Asylum and Migration in Europe and the Mediterranean
About this course
Expected learning outcomes
In this course students will have the opportunity to learn about the rights of displaced populations, acquire skills to identify monitoring bodies at international and European
level, acquire knowledge on asylum and migration policies and understand the challenges faced by Greece due to its geographical location, frequent crises in the
Mediterranean region and its status as a member state of the European Union (EU).
The goals of the course are: to provide students with knowledge about asylum and migration in Europe and the Mediterranean, relevant EU policies, protection of the
rights of displaced populations and current challenges in the EU and in Greece.
Autonomous work
Teamwork
Working in an international environment
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues and discrimination towards oppressed populations
Decision-making
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
Respect for difference and multiculturalism
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, also using the necessary technologies
Generating new research ideas
Critical thinking
Indicative Syllabus
Migration, border control and right to asylum
Refugee status determination procedure (RSD)
Solidarity in refugee protection
EU externalization policies
Common European Asylum System (CEAS)
Vulnerable refugees and migrants
Administrative detention
Family reunification
Migration crises in Europe and the Mediterranean
EU Asylum and Migration Pact
Teaching / Learning Methodology
Support of learning process through the asynchronous platform e-class
Use of PowerPoint during lectures.
Use of video/DVD during lectures.
Email (communication with students)
Lectures
Case studies
Small-group task-oriented discussions
Individual reading
Recommended Reading
V. Banti-Markouti, M. Sounoglou (Eds.), Human Rights and International Protection for vulnerable asylum applicants, Nomiki Bibliothiki, 2021
G. Campesi, “Seeking Asylum in Times of Crisis: Reception, Confinement, and Detention at Europe’s Southern Border”, Refugee Survey Quarterly, 37 (1), 2018, pp. 44–70
C. Costello, The Human Rights of Migrants and Refugees in European Law, Oxford University Press, 2015
C. Costello, “Safe country? Says who?”, International Journal of Refugee Law, 28 (4), 2016, pp. 601–622
M. -T. Gil-Bazo, “The safe third country concept in international agreements of refugee protection –assessing state practice”, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 33 (1),
2015, pp. 42-77
G. Gilbert, “Why europe does not have a refugee crisis”, International Journal of Refugee Law, 27 (4), 2015, pp. 531-535
J. Hathaway, The Rights of Refugees under International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2021
S. Horii, “Dependency, and EU Agencies: The Hotspot Approach in the Refugee Crisis”, Refugee Survey Quarterly, 37 (2), 2018, pp. 204-230A. –G. Hurwitz, The collective responsibility of states to protect refugees, Oxford University Press, 2009
E. Koutsouraki, “Refusal of international protection under the EU-Turkey Deal”, Ordine internazionale et diritti umani, 2018 (1), Sapienza Università di Roma – Intercenter
Università di Messina, pp. 55-75
E. Koutsouraki, “The indefinite detention of undesirable and unreturnable third country nationals in Greece”, Refugee Survey Quarterly, Oxford Journals, 36 (1) 2017, Oxford
University Press, pp. 85-106
S. Morano-Foadi, “Solidarity and Responsibility: Advancing Humanitarian Responses to EU Migratory Pressures”, European Journal of Migration & Law, 19 (3), 2017, pp. 223–
254
Journals:
European Journal of Migration and Law
International Journal of Refugee Law
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
Journal of International Migration and Integration
Journal of Refugee Studies
Refugee Survey Quarterly
Prerequisites
Start Date
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Language
English
Study Load
Lectures (3X13) 33
Writing-presentation of
essay
33
Reading 54
Overall 120 5 ECTS
Mode of delivery
Oral presentation and written submission of a short essay 80%
Attendance and Participation 20%