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77768-01 - Seminar: Applied Qualitative Research: Politics of Migration (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course examines the central political dilemmas surrounding migration in contemporary societies. Drawing on global historical and current examples, it explores how states design and implement migration policies and analyzes the roles of key actors such as political parties, employers, civil society, and migrants themselves. Students will investigate differences across policy areas, including border control, family reunification, and labor migration. The course equips students with the theoretical and empirical tools needed to understand and critically assess the forces shaping migration policymaking today. |
| Lernziele | • Introduce key scholarly debates in the study of migration and citizenship in political science and related disciplines • Discuss methodological approaches and tools in migration research and assess options available for tackling manifold methodological challenges • Critically assess media and political discourses on migration politics • Prepare a research plan using one of the studied approaches. |
| Literatur | - Fernández-Molina, I. & Tsourapas, G. (2024) Understanding migration power in international studies, International Affairs, 100 (6), November 2024, 2461–2479, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiae230 - Carling, J. (2024). Why Do People Migrate? Fresh Takes on the Foundational Question of Migration Studies. International Migration Review, 58(4), 1757-1791. https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183241269445 (Original work published 2024) - Krause, U., Schmidt, H. (2020) Refugees as Actors? Critical Reflections on Global Refugee Policies on Self-reliance and Resilience, Journal of Refugee Studies, 33 (1) March 2020, 22–41, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez059 - Karabegović, D. (2024). Fixing things from the outside? Diaspora politicians and transnational political engagement. Globalizations, 22(1), 114–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2024.2336647 - Tsourapas, G. (2025) Credible fictions: how states stage refugee governance for geopolitical gain, Journal of Refugee Studies, 2025, feaf068, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaf068 - Natter, K. (2023). The il/liberal paradox: conceptualising immigration policy trade-offs across the democracy/autocracy divide. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50(3), 680–701. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2269784 |
| Bemerkungen | All seminars in Political Science are graded. The grading scale ranges from 6.0 to 1.0, with 4.0 being a passing grade. For quality assurance reasons, the number of participants is limited. In the case of over-enrolment, students of Political Science have priority. Selection is based on the date of registration. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | All seminars in Political Science are graded. The grading scale ranges from 6.0 to 1.0, with 4.0 being a passing grade. For quality assurance reasons, the number of participants is limited. In the case of over-enrolment, students of Political Science have priority. Selection is based on the date of registration. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 10.15-11.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Donnerstag 19.02.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 26.02.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Fasnachtsferien |
| Donnerstag 05.03.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 12.03.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 19.03.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 26.03.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 02.04.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Ostern |
| Donnerstag 09.04.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 16.04.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 23.04.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 30.04.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 07.05.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 14.05.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Auffahrt |
| Donnerstag 21.05.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Donnerstag 28.05.2026 | 10.15-11.45 Uhr | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Module |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Research Skills (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | - Active participation in class showing that students have read the assigned literature (30%) - Class presentation focused on the weekly topic (30%) - Final project with a final presentation (20%) and a memo (20%): Final project focuses on preparation of research design plan |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |