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This subject is offered as eligible course to those students interested in political aspects related to international migrations, as migration policies, preferences of political actors, normative debates around the openness of borders to migrants or the impact of immigration on party systems.
Students choosing this subject should be fluent enough in English as to be able to write an exam in this language.
International Migration Policies is an eligible subject offered during the Grade fourth year. It introduces the student into the analysis of a specific set of policies related with political aspects studied during previous courses, as the impact of globalization, the state sovereignty, the self-definition of a nation or the links between economics and politics. The course allows students to apply knowledge acquired during the first years of the Grade to a relevant aspect of the current social and political debates in liberal democracies.
Possessing a medium-high level of knowledge of English language is required, as a good part of the basic and complementary reading is written in English and the exam and the optional PEC must also be answered in English. Students can make use of a dictionary during the examination.
It is recommended not to begin this course until having passed most subjects of the three first years of the Grade.
Professor Carmen González Enríquez
mcgonzalez@poli.uned.es
Phone number: 91 398 70 33 (please leave a name and a phone number if the professor cannot answer the call)
Hours of attendance: Mondays 10am to 2 pm
General competences:
2.2.1. Improving communication and expression skills.
2.2.2. Learning how to collect, organize, analyze and communicate information relevant to research in Political Science.
Specific competences:
CE01. Learning and using of concepts and fundamental reasoning of Political Science and Administration.
CE02. Establishing relationships between concepts, theories and political phenomena.
CE04. Learning and being able to explain the structure, evolution and functioning of institutions and political systems.
CE13. Comparatively analysing public policies.
It is expected that after taking this course the student...
.- will be able to identify the main challenges involved in the management of international migrations.
.- will be familiar with the concepts most commonly used in this interdisciplinary field.
.- will acquire theoretical tools to analyze both policies and politics related with immigration.
.- will know the main features of the political debates sorrounding immigration in liberal democracies.
.- will become acquainted with Spanish and European immigration policies.
Theme 1:Immigration, globalization and state sovereignty: The relative failure of policies of immigration control
Theme 2. Policies of immigrants integration
Theme 3. The making of immigration policies in the European Union and Spain
- Individual student work : Lecture and study of the basic readings. Taking exam in the associated Centers. Optionally, drafting of a small paper.
- Interaction with the professor: Students can consult the professor by phone during the attendance hours, using the email or through the virtual course (aLF platform).
- Interaction with other students: During the term the professor can open in the electronic platform debates over theoretical and political issues related with the subject . Students can take part on these debates on an optional basis.
ONSITE TEST
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| Type of exam |
| Type of exam |
Examen de desarrollo |
| Development questions |
| Development questions |
1 |
| Duration of the exam |
| Duration of the exam |
90 (minutes) |
| Material allowed in the exam |
| Material allowed in the exam |
English dictionary |
| Assessment criteria |
| Assessment criteria |
The exam will consist of one question related with the basic readings. Understanding of key concepts, theories, and political processes is tested |
| % Concerning the final grade |
| % Concerning the final grade |
100 |
| Minimum grade (not including continuas assessment) |
| Minimum grade (not including continuas assessment) |
5 |
| Maximum grade (not including continuas assessment) |
| Maximum grade (not including continuas assessment) |
10 |
| Minimum grade (including continuas assessment) |
| Minimum grade (including continuas assessment) |
5 |
| Coments |
| Coments |
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CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST (PEC)
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| PEC? |
| PEC? |
Si |
| Description |
| Description |
The student will produce an analysis of the migration policies of an European Union State member (excluding Spain), describing its main specific features, its results, the domestic debates sorrounding it, the economic, labor market, demographic contexts and the relationship between these policies and that of the EU. The text should be about 3,000 words long. |
| Assessment criteria |
| Assessment criteria |
Search and use of different sources. Ability to analyze, applying the basic readings to the case Description of debates, interests and conflicts, attention to the difficulties of implementing policies. PECs that simply describe the policies based on their legislative expression or in official documents of intent will be negatively valued. |
| Weighting of the PEC in the final grade |
| Weighting of the PEC in the final grade |
The PEC mark will weigh 20% of the final mark only if the exam mark is at least 5. |
| Approximate submission date |
| Approximate submission date |
May 31 |
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OTHER GRADEABLE ACTIVITIES
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| Are there other evaluable activities? |
| Are there other evaluable activities? |
No |
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| Description |
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| Assessment criteria |
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| Weighting in the final grade |
| Weighting in the final grade |
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| Approximate submission date |
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How to obtain the final grade?
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The mark obtained in the exam will be the final mark if the student has not delivered a PEC. When the student has produced a PEC, its mark will be added to that of the exam, only if this one is at least 5. The PEC mark will be weighted: a 10 in the PEC will translate into 2 points on the final mark. A 5 will add 1 point to the exam`s mark. |
Basic readings will be downloaded in the aLF platform or will be accesible through internet links.
It will be available in the aLF platform or through links to open sources in internet
Students can access bibliography and links to related sources in the virtual course.
In Associated Centers connected with the UNED Central Library, students can download articles from numerous electronic reviews related with the subject.
Thematic discussions can be launched in the virtual course (aLF platform). Students can take part on them and interchange opinions with other students and the professor.
