Autumn 2024
Instructor: José J. Mendoza
Email: josejm@uw.edu
Office: Savery Hall 385
Office Hour: Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm
Course Description
This course is designed as an advanced survey of some of the more recent work being done on the topic of immigration justice.
Required Texts (pdfs for all the readings will be provided, but feel free to click on the links below to see more information about the books themselves)
David Miller (2016): Strangers in Our Midst
Sahar Akhtar (2024): Immigration and Discrimination
Jamie Draper (2024): Climate Displacement
4 Short Response Papers: 200-500 words each (40%)
1 Class Presentation: 10-15 minutes (20%)
Final Paper: 3K-5K words (40%)
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Week One (Sept 25) David Miller: Strangers in Our Midst
Chapter Two: Cosmopolitanism, Compatriot Partiality, and Human Rights
Week Two (October 2) David Miller: Strangers in Our Midst
Week Three (October 9) David Miller: Strangers in Our Midst
Chapter Six: Economic Migrants
Chapter Seven: The Rights of Immigrants
Chapter Eight: Integrating Immigrants
Chapter Nine: Conclusion and Postscript
Week Four (October 16) Sahar Akhtar: Immigration and Discrimination
Finish David Miller
Week Five (October 23) Sahar Akhtar: Immigration and Discrimination
Introduction: Immigration and Identity (Akhtar)
CH 1: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion under States' Choice
CH 2: Core Elements of Antidiscrimination
Week Six (October 30) Sahar Akhtar: Immigration and Discrimination
CH 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in the Global Context
CH 4: Global Antidiscrimination Duties
Week Seven (November 6) Sahar Akhtar: Immigration and Discrimination
CH 6: Between the Primary Duties and Open Borders
CH 7: Rethinking the Right to Exclude
Week Eight (November 13) Jamie Draper: Climate Displacement
CH 1: The Moral Challenge of Climate Displacement
CH 2: Against a Treaty for Climate Refugees
Week Nine (November 20) Jamie Draper: Climate Displacement
CH 3: Climate Change and Community Relocation
CH 4: Climate Change and Territorial Sovereignty
CH 5: Climate Change and Labour Migration
Week Ten (November 27) Jamie Draper: Climate Displacement
CH 6: Climate Change and the Refugee Regime
CH 7: Climate Change and Internal Displacement
Week Eleven (December 4):
CH 8: Sharing the Costs of Climate Displacement
CH 9: The Future of Climate Displacement
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