Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM161: Forced Migration in International Relations

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Irene Fernandez-Molina (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

The module will provide an advanced introduction to the key historical, socioeconomic, legal and political issues in Forced Migration Studies. It will focus on the international refugee regime, the wider global governance of forced migration and the international cooperation problems that affect these from the perspective of various theories of International Relations (IR). In addition to policy responses such as migration containment, asylum, protection and humanitarianism, IR theories will be applied to critically analyse the root causes of different forms of forced displacement – state-building processes, postcolonial legacies, North-South divide and economic (under)development, authoritarianism, conflict and insecurity, environmental degradation, gender inequality – and their consequences – socioeconomic stress, conflict diffusion, impact on peace-making and peace-building, securitisation, inter-state (non)cooperation. The emphasis will be on the dialogue between IR and Forced Migration Studies.

Module created	03/05/2019	Last revised	03/05/2019