Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
– Analyze and evaluate the multidimensional aspects of migration.
– Identify and distinguish the types of migration movements.
– Analyze the theories of economic migration.
– Describe the main historical milestones in the post-war migration history of Europe.
– Explain the consequences of economic migration for origin and receiving countries.
– Analyze and evaluate the main features of migration in Greece.
– Describe the contribution of immigrants to the Greek countryside.
– Identify the determinants of migrant entrepreneurship.
– Analyze the causes and consequences of high-skilled migration (brain drain/gain).
– Describe return migration (causes and consequences).
– Describe and evaluate the immigration policies of Greece and the EU, their mutual interdependence, their connection with the wider historical and socio-economic context, as well as the effectiveness of these policies.
– Discuss ethical issues raised by the migration phenomenon with a view to fostering tolerance and reducing discrimination.
– Propose ways of managing migration flows.
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