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Immigration, integration policies and deviance – 6 ECTS
Vassilis Karydis
Course description
This module will examine the concept of deviance and delinquency in relation to the notion and the content of formal and informal social control and its mechanisms. It will also examine the consequences of these forms of social control, particularly in regard to immigration and the types of adaptation of migrant communities in host countries, giving emphasis to the experience of Greece as a country of "new immigration". During teaching are identified and analyzed the mechanisms and the processes that lead to the construction of social stereotypes, the primary and secondary deviation, the criminalization and the victimization of social groups. Key element of the module is the comparative examination of the international experience, particularly as derived from European countries of "old immigration" and focusing on policies and models of immigrants’ integration, especially those of second (or third) generation.
Objectives
To understand the notion and parameters of deviance and delinquency as well as the interaction of the phenomenon with the forms and mechanisms of formal and informal social control;
To familiarise with the relevant theories of sociological currents and relevant findings from field research in immigrant communities;
To understand the differences and similarities between different models of immigrants’ integration and to assess their effectiveness;
To study the Greek experience and gain an overview about the features, the orientation, the content and the malfunctions of immigration policies, which have been implemented.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course should be able to:
- Understand the features and peculiarities of the "new immigration" compared to the phenomenon of "old immigration".
- Be familiarised with the basic sociological theories investigating the deviance and delinquency of immigrants, especially those of second generation.
- Have comprehended the role and the impact of the penal system, the media, the construction of negative stereotypes, the manifestation of social “moral panics”, and in general to gain insight of the interaction between immigrant communities and the Greek society;
- Gain comprehensive knowledge of the comparative dimension and to have ended with conclusions regarding the positive and negative international experience.
Structure
The module will be comprised of three units- sections (two three-hour sessions each), as follows:
- Introduction: Deviance and social control (notion, theories, constructing stereotypes, empirical surveys)
- Immigration: Integration and deviance ( modes and models of integration, criminality/ criminalisation / victimisation, criminal justice system, the case of second generation)
- Transnational policies (European immigration policy, organs and institutions, organised crime and trafficking, human rights)
In one seminar of each section of the module an external expert on the subject will be invited to participate. Student papers will also be presented in some seminars.
Students’ Assessment
Written exams after the end of the module: 80%
Preparation and participation in seminars: 20%
Another 10% for the preparation/ presentation of papers (6000 words) on voluntary basis
Bibliography
In English
Ruggiero V, N.South, I.Taylor ( eds), The New European Criminology, Routledge, London and New York, 1998. Contributions of D. Melossi, J.Young, N.Christie, H.Steinert, V.Karydis.
Marshall I.H., Minorities, Migrants, and Crime, Sage, London, 1997
Inglessi Chr, A.Lyberaki, H.Vermeulen, G.J.Van Wijngaarden (eds), Immigration and Integration in Northern versus Southern Europe, The Netherlands Institute in Athens, Athens, 2004
Young J, The Exclusive Society, Sage, London, 1999
Cheliotis L and Xenakis S (eds), “Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Greece: International Comparative Perspectives”, Oxford: Peter Lang, 2011
In Greek
Green N.L., Οι Δρόμοι της Μετανάστευσης. Σύγχρονες θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις, Σαββάλας, Αθήνα, 2004
Καρύδης Β, Η εγκληματικότητα των Μεταναστών στην Ελλάδα, Εκδ. Παπαζήση, Αθήνα, 1996, κεφ. 3,4,5
Καρύδης Β, Όψεις Κοινωνικού Ελέγχου στην Ελλάδα. Ηθικοί Πανικοί, Ποινική Δικαιοσύνη, Αντ. Σάκκουλας, Αθήνα- Κομοτηνή, 2010
Παύλου Μ, Δ. Χριστόπουλος (επ) , Η Ελλάδα της Μετανάστευσης, Εκδ. Κριτική-ΚΕΜΟ, 2004
Τσουκαλά Α, Μετανάστευση και Εγκληματικότητα στην Ευρώπη, Εκδ. Α.Ν. Σάκκουλα, Αθήνα-Κομοτηνή, 2001
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