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
Laura Westerveen
Ilke Adam (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
26 contacturen Hoorcollege
150 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen
Inhoud

This course introduces students into European diversity policies and politics. It studies EU and national responses to migration related diversity (cultural, ethnic & racial, religious), usually grouped under the banner of 'immigrant integration' and 'anti-discrimination or anti-racism' policies. The course approaches diversity governance from empirical, theoretical and critical perspectives. 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 respond differently to diversity and engage with the theoretical foundations that lie beneath these differences. They will also analyse how and why EU cooperation on diversity issues arose, and how European diversity policies influence national policies. Moreover, students will learn to engage critically with existing policy concepts, policy categories and underlying policy assumptions.

The course will include interaction with experts working within and outside of EU institutions on the topics discussed in the course. Practitioner’s and activist views on diversity policies will add value to the empirical, theoretical and critical discussions in class.

Bijkomende info

The syllabus consists of compulsory weekly readings and a list of additional readings. The study material further consists of the Power Point presentations by the (guest) lecturer(s) and the lecture notes taken by the students in class.

The syllabus is composed of four types of readings:

  1. 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).
  2. Case-studies explaining when, how and why EU cooperation on diversity policies arose. These case-studies encompass theories of European Integration.
  3. Case-studies explaining how and why EU policy responses to diversity have impacted differently upon Members States. These case-studies encompass theories on EU compliance/Europeanisation.
  4. Critical reflections on dominant concepts and theories.

Additional (suggested) readings will be made available through Canvas when these are not accessible through the VUB library or online.

Except for the introductory & concluding lecture and the public events, 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:

  • Written Exam met een wegingsfactor 60 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer.

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

  • Presentation OR Paper met een wegingsfactor 20 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.
  • Small Assignment met een wegingsfactor 20 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Students are expected to actively participate in class and to have read the required readings. In the seminar, students will discuss the readings and the questions on these readings addressed by the course instructor.  

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:

  1. A written exam determines 60 % of the final mark
  2. A 10-minutes presentation in class OR a 1500-words discussion paper comprises 20% of the final mark
  3. Small assignment determines 20% of the final mark
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)