OAFP 6500 - Migration and integration policies: a sustainable development approach

Migration shapes international and local realities, including the very neighbourhoods in which we live. Migration is on the rise everywhere,and is shaped by current events. Migration flows have for instance been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the out-break of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine, for instance. An in-depth understanding of migration's role in global inter-dependencies and contemporary economic and social dynamics is more important than ever. Border control and anti-migration policies often try to gain the confidence of misinformed electorates, potentially putting migrant and refugee rights at risk, as well as the foundations of our globalised economy. But migration can be leveraged for socio-economic development, especially in the right context, enabling environment, with the right policies. Scenarios where people are better off, and the benefits of migration are maximised, and the costs minimised, are possible. This course offers students the critical tools, perspectives and theoretical foundations to understand global migration and how it interplays with global, national and territorial policies for sustainable development. Students will be introduced and use different sources (i.e. statistics, policy frameworks and strategies, academic research, press and artistic media) to analyse the drivers and policy responses to migration at global, national and sub-national levels of government and society.

Anna PICCINNI,Jason GAGNON

Enseignement électif

English

● Participation (15%): All students are expected to participate and take the floor during class. In addition to regular participation, students are expected to contribute to the debates and ask questions. For this purpose, students will read the recommended reading(s) and media articles selected by the teachers and respond to the quiz exercise. Additionally, the students will be invited to send in advance questions by email that will be used to interview the guest speakers intervening in the class. ● Individual written assignments (40%): every third week, students will send 200 words on reflections they have on the past three classes. ● Group project (45%): by groups, students will prepare a Ministerial level policy brief with visual support (for instance, an infographic) on a migration-related policy. The brief will be of 10 pages maximum (5000 words maximum). The students will use the briefto inform a ministerial committee (or other decision making body) on a migration-related legislation or policy, using available data, critical analysis and theoretical arguments. The briefs will be presented over the last two classes of the semester in a simulated assembly that will have to debate and vote over the draft bill or policy. Students will be marked individually for this project.

No pre-requisites

Autumn 2024-2025

15% Participation in quizzes and preparation of debates with guest speakers and in class discussion 40% Individual written assignments (every third week) 45% Group project and presentation to the class

Two lecturers will manage the classes and occasionally invite guest teachers to participate to lectures. Efforts will be made for both lecturers to be present in class, but due to professional travel duties, one lecturer may be absent from class in-person, and will connect online. Guest teachers will include academics, migrant association representatives, representatives from local, national and supranational authorities, experts from local and international organisations. Office hours will be communicated during the first class. Weekly class flow Course theoretical framing by the teachers (40/45 minutes) Quiz (10 minutes) (Mentimeter, Wooclap, Moodle) N.B. students are asked to bring their laptops and mobile phones to class, will be necessary for engaging with online platforms during lectures Guest Speaker intervention (30 minutes) + Q&A (10 minutes) Q&A and Conclusions (10 minutes) The last two classes students will present the policy briefs. The last class will be a wrap up around the learning objectives and anonymous feedback and a field visit to a relevant venue or the opportunity to speak with refugees or asylum seekers living in Paris.