UCL - Urbanization, internal and international migrations

[DEMO2601]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Thierry Eggerickx, Bruno Schoumaker

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
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Aims

Master the theoretical and methodological tools to study urbanization, internal and international migration; knowledge of the main migratory flows (or trends) in the North as well as the South, and their determinants and consequences.

Main themes

- Main concepts, data sources and methods for the study of migrations and urbanization
- Main theories on international and internal migrations and urbanization
- The development of international migrations : analysis of flows, characteristics of the migrants, migratory policies and integration " factors "
- Internal migrations and the urbanization process: the role of migrations in urban development, urban-rural migration, the stages of the urbanization process, periurbanization, return migrations
- Economic, social, political, demographic and individual determinants of migration
- Demographic, economic, social and environmental consequences of internal and international migrations.
- Do migrants have specific demographic behaviours?

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Written examination

Course text and a portfolio of readings