UE78 - Geographies of international Migration

Intervenant·e·s

• Aurélie Varrel [référent·e]   chargée de recherche, CNRS / Centre d'études sud-asiatiques et himalayennes (CESAH)
• Violaine Jolivet   directrice d'études, EHESS / Géographie-cités (GÉOCIT)

Cours réservé aux étudiant·es du master Migrations

This course explores the geographical dimensions of international migration, examining at various scales the spatial patterns, processes, and consequences of human mobility across borders. Drawing on human, political and social geography, the course will critically engage with key themes such as globalization and mobility, borders and border regimes, diaspora and transnationalism, migration governance, and the socio-spatial impacts of migration on both sending and receiving regions. The course also examines how migration is shaped by and shapes gender, race, class, and citizenship, with attention to the production of migrant subjectivities and the role of state and non-state actors. Through lectures, reading (in french AND english), case studies, students will gain a nuanced understanding of migration as a deeply geographical process, embedded in power relations and scalar processes.

Séquence 1 (4 classes) : What does geography bring to migration studies? With two grounded case studies.

Séquence 2 (2 classes) : Diaspora & Transnationalism

Séquence 3 (2 classes) Urban Geography and Migrations

Séquence 4 (2 classes) : Geographies in Action : Borders, Climate Change and Gender (with invited speakers)

Séquence 5 (2 classes) : Migrations and Digital Geography : New horizons, new methods

Compulsory readings (mostly in English, sometimes in French) will be provided before each class. The evaluation comprises of a written exam paper, at the end of the semester (Thursday 21 January morning), plus individual contribution to the discussions during the class and regular quiz about the readings.