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Migration, Borders, Refuge: Political Ethics in an Age of Mobility

When you'll study it: Semester 1
CATS points: 15
ECTS points: 7.5
Level: Level 5
Module lead: David Owen
Academic year: 2025-26

Module overview

Migration is both a political topic that is growing in importance under contemporary conditions of global transformation and an issue that raises important (and difficult) questions for political theory. This module is designed to address these questions by providing both analytical introduction to normative debates on the politics of migration. In particular, it focuses on the key issues raised for political theory by migration.

Topics:

Statelessness

Refugees

Family Re-union Migrants

Economic Migrants

Irregular Migrants

Detention

Deportation

Brain Drain/Brain Gain

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

1 lecture per week for 12 weeks,

1 x 3hour workshop per week for weeks 3-11

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	29
Independent Study	121
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Joseph Carens. (2013) The Ethics of Immigration. Oxford University Press.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	40%
Coursework	60%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External