300397 Research Colloquium: Transnational Studies: Work in Progess Kolloquium (Ko) (WiSe 2011/2012)

This seminar focuses on sustained cross-border processes, called transnationalization, and with corresponding social practices and identifications which mark a specific kind of heterogeneity, called transnationality. In this seminar participants discuss (1) conceptual work dealing with transnational perspectives on issues relating to migration, citizenship and development, and (2) work-in-progress which broadly deals with questions of the transnational or global social order. At the core are issues of development politics and policies, transnational social policy, international migration and integration, transnational social spaces, democracy and citizenship. This seminar identifies questions for further research and offers some methodological venues for the study of cross-border transactions.

In particular, this seminar is meant to help graduate students and doctoral candidates to conceptualize their thesis papers, conduct research and write the final version. Among other things students learn to select relevant literatures, develop a research design and evaluate empirical data.

The core of the seminar is the presentation of work-in-progress by all participants. The papers have to be distributed 10 days ahead of the presentation through ekVV. Papers distributed later will not be considered for discussion. We will devote 90 min (1,5h) for each paper. There will be no oral presentation by the author prior to the discussion. We will delve into the discussion of the paper right away.

Requirements for participation, required level

Active work on a thesis in the field of transnationalization, development, migration and/or citizenship (MA Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation)

Bibliography

Thomas Faist, Making and Remaking the Transnational: Of Boundaries, Social Spaces and Social Mechanisms, Spectrum: Journal of Global Studies 1, 2: 66-88 (2009)