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It is important to write to the precise essay title, not just the general theme. Your essay should draw on four of the key references specific to each question outlined in this document (pick those you deem most relevant). The use of additional literature may strengthen your essay if used well.
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“Many policy-makers and members of the public assume a zero-sum game: that is, it is presumed the ‘more transnational’ migrants are, the ‘less integrated’ they must be” (Vertovec, 2007: 1046). Discuss. Liza Mügge (2016) Transnationalism as a Research Paradigm and Its Relevance for Integration in Penninx, R. and Garcés-Mascareñas, B. (Eds.), Integration Processes and Policies in Europe: A Three-Way Process? IMISCOE. SpringerOpen. Erdal, M.B. and C. Oeppen. 2013. “Migrant balancing acts: Understanding the interactions between integration and transnationalism.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 39(6): 867-884. Marta Bivand Erdal (2013) Migrant Transnationalism and Multi-Layered Integration: Norwegian-Pakistani Migrants' Own Reflections, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 39:6, 983-999. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.765665 Mazzucato, V. 2008. “The double engagement: transnationalism and integration. Ghanaian migrants’ lives between Ghana and the Netherlands.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 34(2), 199-216. Ahrens, J., M. Kelly, and I.van Liempt. 2016. “Free movement? The onward migration of EU citizens born in Somalia, Iran, and Nigeria.” Population, Space and Place 22: 84–98.
“Interculturalism presents itself as a framework that tries to challenge the way multiculturalism(s) have always tended to categorise people through origin and nationality, which predetermine certain behaviours and beliefs” (Zapata-Barrero, 2015: 158). Discuss. Kymlicka, W. (2016). Defending d Oliveria, N. & Padilla, B. (2017) Integrating superdiversity in local governance. The case of Lisbon’s inner-city. Policy and Politics, 2017. doi.org/10.1332/030557317X14835601760639 Wood, P. & Landry, C. (2008) The Intercultural City. Planning for Diversity Advantage. London: Earthscan. Zapata-Barrero, R. (2016) “Exploring the foundations of the intercultural policy paradigm: a comprehensive approach”, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Volume 23, Issue 2; 155-173 DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2015.1006523 Zapata-Barrero, R. (2015) (eds) Interculturalism in Cities: Concept, Policy and Implementation. Cheltenham: EdwardElgar Chapter 1 According to some “integration happens at the local level”.
Discuss the local turn and the role of cities in migrant integration. A case study may be used. Tiziana Caponio (2017) Immigrant integration beyond national policies? Italian cities’ participation in European city networks, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341711 de Graauw, E. and Vermeulen, F. (2016). Cities and the politics of immigrant integration: a comparison of Berlin, Amsterdam, New York City, and San Francisco. In Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42,6, 989-1012. Garcés-Mascareñas, B (2014). Local Integration Policies in Barcelona. KING Project – Social Science Unit In-depth Study n.12. Gebhardt, D. (2014). Building Inclusive Cities: Challenges in the Multilevel Governance of Immigrant Integration in Europe. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute. Scholten, P & Penninx, R (2016). The Multilevel Governance of Migration and Integration. In Garcés-Mascareñas, B & Penninx, R (eds.). Integration Processes and Policies in Europe: Contexts, Levels and Actors. Springer International Publishing, 91-108.
Discuss the policy challenges faced by the EU in the context of the “refugee crisis”. Andersson, R. (2016): Europe's failed ‘fight’ against irregular migration: ethnographic notes on a counterproductive industry, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2016.1139446 Fratzke, S. (2015) Not Adding Up: The Fading Promise of Europe's Dublin System. MPI. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/not-adding-fading-promise-europes-dublin-system Guild, E. Cathryn Costello, Madeline Garlick and Violeta Moreno-Lax (2015) Enhancing the Common European Asylum System and Alternatives to Dublin. CEPS Paper in Liberty and Security in Europe No. 83 / September 2015 https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/CEPS_LSE_83_0.pdf Hampshire, J. (2016). European migration governance since the Lisbon treaty. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42, 4, 537-553. Kaunert, C. and Léonard, S. (2012) The European Union Asylum Policy after the Treaty of Lisbon and the Stockholm Programme: Towards Supranational Governance in a Common Area of Protection? Refugee Survey Quarterly (2012) 31 (4): 1 20 doi:10.1093/rsq/hds018 Zetter, R. (2015) Protection in Crisis: Forced Migration and Protection in a Global Era. MPI http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/protection-crisis-forced-migration-and-protectionglobal-era Marcello Di Filippo (2016) Dublin ‘reloaded’ or time for ambitious pragmatism? EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy Blog– Observatory on European Migration Law, University of Pisa (Italy) plus various other entries on the Wikstrom Proposal. Various documents and data: - http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.php http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php
Most authors writing about migration theory reject the possibility or desirability of a ‘grand’ or ‘complete’ theory of migration. Discuss. Carling, J. & Collins, F. (2018) Aspiration, desire and drivers of migration, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44:6, 909-926, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1384134 Castles, S. (2010) Understanding Global Migration: A Social Transformation Perspective, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Volume 36, Issue 10, pp. 1565-1586 Various papers in Castles, S., de Haas, H., Van Hear, N. and Vasta, E. (2010), Editors, Theories of migration and social change. Journal of Migration and Ethnic Studies, Volume 36, Issue 10, SPECIAL ISSUE. Massey, D. Arango, J. Hugo, G., Kouaouci, A., Pellegrino, A.,Taylor, E.J. (1993) Theories of International Migration: A Review and Appraisal, Population and Development Review, Vol. 19, No. 3 pp. 431-466 King, R. (2012) Theories and Typologies of Migration: An Overview and a Primer, Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers, 3/12. Malmo: University of Malmo http://www.mah.se/upload/Forskningscentrum/MIM/WB/WB%203.12.pdf