Master
2024/2025
Human Migration. Migrant Adaptation and Integration
Type:
Elective course (Population and Development)
Area of studies:
Public Administration
Delivered by:
Department of Demography
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Ekaterina Seredkina
Master’s programme:
Population and Development
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Theoretical issues of human migration. Human migration - concept and definition. Classification, kinds and types of migration. Sources of information on migration. Migration rates. Factors and reasons for migration. Migration concepts and classification of main scientific approaches. Migration and its impact on population and labor potential. Migration and population dynamics. Migration and its impact on the sex and age structure of the populationLevel of education of migrants and labor potential. Migration and ethnic processes. Migration and ethnicity - issues of interaction. Migration and its impact on the ethnic structures of the populationMigration and assimilation processesNational component of migration policyMigration and the labor marketLabor migration: concept, classification of forms. Modern aspects of demand for labor migrants. Regional features of the use of foreign labor. Illegal migration. Integration. Migration policy. Integration policy: barriers, potential, opportunities. Challenges of social exclusion of migrants. Principles, approaches and contours of the integration policy. Integration policy in the context of migration policy issues. Fundamental problems of integration policy. Manipulation of public opinion. Methodological foundations for the development of state migration policy. Stages of development and implementation of migration policy. Tools for the implementation of migration policy. Mechanisms for implementing migration policy
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of mastering the course “Human migration. Migrant adaptation and integration” is to form ideas about migration as a complex and multilateral socio-demographic process, to become familiar with the main migration problems in Russia and the world, to study the theoretical foundations of migration policy and management practices.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Know the main statistical publications and databases on migration processes in Russia and the world Know how to use different data sources for particular types of migration: external migration, internal migration, temporary labour migration, commuting Know the advantages and disadvantages of individual sources of statistics on migration Understand the need for integrated use of statistics for migration Can Calculate selected migration indicators and explain their use in migration analysis
Course Contents
- Theoretical issues of human migration. Migration and its impact on population and labor potential
