The Politics of Population Change II: Migration, Identity and Conflict
Overview
- Credit value: 15 credits at Level 7
- Convenor and tutor: Professor Eric Kaufmann
- Assessment: a 3500-word essay (90%) and seminar log (10%)
Module description
This module will develop your understanding of how population change - especially differences in migration, age structures and population growth between groups - affects nationalism, ethnic and religious politics.
Indicative module syllabus
- Immigration and National Identity in the United States
- Immigration and the Rise of the Far Right in Europe
- 'White Flight', Integration and UKIP: Hostility to Immigration in the UK
- Social Cleavages and Generational Replacement: the Demography of Value Changes
- Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? The Demography of Religion and Fundamentalism
- Terrorism, Lobbying and Multiculturalism: Diasporas in International Politics
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- understand concepts of political demography and demography
- demonstrate detailed substantive knowledge of the relationship between demography and identity conflicts
- demonstrate knowledge of theories of nationalism and ethnicity
- demonstrate cognitive skills, including critical evaluation and analytical investigation
- engage in critical discussion.