POLI2440 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Why do people migrate? How do host states and societies react to an increasingly multicultural and diverse foreign population? What impacts the political, economic and socio-cultural incorporation of Europe's immigrants? This course explores the central debates in immigration studies through a survey of contemporary Western Europe, with cases comprising immigrant populations in both traditional immigrant receivers (e.g., Moroccans in France or Turks in Germany) and "new" immigration countries (e.g. Africans and Latin Americans in Spain or Poles and Nigerians in Ireland). Middle Eastern refugees in Europe will be discussed throughout the semester. Particular emphasis is placed on how the relationship between the immigrant and the receiving state transforms both.
Course experience
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Organization
4.7 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.4 / 5
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Attendance
4.4 / 5
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Assignments
4.6 / 5
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Weekly effort
~4
hours per week
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Dec 19, 2025 · Historical comment
Felt as though she got a little nitpicky with grading toward the end, but overall good class that wasn't too hard. She's responsive to emails, very warm and friendly, and always available for extra help. Very passionate about subject matter as well.
Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section