Course syllabus spring 2010
Course syllabus spring 2010
Title
Migration and Labour market integration
Swedish title
Migration and Labour market integration
Course code
IM629E
Credits
15 credits
Grading scale
UV / Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Board of Studies at Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus approval date
2009-11-02
Syllabus valid from
2010-01-19
Entry requirements
Prerequisite courses for this course are: IM624E The Research Field of IMER and IM625E Theoretical Foundations of the IMER-field
Level
Advanced level
No main field.
Progression level
A1F
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course can normally be included in generell degree at advanced level.
Course contents
The course presents current themes in the field of international migration and the labour market. Both aspects of regular and irregular migration and formal and informal labour markets will be focused on. Theories of international migration and theories of economic integration will be dealt with from various social sciences disciplines as geography, demography, economics and economic sociology. The student will be given a chance to read current research. During the course the student will be given written assignments. Students are expected to participate in lectures and seminars, the latter of which are obligatory.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student:
- can show knowledge of a range of current issues within the field of International Migration and Labour Market Integration of immigrants, refugees and ethnic groups in receiving societies;
- can show specialised knowledge and understanding of the relationship between on the one hand regular and irregular international migration and on the other hand the labour market integration and segmentation for immigrants, refugees and ethnic groups in both the formal and informal labour market;
- can show specialised knowledge of various forms of discrimination in the labour market encompassed in the economic and sociological disciplines
- can show knowledge of the role and impact of gender issues and perspectives in relation to International Migration and Labour Market Integration and labour market segmentation
Learning activities
The course is based on active participation of the students. A variety of methods, including interactive lectures/discussion-seminars, assigned readings, and group projects as well as writing of a larger paper will be utilized for the purpose of achieving the course objectives.
Assessment
The assessment of the students’ knowledge will be based on individually performed written assignments and their active participation in seminars of the course. In case of group presentations, the individual student’s contribution must be distinguishable.
Course literature and other study material
Books:
Jandl, Michael et al. (2009) Migration and Irregular Work in Austria. A Case Study of the structure and Dynamics of Irregular Foreign Employment in Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century. IMISCOE reports. Amsterdam. Amsterdam University Press. [downloadable at http://www.dare.uva.nl/document/138905] (245 p.)
Zimmermann, Klaus F. (editor) (2005) European Migration - What Do We Know? Oxford: Oxford University Press (500p)
Articles:
Adsera, Alicia and Barry R. Chiswick, (2004) “Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations?”, IZA Discussion paper 1432
Baker, M. & Benjamin, D. (1997) “The role of the Family in Immigrants’ Labor Market Activity: An evaluation of alternative explanations” in American Economic Review, vol. 87 (4)
Bevelander, P. (2005) “The Employment Status of Immigrant Women: the Case of Sweden” in International Migration Review, Vol. 39 (1) spring.
Bevelander, P. & Groeneveld, S. (2006) “Patterns of Transition, Female Native and Ethnic Minority Employment Patterns in the Dutch Labour Market, 1991 and 2002”. In Journal of Migration and Ethnic Studies (juli 2006).
Bevelander, Pieter & Sandra Groeneveld (2007) ” How Many Hours Do You Have to Work to Be Integrated? Full Time and Part Time Employment of Native and Ethnic Minority Women in the Netherlands, IZA Discussion paper 2684, Institute for the Study of Labour.
Borjas, G. (1994) “The Economics of Immigration” in Journal of Economic Literature, Vol.
XXXII, pp 1667–1717. (JStor)
Chimienti, Milena (2010) ‘Selling Sex in Order to Migrate: The End of the Migratory Dream?’ in: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36:1, 27-45 [downloadable]
Colic-Peisker, V. and F. Tilbury (2006) ‘Employment Niches for Recent Refugees: Segmented Labour Market in Twenty-first Century Australia’, in: Journal of Refugee Studies Vol.19, no.2, p. 203-229. [downloadable]
Düvell, Franck (2008) Clandestine migration in Europe, in: Social Science Information 2008; 47; 479. [Downloadable at http://ssi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/47/4/479 ]
Schoeni, R. F. (1996) “Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrant Women in the United States: 1970 to 1990” in International Migration Review, 30 (1). (JStor)
Additional literature (articles) of in total not more than 200 pages will be added.