EU468 Half Unit
The Political Economy of Migration in Europe
This information is for the 2022/23 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Angelo Martelli, CBG.6.04
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ & Sciences Po), MSc in European and International Public Policy, MSc in European and International Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Bocconi), MSc in European and International Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MSc in Political Economy of Europe, MSc in Political Economy of Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Fudan) and MSc in Political Economy of Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
A basic understanding of economics and economic terms is highly recommended. Students who never had any teaching in economics should take the online Moodle Course EU409, and speak to the course convener.
Course content
This course on the Political Economy of Migration and Spatial Inequality is divided into three main sections. In the first part we rely on the main models used to explain the migration decision and explore what are the main economic effects of migration and its welfare state nexus. Subsequently we investigate the role played by public opinion and attitudes in the configuration of migration policies and support for redistribution. In the last part, we take up topical debates in the political economy of spatial inequality. From the rural-urban gap and the patterns of social mobility to the role of informality and insecurity. A G20 Simulation and the final two lectures on the need for a global migration response and climate-induced displacement will conclude the course. The course would deepen students’ understanding of the role played by migration and spatial inequality in different phases of European integration and policy-making.
Teaching
This course is delivered through a combination of seminars and lectures totalling a minimum of 23.5 hours across Michaelmas Term. This course includes a reading week in Week 6 of the Michaelmas Term. In addition to standard lectures and seminars, there will be a simulation of G-20 negotiations on migration near the end of Michaelmas Term, played over 2.5 hours. The simulation will see students working in teams to represent the interests of particu