miller, D. (2015), ‘Justice in Immigration’, European Journal of Political Theory, 14, 4, pp. 391-408.

Metodi didattici

Lectures; in Class debates; Seminar lessons.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

1). Mid-term exam; 2). Essay; 3). Final horal exam

Details on the evaluation proves will be provided in Class.

Essay requirements (2500-3000 words): identification of the issue or the problem; organization of a clear argument on the issue/problem /challenge; suggestion of critical aspects; assumption of an own position. Possible arguments (to be discussed with the Professor):

• Right wings movement and migration in the EU
• Public opinion and migration in the EU
• Media and migration
• The voices of migrants: the perceptions of migrants
• The US reaction to the ‘refugee crisis’
• Terrorism and migration in the EU
• The role of the NGOs in the Central Mediterranean
• Mr. Orban and VISEGRAD countries’ position on migration
• The role of the Balkan states in the Refugee crisis
• The Rohingya crisis and other forgotten crises

Grade assessment: non-attending students

1). Written exam; 2). Horal exam. Please do contact the Professor during the Course and ahead of the scheduled exam sessions.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Powerpoint presentations, video-clips, in Class debate, comments on articles, seminars.

Some Background Sources:

IOM

UNHCR

EUObserver

RSCAS (Migration)

Oxford Center for Refugees

COMPAS (Oxford)

Italian Council for Refugees

EUROSTAT

FRONTEX

EASO

ECRE

Open Migration

FRA (Fundamental Rights Agency)

Migration and Home Affairs (European Commission)

Some relevant journals:

European Security; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; West European Politics; Mediterranean Politics; International Migration Review; Journal of Refugees Studies; The International Spectator; Journal of Common Market Studies; Journal of European Integration.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Michela Ceccorulli