Sociology: Migration and Ethnic Studies

Migration and Ethnic Studies (MES) explores the dynamics of human mobility in the twofold context of globalisation and the persistence of nation-state boundaries.

MES examines how those dynamics translate into ethnic stratification, economic inequality, and cultural diversity in both countries of departure and countries of destination.

The core and elective courses of the MES programme review a wide array of issues, including
* Nation-state formation, borders, migration industries and the politics of migration control
* Migration decisions, networks and movements
* Refugees and asylum in a time of multiple crises
* Citizenship, migrant (il)legality and regularisation
* Migrants in employment and in labour movements; migrant entrepreneurship
* How immigrants and their descents reshape cities; migrants in urban space, housing and education
* Transnational identities, gender, sexuality and class; marriage migration.
* Ethno-racial categorisation, racism and discrimination.
* Cultural, religious and ethnic diversity

Migration is discussed from a broad sociological perspective. The programme provides you with the competences to identify and analyse social phenomena.