300223 New trends in immigration to Germany: Characterisctics, actors and policies (Teil I) (LEH) (SoSe 2015)

Migration is a highly dynamic process and its patterns change over time. These developments depend on a variety of influencing factors. The Lehrforschung aims to address questions with regard to these changes and focusses on characteristics, actors and policies in the German context. This Lehrforschung is designed as a sequence over two semesters and students are obliged to participate in both to obtain their credit points.
This first sequence of the Lehrforschung is divided into four thematic blocks. First, different theoretical approaches on migration will be addressed. Second, an overview about a concrete example of research on current immigration to Germany will be offered. Third, an introduction into qualitative research methods relevant in the context of studying migration will be provided. Fourth, work in small groups will enable students to develop the research design for their study.
The programme of this semester aims to prepare students for their fieldwork, which should be finalized before the start of the winter semester in October. The second part of the seminar, to take place in the winter semester 2015/2016, will focus on different forms of analysis of the interview material as well as on the oral and written presentation of the results.

Bibliography

Aksakal, M. and Schmidt-Verkerk, K. (2014), New Migration Trends in Germany - Characteristics, Actors and Policies, COMCAD Working Paper, No. 128.
Faist, T. (2000), Volume and Dynamics of International Migration and Transnational Social Spaces, Clarendon Press: Oxford.