Urbanization, internal and international migrations [ LDEMO2601 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Eggerickx Thierry ;
Bocquier Philippe ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| 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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| 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.
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| Other information |
Written examination
Course text and a portfolio of readings
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Population and Development Studies
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PSAD
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