Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination

The course aims to familiarize students with the debate on migration (including immigration), diversity (in particular, multiculturalism), and (non-)discrimination. As such, the themes covered in the course lie at the intersection of philosophy and the social sciences and should serve as a theoretical background for understanding and possibly taking part in major societal debates.

Knowledge and understanding:
· An overview of the central theoretical approaches to migration, cultural diversity, and, as related to these, non-discrimination.
· An understanding of basic theoretical positions, problems, and arguments in normative theories about migration and multiculturalism.
· Familiarity with new research and ongoing debates in the field.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
· Ability to assess the strength and weaknesses of different positions and arguments in theories of migration, integration, diversity, discrimination.
· Ability to use scholarly terminology relating to the field.
· Ability to determine the relevance of normative theories of migration and multiculturalism to both historical and contemporary problems and debates.
· Ability to convey research results and theoretical knowledge to a general audience.
· Ability to use the acquired knowledge and skills in various fields where the question of migration, integration, diversity, and discrimination is relevant.
· Ability to use the acquired knowledge and skills in written assignments.