Politics of South-Eastern Europe (SEES0105)

The module examines politics in the states of Southeast Europe since the demise of Communist regimes in the region. Particular attention will be given to the wars of Yugoslav succession and the regimes that participated in them. Topics may also include, but are not limited to: international administrations in Kosovo and Bosnia - Herzegovina, international and domestic initiatives to promote political and institutional reform, war crimes and transitional justice, organised crime and corruption, Processes of EU accession and conditionality, and initiatives for reconciliation and regional cooperation. A major emphasis of the material is on the relation of political change to economic and social factors.

Applied Sociology|European Politics|International Relations and Politics|Other European Languages and Cultural Studies|Politics|Sociology

The module examines the nature, causes and impact of migration within and into the European Union since 2004. Taking EU migration as a case study, it considers...

Migration and the European Union (SEES0102)

The module examines the nature, causes and impact of migration within and into the European Union since 2004. Taking EU migration as a case study, it considers the validity of claims about the novelty of recent global migration trends, focusing particularly on transnationalism, its relationship to integration and return, and the concept of mobility. The module also uses EU migration as a case study in ‘migration without borders’ to consider the social, economic and political impact of uncontrolled immigration on receiving countries, the integration experiences of migrants, and the implications for citizenship. We will discuss whether these can be reversed if a country leaves the EU. With regard to the impact on sending countries, the module will consider the helpfulness of current development-focused migration scholarship when applied to Eastern Europe, and consider alternative, more holistic approaches. As well as discussing East-West migration within the EU, the module will consider other flows (e.g. south-north labour migration; north-south lifestyle migration; educational migration and migration of highly skilled-professionals in all directions; migration, including refugee flows, from non-EU countries). Throughout, examples drawn from the EU will be contextualised within wider migration scholarship.