Migration & Globalization

This course intends for students to develop critical thinking and analytical reasoning. It invites students to think critically about common sense knowledge on migration and globalization. It will also help students to think about social, political and economic aspects of migration by using social scientific concepts. The course is designed as a reading and discussion course in the form of interactive and vivid sessions. Preparation by reading the texts and participation in discussion is required. This course introduces the main themes, discussions and theoretical frameworks about globalization and migration through sociological lenses. Throughout the course, we will examine immigration in terms of social mobility, poverty, gender, education and identity. We will deal with the questions such as "how are globalization and migration interrelated? "What motives people to migrate across international boundaries?", "What kind of problems are they faced after arrival" and "what kind of impacts do they have on sending and receiving countries?" This syllabus can be modified and refined in accordance with students' interests.KU course # SOSC 105