Description
In this MOOC, we propose to discuss these questions together and provide you with the tools to develop a critical and autonomous reflection on the controversial phenomenon of migration.
More precisely, this MOOC proposes to follow in 7 steps the path of migrants from the society of origin to the society of settlement. These migratory journeys, as we shall see, can vary significantly from one migrant to another. One can migrate with or without legal authorization to do so. One can find better economic opportunities in the country of residence or on the contrary be in a precarious situation. Finally, migration can lead to permanent settlement or, conversely, to multiple moves or even a return to the society of origin.
Format
To provide you with the keys to a better understanding of migration, we will carry out a wide range of activities together. There will be video clips and chats with your three teachers, interviews with experts to deepen certain more specialized issues such as the question of camps or religious diversity. There will also be testimonies from migrants, short texts to read to deconstruct certain myths and finally quizzes to help you retain the central notions and concepts on migration. We will also offer a series of writing assignments that will be corrected through a peer correction system.
Course plan
- Module 0 : Introduction
- Module 1 : Defining International Migration
- Module 2 : International Migration Trends: where do migrants come from, where do they go and why?
- Module 3 : Routes and travels: how does migration work ?
- Module 4 : Circulation and barrier
- Module 5 : Arrival and settlement
- Module 6 :Transnationalism and return
- Module 7 : From settlement to superdiversity
Prérequis
This MOOC is open to all
Course teamC
Hassan BOUSETTA, PhD
He is a Research Associate at the FRS-FNRS and a member of the Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège. He teaches migration, intercultural dynamics and geopolitics of the Western Mediterranean.
Jean-Michel LAFLEUR, PhD
He is a Research Associate at the FRS-FNRS and deputy director of the Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège. He teaches citizenship, migration and development.
Marco MARTINIELLO, PhD
He is the Research Director at the FRS-FNRS and head of the Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège. He teaches the sociology of migration and interethnic relations