In terms of its social-structural implications, international migration is a disruptive force and at the same time an important source of innovation. This course will examine how migration questions and transforms traditional modes of inclusion, forms of collective identities, and cultural-communal practices. From a comparative transatlantic perspective, students will examine different migration regimes (with a focus on Canada and Germany/ Europe) and how they govern modes of socio-economic and political incorporation of newcomers into the fabric of society. In this respect, the focus of discussion will touch on key settlement, integration and citizenship policies as well as societal practices that facilitate or impede forms of social, symbolic or political inclusion. The course will pay particular attention to the legacy of Canadian multiculturalism and how it compares to the way European societies have addressed the multi-dimensional process of immigrant incorporation. Based on the transatlantic comparison, the course will also address the advance and effects of populist-nationalist political mobilization.
- Lehrende(r): Oliver Schmidtke