Demographics and Migration Crisis in Trump-era
Demographics, Migration Crisis in Trump-Era is a two week summer course that examines trends in global demographics, migration and migration policies today from interdisciplinary perspectives. Shifts in demographic structures either by migration or by aging will bring challenges for human rights, social inequality, public welfare policies and cultural dilemma’s, clashing between liberal democracy and nationalism/populism (Trumpism). The course will address academic research and debates as well as policy's dilemma’s, which are framed in e.g. pro versus anti-globalization, human rights versus nationalism or even populims and the West against the Muslim world.
Demographics, Migration Crisis in Trump-Era is a two week summer course that examines trends in global demographics, migration and migration policies today from interdisciplinary perspectives. Some scholars stress the negative effects of main demographic shifts and migration flows, others see new challenges. E.g. aging does not progress everywhere with the same speed. Recent emerging economies will age later, but in a much higher speed than developed countries did. Migrant and refugee flows are highly divers in push and pull factors and therefore not predictable. Demographics, economic pull centers, poverty and wars, all play a role. National and local governmental organizations prepare, anticipate and try to mitigate the aging, migration and economic issues with an array of policies, leading to regulations, provisions and lawful policies as well as populism. The UN is one of the players in the international arena, but local municipalities have their own issues to deal with increasing migrant groups and aging communities. Shifts in demographic structures either by migration or by aging will bring macro, meso and micro challenges of economic growth, urban planning, public welfare policies and cultural dilemma’s. The course will address academic research and debates as well as policies dilemma’s, which are framed in e.g. pro versus anti-globalization, human rights versus own people first populism or Christianity versus Islam.
Course director
Prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn
Lecturers
Prof. dr. J.G.M. de Bruijn, Dr Caroline van Dullemen, prof.dr. M. Fennema, dr. Sarah Miellet, dr. Tihomir Sabchev
Course Aim
The course aims at familiarizing students with a contemporary phenomenon that can be seen as one of the most outspoken expressions of globalization. The perspective of the course is primarily sociological, but it also leans heavily on notions from other disciplines such as social geography, demography, economics, political science, cultural anthropology and social philosophy. It attempts to illustrate the usefulness of combining insights from different disciplines for a better understanding of a social phenomenon that many consider highly problematic. Students will become familiar with the most important theories in the fields of demographics and migration, integration, and citizenship. The course also makes students acquainted with various ways in which the outcomes of academic research can be interpreted and implemented. Finally, it encourages students to reflect on ethical and practical dilemmas and to develop new ideas that may contribute to finding solutions for a very complex issue in society.
Study load
•Two weeks of two seminars per day. First from 10.00-12:30 and second from 13.30-16:00 : 40 hours
•One or two excursions: 10 hours.
•Self-study: 48 hours (readings are accessible in advance of the course).
Excursions as well as guest-speakers are planned.
Costs
Course fee
€ 780.00
Housing fee
€ 350.00
Housing through Utrecht Summer School
Application
An excursion will be organized to an Asylum Seekers Residence, outside of Amsterdam.
For this course you are required to upload the following documents when applying:
- Motivation Letter
More information
Caroline van Dullemen
E: cvdullemen@gmail.com
T:+316 18707340
Jeanne de Bruijn
E: j.bruijn@ucr.nl
T: +316 34345654
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