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290063 SE Migration and Population Dynamics in the Context of Global Change and Development I (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 18.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 25.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 01.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 08.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 06.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 13.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 20.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 27.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 03.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 10.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 17.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Dienstag 24.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The question of how environmental and climate change affect migration and displacement is the subject of controversial debate not only among scientists, but also among politicians and the general public. In this context, "environmental refugees" are seen as an icon of approaching catastrophe. As the former chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Rajendra Pachauri puts it, they are "the human face of climate change." Embodied in human fates, "environmental refugees" make the consequences of environmental and climate change tangible and socially visible, beyond abstract indicators and projections.
Against the backdrop of this debate, the seminar provides an overview of the current state of discussion and enables participants to reflect critically on the complex relationship between the environment and migration. Seminar participants will also be enabled to concpeutally assess and empirically understand the relationship between environment and migration. The seminar will introduce conceptual approaches as well as discuss empirical findings from different regions.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

For the successful completion of the seminar, the following services must be provided

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Compulsory ungraded assignment:
- Weekly reading and comments (individual/ every week)

Graded assignments:
1) Disecting MECC case studies (15%) (individual assignment)
2) Presentation + hand out (25%) (group assignment)
3) Preparation and participation of interactive sessions (debate, role play) (10%) (group assignment)
4) Systematic / scoping review (45%) on particular MECC type (with specific regional focus) or a specific case study (4500 words main text excluding references) + Info sheet on MECC type Review (5%)

A positive final evaluation can only be made
1) if regular attendance is maintained (max. 2 missed classes);
2) if all required compulsory reading comments are submitted.

Prüfungsstoff

see above

Literatur

Piguet, E. (2013). From “Primitive Migration” to “Climate Refugees”: The Curious Fate of the Natural Environment in Migration Studies. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 103(1), 148–162.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

(MG21 APF MIGSPEC) (MR6) (MA UF GW 02)

Letzte Änderung: Di 29.04.2025 08:06