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180024 PS The Ethics of Immigration (2025S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 11.02.2025 09:00 to Mo 17.02.2025 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 24.02.2025 09:00 to Th 27.02.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.03.2025 23:59
Details
max. 45 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- N Tuesday 11.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 18.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 25.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 01.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 08.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 29.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 06.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 13.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 20.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 27.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 03.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 10.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 17.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Tuesday 24.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Migration is a topic of increasing relevance in today’s world of globalization. Every year, a great number of people leave their homes to escape oppression, poverty or environmental catastrophes. There are also others that seek to enhance their life opportunities by moving to more affluent countries. States, in response, employ policies towards controlling and exploiting migrations patterns. At the heart of the issue rests a series of ethical questions, which we will discuss in this course. Is there a human right to migrate? Do states have a right to exclude newcomers? Do migrants have a right to resist immigration policies? Are there special obligations for compatriots? What constitutes membership? Are refugees special?
Assessment and permitted materials
Course assessment is based on the submission of Forum Questions & Responses, Presentation of Course Reading, and a Final Paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance
Students are expected to regularly attend class.
You must not miss more than 3 sessions.Forum Questions & Responses
Forum Questions should raise a critical point regarding main claims/concepts/arguments of the text.
Forum Responses will address the critical point raised in Forum Questions.
Forum Response Questions will be graded on a pass/fail basis.Presentation of Course Reading
Each student will present a required text from the class material and moderate the discussion for the text. Please prepare a presentation of the text around 20 minutes, and questions for discussion. You should assume that other members of class have read the text we are discussing.
Presentation dates will be allocated in the first week of class.Final Paper
The final paper (15 pages, 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman 12pt.). Please research a question of your choice or pick one that we discuss in class.
Students are expected to upload a short proposal in Moodle. I will then send feedback and suggestions for further literature on the proposals.Grading
Forum Questions\Responses: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Final Paper: 60%
90-100: Very good (1)
80-90: Good (2)
70-80: Satisfactory (3)
60-70: Sufficient (4)
<60: Failed (5)
Students are expected to regularly attend class.
You must not miss more than 3 sessions.Forum Questions & Responses
Forum Questions should raise a critical point regarding main claims/concepts/arguments of the text.
Forum Responses will address the critical point raised in Forum Questions.
Forum Response Questions will be graded on a pass/fail basis.Presentation of Course Reading
Each student will present a required text from the class material and moderate the discussion for the text. Please prepare a presentation of the text around 20 minutes, and questions for discussion. You should assume that other members of class have read the text we are discussing.
Presentation dates will be allocated in the first week of class.Final Paper
The final paper (15 pages, 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman 12pt.). Please research a question of your choice or pick one that we discuss in class.
Students are expected to upload a short proposal in Moodle. I will then send feedback and suggestions for further literature on the proposals.Grading
Forum Questions\Responses: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Final Paper: 60%
90-100: Very good (1)
80-90: Good (2)
70-80: Satisfactory (3)
60-70: Sufficient (4)
<60: Failed (5)
Examination topics
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- Understand and employ central concepts in the ethics of immigration.
- Have a clear idea of different values at play in the philosophical debates on the ethics of immigration.
- Familiarize with the style of philosophical argumentation in the debates on the ethics of immigration.
- Understand and employ central concepts in the ethics of immigration.
- Have a clear idea of different values at play in the philosophical debates on the ethics of immigration.
- Familiarize with the style of philosophical argumentation in the debates on the ethics of immigration.
Reading list
Carens, J. (2015) The Ethics of Immigration. New York: Oxford University Press.
Hidalgo, J. S. (2016) The Duty to Disobey Immigration Law Moral Philosophy and Politics 3(2): 165186.
Lister, M.(2020) Enforcing immigration law. Philosophy Compass
Miller, D. (2016) Is there a Human Right to Immigrate? In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Miller, D. (2016) Strangers in Our Midst. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Oberman, K. (2016) Immigration as a Human Right In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Owen, D. (2020) What Do We Owe to Refugees? Medford, MA: Polity Press.
Shachar, Ayelet (2016) Selecting by Merit: The Brace New World of Stratified Mobility In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Wenar, Leif (2020) Rights, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Blake, M. (2020) Justice, Migration and Mercy (New York: Oxford University Press)
Parekh, S. (2020) No Refuge (New York: Oxford University Press)
Please also note that the literature may be subject to change during the semester. A detailed Syllabus will be available on Moodle in the first week of class.
Hidalgo, J. S. (2016) The Duty to Disobey Immigration Law Moral Philosophy and Politics 3(2): 165186.
Lister, M.(2020) Enforcing immigration law. Philosophy Compass
Miller, D. (2016) Is there a Human Right to Immigrate? In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Miller, D. (2016) Strangers in Our Midst. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Oberman, K. (2016) Immigration as a Human Right In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Owen, D. (2020) What Do We Owe to Refugees? Medford, MA: Polity Press.
Shachar, Ayelet (2016) Selecting by Merit: The Brace New World of Stratified Mobility In Lea Ypi and Sarah Fine. (Eds.). Migration in Political Theory New York: Oxford University Press.
Wenar, Leif (2020) Rights, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Blake, M. (2020) Justice, Migration and Mercy (New York: Oxford University Press)
Parekh, S. (2020) No Refuge (New York: Oxford University Press)
Please also note that the literature may be subject to change during the semester. A detailed Syllabus will be available on Moodle in the first week of class.
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