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Gender Inequality and Migration: Europe and the European Neighbourhood (Seminar - Advanced Level)

Provided by: UMA
Bachelor's degree (EQF level: 6)

This seminar will examine the influence of gender inequalities on migration. The course will ?rst introduce the definitions and conceptualisations of sex and gender from a social science perspective. It will then examine the topic of structural and social inequalities and identify the ways in which these can be observed in different forms through the dimension of gender. In the main part of the seminar, we will examine the influence of gender inequalities on the different areas of migration, inter alia, the decision to migrate, migration behaviour and the integration of migrants. The geographical focus of the seminar is on Europe, the EU and the Schengen region, and its neighbouring regions, namely North Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

  • Fall 2024

    Course start date 2024-09-05
    Course end date 2024-12-05
    Language English
    Credits 6 (ECTS)
    Grading scheme: very good (1,0 - 1,5)
    good (1,6 - 2,5)
    satisfactory (2,6 - 3,5)
    sufficient (3,6 - 4,0)
    failed (5,0)