Structure of the course will contain following topics (the detail of particular points listed below will depend on the focus of topics of involved students): 1. Migration theories, refugee terminology, classification, basic principles of international law 2. Migration statistics, migration governance, current refugee flows to Europe - migration history and Europe. Reasons for recent immigration to Europe from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. 3. Climate change and migration - causality, interaction of conflict, economic, and climate change migration factors, solutions for climate refugees in practice and in law 4. Refugee emergencies worldwide - current refugee crises in the world and responses of governments and international community 5. International actors in refugee and migration management and protection of refugees, role of NGOs 6. Common European Asylum System - recent development, key actors, EU Asylum Acquis, shortcomings of the current refugee protection in Europe 7. Regular and irregular migration to the European Union, cooperation of EU and EU Member States with third countries in the field of asylum 8. Asylum and migration policy in the Czech Republic
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Aims and rationale of the course is to teach students how to identify and protect refugees and other migrants leaving their home countries due to international conflicts, persecution, climate change and economic reasons. Subsequently the students will learn the migration theories and the role of different international, European and national actors in managing migration. The course will approach asylum and migration issues from the legal and non-governmental prospective and will demonstrate different opportunities related to migration both from societal and individual point of view. After the course students are enabled: o To understand migration theories and classification of refugees and migrants, the terminology regarding asylum and migration, legal rules, principles and social reality concerning reception and protection of refugees in different parts of the world. o To be informed of current climate change and protection challenges for environmentally displaced people and understand the importance of mitigation, adaptation and humanitarian aid in the context of climate change and displacement. o To identify the role of different actors in migration and asylum management and protection of refugees as well as to see various career opportunities related to migration management and protection of refugees including environmentally displaced people. o To apply theoretical concepts on migration realities in different countries and regions and be able to come up with solutions in migration management and development aid projects
The student evaluation consists of: - Attendance - at least 70% of classes (50 points) - Completed text related to their research interest (50 points maximum based on quality of the paper) Together, students can gain 100 points (a >= 60 means successful classification).
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Quo Vadis EU Asylum Reform? Stuck Between Gradual Approach, (Mini)-Package Deals and Instrumentalisation. 2022.
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Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Climate Change 2023.
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UNHCR: Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, published in 1979 and re-issued in 1992 and in 2019.
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UNHCR's Global Trends Forced Displacement 2021.
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and Council of Europe. Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration. 2020. ISBN 978-92-871-9800-6.
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Hathaway, J.C. The Rights of Refugees under International Law. Cambridge University Press, 2021. ISBN 9781108863537.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM). People on the Move in a Changing Climate - Linking Policy, Evidence and Action. IOM. 2022.
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Rosengärtner, S.K., De Sherbinin, A.M. & Stojanov, R. Supporting the agency of cities as climate migration destinations. International Migration, 00, 1-18. 2022.
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Smirnov, O., Lahav, G., Orbell. J., Zhang, M., Xiao, T. Climate Change, Drought, and Potential Environmental Migration Flows Under Different Policy Scenarios, International Migration Review, I-32. 2022.
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The Global Compact for Safe. Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees.
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Viviane, C., Rigaud, K.,K., De Sherbinin, A., Jones, B., Adamo, S., Schewe, J., Sadiq, N. and Shabahat, E. Groundswell Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2021.
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