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Course Info for POLS - 426 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2105 Title: Sr Sem: Who Are We? Department: Political Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 14 Available seats: 1
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM, SH - T121 Instructor(s): Messina, Anthony
Prerequisite(s): This course is open only to senior Political Science majors.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 Requirements
Note: This course is open only to senior Political Science majors.
Course Description:
Citizenship historically has been defined as a set of rights and obligations that are exclusive to formal members, or "citizens," of territorially bounded nation states. Transnational migration challenges this assumption by creating citizens outside of and foreign residents or "denizens" inside of traditional nation state territories. Some scholars have suggested that globalization generally -- and migration specifically -- undermines the salience of citizenship and fosters conflict and confusion about who "we" are. This senior seminar will explore the major political and social challenges posed by transnational migration for notions of who "belongs" and who doesn't within the major immigration-receiving countries, including the United States.