Course Description: The course aims to increase the knowledge of the students on the current and expected trends as well as international standards and regulations on migration management and migration policies. After the successful completion of the course, the students:
- should have acquired knowledge and be able to analyze the different forms, benefits and costs of migration
- should have acquired critical understanding of the drivers and main currents of migration
- should have acquired knowledge on the international instruments for the regulation and management of the migration
- should be able to analyze policies put in place by countries of origin and destination countries to deal with the identified issues.
Teaching methods:
Lecturing - the instructor presents the topic by use of previously given reading materials. During the lecture the instructor will interact with the students through asking the questions. The lecture is accompanied by Power Point presentation, video materials or other.
Discussions – the in-class discussions are promoted after the lecturing sessions. Discussions are held by using the mixed method of free and moderated discussions.
Individual work – the instructor tasks the students to prepare short reports on particular topics, cases, their observations for the following class.
Main topics to be covered
- Motivations for migration
- Types of the migration
- Temporary and permanent migration
- Regular and irregular migration
Topic 2. Profile of Armenia: Migration
- Specifics and main destinations for Armenian migrants
- Migration management and policies
Topic 4. Migration policy from Receiving Country perspective
- Immigration policy
- Policy on highly skilled workers
- Policy on seasonal workers
- Policy on integration of non-nationals
- Policy on family reunification
Topic 5. Migration Policy from Sending Country (Country of origin) perspective
- Policy on emigration
- Policy on return and reintegration
- Households and Remittances
Topic 6. Policy on refugees and asylum seekers
Topic 7. The role of the Diaspora in the Migration Policies
Topic 8. Migration policy in Armenia
Topic 9. Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements
- Agreement with the EU, Russia
- Simplified scheme for Armenian migrants in Poland
Course Description: The course aims to increase the knowledge of the students on the current and expected trends as well as international standards and regulations on irregular migration and human smuggling. After the successful completion of the course, the students:
- should have acquired knowledge and be able to analyze the different forms, benefits and costs of migration
- should have acquired critical understanding of the risks of irregular migration and human smuggling
- should have acquired knowledge on the international instruments for the regulation, prevention of the irregular migration
Teaching methods:
Lecturing - the instructor presents the topic by use of previously given reading materials. During the lecture the instructor will interact with the students through asking the questions. The lecture is accompanied by Power Point presentation, video materials or other.
Discussions – the in-class discussions are promoted after the lecturing sessions. Discussions are held by using the mixed method of free and moderated discussions.
Individual work – the instructor tasks the students to prepare short reports on particular topics, cases, their observations for the following class.
Main topics to be covered
Topic 1. Migration Overview
- Motivations for migration
- Global trends
Topic 2. Types of Migration
- Temporary and permanent migration
- Regular and irregular migration
Topic 3. Irregular Migration
- The range and types of irregular migration
- Immigrant workers in an irregular situation
Topic4. Irregular Migration and Armenia
- Specifics and main destinations of irregular migration from Armenian
Topic 5. Risks and Rights of an Irregular Stay
- Trafficking and victims assistance
- Migrant Smuggling
Topic 6. Human Rights and Mobility
- Border control and management
- Personal information and identity management (Fake documentation, Fraud)
Topic 7. The Role of the State Bodies
- Regularization Programs
- International cooperation
Topic 8. Return and Reintegration
Readmission agreements
The course is designed for MA students. The course includes the role of social partnership system in conflict resolution and migration studies; social partnership actors, social dimension of public policy making and implementation; the partnership features of social conflict transformation; effective social control; social dialogue and corporate social responsibility; the comparative analysis of social partnership implementation technology; trade unions and migrant workers’ rights in the EU and in the Post-Soviet area; International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), European Migration Network (EMN) and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) mechanisms for civilized labor migration; new conceptual approaches to European social model.
Course topics are as follows: 1) Social Partnership: the main characteristics; 2) The establishment and development of the theory of social partnership; 3) Research methods and main indicators of social partnership; 4) International, European, regional and national mechanisms of social partnership; 5) Social partnership mechanism in the labour migration policy; 6) Trade unions, social conflicts and network communications; 7) Social partnership modelling.