6 ECTS credits
176 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6007623FEW voor werkstudenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Politieke Wetenschappen
Onderwijsteam
Ilke Adam (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
0 contacturen Exam
26 contacturen Lecture
150 contacturen Self study
Inhoud

This course introduces students into European diversity politicies and politics. It studies EU, national and local responses to migration related diversity (cultural, ethnic & racial, religious). The course approaches diversity governance from an empirical and theoretical perspective. It combines (comparative) empirical case studies with theoretical insights on the role of institutions, ideas and interests in policy making, theories of European integration and Europeanisation. Students will learn how and why EU Member States accommodate diversity differently and engage with the theoretical foundations that lie beneath these differences. They will also analyse how and why EU cooperation on diversity issues originated, and how European diversity policies influence national policies.

The course will include interaction with experts working within and outside of EU institutions on the topics discussed in the course. Practitioners views on diversity politics will add value to the empirical and theoretical discussions in class.

Studiemateriaal
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : A syllabus with compulsory weekly readings and a list of additional readings will be made available at the start of the course, Canvas
Bijkomende info

A syllabus with compulsory weekly readings and a list of additional readings will be made available at the start of the course (through Canvas).

The syllabus is composed of four types of readings:

  1. Readings that critically discuss concepts of diversity policies and politics.
  2. Comparative case-studies on how EU Member States have approached different forms of migration related diversity. The comparative case-studies were selected because they propose theoretical insights into the different state approaches towards different forms of diversity (cultural, ethnic and racial, religious). All together the case-studies presented to the students encompass a diverse range of theoretical perspectives: historical institutionalism (path dependency); sociological institutionalism (ideology and norms), rational choice institutionalism (interests that are formatted within a particular institutional setting).
  3. Case-studies explaining when, how and why EU cooperation on diversity policies originated. These case studies encompass theories of European Integration. 
  4. Case-studies explaining how and why EU policy responses to diversity have differently impacted upon Members States. These case-studies encompass theories on EU compliance/Europeanisation.          

Additional readings will be made available through Canvas when these are not accessible through the VUB library.

Slides will be made available on Canvas.

Lecture notes taken by students during class.

The 3h lectures will be organized as following:

  • The course convenor and/or guest lecturers will introduce the lecture (a power-point will be provided after the lecture)
  • Student presentations of the required and/or suggested readings
  • Seminar: Q&A on the readings
Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

Having completed this course, students will be able to:

  • Provide an overview of different EU and Member States approaches towards different forms of migration related diversity.
  • Analyse and explain differences and similarities between different state approaches and political positions towards diversity issues.
  • Analyse and explain the origins and impact of EU cooperation on diversity issues
  • Critically analyse diversity related policies and politics

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 60% van het eindcijfer

Examen Andere bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Schriftelijk Examen met een wegingsfactor 60 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Participatie / Discussie met een wegingsfactor 40 en aldus 40% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:

  • Written Exam determines 60 % of the final mark.
  • Presentation of one of the weekly readings or a summary paper of the weekly readings comprises 20 % of the final mark.
  • Active and informed participation in the discussion of the required readings determines 10 % of the final mark.
  • Delivering informed questions for discussion for one of the weekly readings determines 10% of the final mark.

To obtain a high mark students are expected to be present in the courses, to have read the required readings and to actively participate in the Q&A. Each student should also once present one of the weekly readings or provide a summary. Moreover, each student should once prepare 3 questions for discussion on  the required readings for one lecture. These questions are sent to the course convenor 1 week in advance of the lecture. The readings concerned for the questions are different than those prepared for the presentation or summary paper.

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of European Integration: Track 1: European Economy - Migration and Europe (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of European Integration: Track 4: Migration and Europe - European Environmental Governance (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of European Integration: Track 5: European External Relations and Security Policy - Migration and Europe (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)