European Perspectives on Migrants

Code:

MED08

Acronym:

PEM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Educational Sciences

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	European Master of Development Studies in Social and Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEU	15	Official Curricular Structure 2007	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should be able to:
- analyse and discuss migration phenomena in Portugal and the world;
- articulate issues of identity and difference;
- reflect over research on prejudice and support of immigrants ' rights;
- identify constrains and tendencies of immigrants' civic and political participation;
- analyse the role of media in promoting (in)tolerance;
- characterizing good practices in the inclusion of immigrants.

Program

1. Migrant phenomena in Portugal and the world.
2. Identity and cultural difference. The challenges of the pluralism of identities to democracy (Kymlicka, Habermas, Young, Taylor, Barry, Boaventura, Stoer & Magalhães).
3. Imigration, new and old prejudices and support of immigrant rights: the data of the European Social Survey.
4. Citizenship and imigrant participation.
5. Media e a (in)tolerance.
6. Good practices in imigrants' inclusion. The role of NGO's in fighting discrimination.

Mandatory literature

Benhabib Seyla ed. lit.; Democracy and difference. ISBN: ISBN 0-691-04478-3
Kymlicka Will ed.; Citizensip in diverse societies. ISBN: ISBN 0-19-829770-X
Nata Gil; Diferença cultural e democracia
Vala Jorge 570; Contextos e atitudes sociais na Europa. ISBN: 978-972-671-189-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition, debate, group work.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	52,00
O trabalho consiste num porta-fólio a partir de notícias sobre imigração, acompanhado de uma reflexão pessoal com o máximo de 5-7 páginas que articule este material com os conteúdos abordados.	Trabalho escrito	10,00		2008-07-14
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

According to general regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation of the quality of the port-folio collected by each student and a reflective synthesis with a maximun of 5 pages.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Does not apply.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to regulations.

Classification improvement

Revision of the individual port-folio and synthesis.