79550 - Sociology of Migration, Regulation and Criminalization Processes

Learning outcomes

The module aims to define the migratory phenomenon from the perspective of the main contributions of the sociology of migrations. Particular attention will be devoted to studying the relationship between normative regulatory devices and strategies of access and settlement. The characteristics of the residential and occupational placement of migrants and minority groups will be analyzed in their formal and informal dimensions. The analysis of feasible opportunities in the formal, informal, and illegal economic sectors will also be developed, referring to the relationship between immigration and crime as a social construct. Reflecting from the perspective of processes of criminalization, the identification of causal links that seem to distinguish it and the discursive frameworks that define it will be explored.

Course contents

At the end of the educational program, students will be able to use the fundamental theoretical frameworks of sociology of migrations. Specifically, they will have developed the ability to analyze the dynamics of migrants' social integration in the labor markets of immigration countries, with reference to legal, informal, and illegal economies (processes of criminalization).

Readings/Bibliography

Attending students will be provided with specific bibliographic references at the beginning of the course.

Non-attending students must coordinate their readings by contacting the professor at giulia.fabini@unibo.it [mailto:giulia.fabini@unibo.it].

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminar-style classes

Assessment methods

Oral exam

(to be coordinated with the instructor, potential integration with a written essay).

Teaching tools

Online teaching materials

Documentaries

Office hours

See the website of Giulia Fabini