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Lehrforschungsprojekt
WiSe 19/20: Research Placement: Debating the Legitimacy of Borders - How is the inclusion and exclusion of migrants and refugees justified in different countries?
Jürgen Gerhards
Information for students
Exam (15 ECTS): Research report (ca. 10.000 words); deadline: March 31, 2020
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Exam (15 ECTS): Research report (ca. 10.000 words); deadline: March 31, 2020
Comments
Increasing global migration and refugee flows in recent years have brought the question to the fore whether and to what extent it is legitimate for nation states to control their borders and to exclude migrants and refugees. The research placement will mainly focus on the questions: What arguments, frames of interpretation and narratives are mobilized to justify the inclusion or exclusion of migrants and refugees in different countries? Which actors dominate the public discourse and how do they achieve legitimacy, and which actors are less successful in influencing the public debate? In this research placement, we will address these questions based on a qualitative analysis of public discourses and legal documents in different countries.
Students from different countries are especially welcome because they can enrich the seminar with their knowledge of the country and their language skills.
Each student should specialize on one country and prepare a research report on that particular country. The research report might have the following structure:
Students from different countries are especially welcome because they can enrich the seminar with their knowledge of the country and their language skills.
Each student should specialize on one country and prepare a research report on that particular country. The research report might have the following structure:
- Background: How many migrants and refugees live in the country and how has the number changed over time? What is the legal status of migrants and refugees in the country? How has the country’s migration and refugee policy evolved historically?
- Discourse analysis: Selection of at least two political actors involved in the discourse on migrants and refugees. Analysis of the most important statements or legal documents of these actors with the help of a discourse analysis.
18 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2019-10-14 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-10-21 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-10-28 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-11-04 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-11-11 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-11-18 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-11-25 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-12-02 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-12-09 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-12-16 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2020-01-06 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2020-01-13 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2020-01-20 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2020-01-27 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2020-02-03 14:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2020-02-10 14:00 - 19:00