Courses related to BIDS Presentation spring 2014

Introduction The Department of Sociology has created four (4) courses that suit the interest of BIDS-students Reflect the research tradition in the department Focus: migration, social policy, sustainable development, and development sociology Together, the courses cover a whole academic year They are also open to other students Lectures, seminars and take-home exams

Courses The fall semester offers two courses: SOCB27: Sociology: International Migration & Development, 15 credits (half-speed) SOCB28: Sociology: Development and Social Welfare Policies, 15 credits (half-speed) The courses run in parallel (amount to a full-time course)

Courses The spring semester offers two courses: SOC B29: Sociology: Managing Sustainability, 15 credits (half-speed) SOC B26: Sociology: The Sociology of Human Development, 15 credits (half-speed) The courses run in parallel (amount to a full-time course)

SOCB27: Sociology: International Migration & Development Introduction to international migration: background, basic concepts and theories The politics of migration in developed countries, e.g. labor, regulations, policies The impact of migration in developing countries, e.g. the issue of brain drain, brain gain, brain circulation

SOCB27: Sociology: International Migration & Development Migration, governance and international development, e.g. remittances, donor perspectives, migration as development strategies The politics of incorporation, e.g. assimilation and integration Guest lectures, e.g. Chinese migration perspectives (guests from Peking University)

SOCB27: Sociology: International Migration & Development Migration to Western Europe, e.g. the case of Sweden Migration control, security and the state Diasporas and transnational identities Gender and labor migration Human trafficking

SOCB28: Sociology: Development and Social Welfare Policies Typologies of social policy systems and welfare ideologies, theories and concepts etc. Social welfare policies in development strategies, e.g. donor perspectives and policies Social welfare policies: The Northern/Scandinavian context Poverty and pro-poor growth, the role of the market

SOCB28: Sociology: Development and Social Welfare Policies Country cases, e.g. social protection arrangements in different contexts Population policy and social protection/welfare, usually with focus on China Gender issues, e.g. the role of care work and women in social policy strategies Welfare Policies in authoritarian contexts

SOC B26: Sociology: The Sociology of Human Development The historical background of development, e.g. structural transformation in Europe and the legacy of colonialism Development philosophy, e.g. ideas and concepts Sociology and development, e.g. the classical sociological thinkers, and how sociology can be used in the analysis of development Contemporary sociological theories on development

SOC B26: Sociology: The Sociology of Human Development Southern perspectives on development and post- colonial theory Defining poverty, e.g. concepts and dimensions Measuring poverty, e.g. definitions, indexes and approaches Researching the reality of the poor, e.g. participatory approaches and bottom-up methodology Case studies and mixed methods in development sociology Guest lecturers (often from India)

SOC B29: Sociology: Managing Sustainability Theories on the nature-society relationship, e.g. the role of nature in relation to socio-economic development The constructivist approach to environmental problems, e.g. are environmental problems ‘real’ or are they ‘socially created’? The rise of ‘green politics’, e.g. the history of ideas and concepts related to sustainability Policy-making and approaches for sustainable development, e.g. regimes and ideas

SOC B29: Sociology: Managing Sustainability Development and the environment, e.g. the ‘costs’ of industrialization and modernization Capitalism and sustainable development, e.g. are they compatible? Social organization and sustainability, e.g. are collective efforts possible at a global scale? Researching environmental sociology, e.g. examples and lectures on research experience

Minor Field Studies (MFS) The Department of Sociology has eight (8) scholarships Six (6) will be awarded to applicants who study Sociology, Social Anthropology and Education. The remaining two are for students from other departments. Several scholarships are available for 2014/15 – contact Ulrika Reichert (MFS Advisor)