| Dozent/in |
PD Dr. Elham Manea |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
FS201096 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2020 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik |
| Studienstufe |
Master
Doktorat |
| Termin/e |
wöchentlich (Mi), ab 26.02.2020, 18:15 - 20:00 Uhr, 3.B57 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
wöchentlich |
| Inhalt |
Europe has changed demographically. Different waves of immigrants moved to Western European societies since last century out of diverse reasons. Some came because of economic reasons; others as members of previous colonies of their hosted states; and yet another wave of people followed as a result of wars and political upheavals. In some European countries, and due to several factors, segments of the immigrants started to organize themselves along national, ethnic and/or religious lines, creating in the process separate cultural and social entities, sometimes functioning with different cultural norms than those prevalent in the general society.
The terrorists’ attacks of 9/11 have had a clear impact on the lives of minorities of Muslim heritage and the general discourse on minorities in European societies. On the one hand, minorities of different national and cultural backgrounds started to be reduced to their religious identity and addressed mainly as ‘Muslims’. On the other hand, fear of what is being described by far right groups as the ‘enemy living amongst us’ became visible. In both cases, citizens of Muslim heritage are essentialized, regarded as separate entities, foreign, and serve as an example of ‘the other’ – who either should be protected or does not belong. In both cases, the essentialized ‘Muslims’ are rarely considered equal citizens.
In this seminar, we will look at divergent theoretical approaches to the subject matter of this seminar and how they concretely may shape the policy decision-making in Western democracies. Several concrete case studies will be discussed and with them the consequences and implications for future integration policies. |
| Lernziele |
Objectives and Outcome:
Students are expected to:
1. Learn about different theoretical approaches towards minorities and integration policies and how they impact the policy-making with concrete examples.
2. Learn about case studies that highlight some dimensions of the situation of minorities of Muslim heritage.
3. Assess how group rights, identity discourse and politics of difference have reflected on the integration of some migrants of Muslim heritage and their citizenship’s rights.
Students are expected to:
a) Make a group presentation (30%) and
b) Write a term paper (70%). |
| Voraussetzungen |
Master-Studierende oder Bachelor-Studierende aus höheren Semestern mit entsprechenden fachlichen Vorkenntnissen |
| Sprache |
Bilingue - Deutsch / Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Max. 16 Studierende, Studierende des MA RWP haben Vorrang |
| Anmeldung |
via Uniportal |
| Prüfung |
Aktive Teilnahme mit Referat / 4 CP
Schriftliche Seminararbeit / 4 CP |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Aktive Teilnahme / 4 Credits
|
| Hinweise |
The organization of the seminar is based on reading the designated literature and actively discussing it in class. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
zrwp.master@unilu.ch |
| Material |
The literature will be provided online. |