About the course

This course develops knowledge and understanding of key issues and problems in contemporary research on international migration and ethnic relations (IMER). The course welcomes all students with an interest in the research subject and with some experience of academic work in the social sciences, but it does not require previous academic studies in IMER.

Essentially, the syllabus consists of seven modules on different subjects within the IMER field. Two of these will be offered each Spring semester. Hence, the modules are offered on a rotating basis and with respect to available staff. The first half of the syllabus (Section A) describes the general elements of the course structure, to which the seven modules pertain. The seven, rotating modules are presented in the second half of the syllabus (Section B).

Course content

Syllabus spring 2025

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

General eligibility for university studies and English 6 + 30 credits within Social Science

Selection

University credits completed 100%

Course literature

Populism and Democracy

  • Canovan, Margaret (2005). The People. Cambridge: Polity Press.
  • Hellström, Anders (2016) Trust Us: Reproducing the nation and the Scandinavian Nationalist Populist Parties. New York/Oxford: Berghain Books
  • Panizza, Fransisco (2005). Populism and the mirror of democracy. London/New York: Verso.
  • Norocel, Cristian, Hellström, Anders and Bak-Jørgensen, Martin (2020) Nostalgia and Hope: Intersections between Politics of Culture, Welfare, and Migration. Cham: Springer.
  • Moffitt, Benjamin (2020) Populism. Cambrige: Polity Press.
  • Mouffe, Chantal (2019) For a left populism. London/New York: Verso.
  • Mudde, Cas (2019) The Far Right Today. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Social Trust, Migration and Diversity

  • Giddens, Anthony (1991). The Consequences of Modernity. Chicester: Polity Press
  • Pallant, Julie (2010) SPSS Survival Manual: A Step by Step Guide to Data Analysis, New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Uslaner, E. M. (2012). Segregation and Mistrust: diversity, isolation and social cohesion. Cambridge University Press.
  • Uslaner, E. M. (Ed.). (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Social and Political Trust. Oxford University Press. (Around 20 chapters relevant)

And, approximately 600-700 pages of journal articles and media material.

Course evaluation

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the Uni-versity. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evalua-tions as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Contact

For more information about the education:

gpsstudent@mau.se

This education is provided by

Faculty of Culture and Society

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