POLI 2440 A Continent on the Move: Immigration in Contemporary Europe
Why do people migrate? How do host states and societies react to an increasingly multicultural and diverse foreign population? What impacts the political, economic and socio-cultural incorporation of Europe's immigrants? This course explores the central debates in immigration studies through a survey of contemporary Western Europe, with cases comprising immigrant populations in both traditional immigrant receivers (e.g., Moroccans in France or Turks in Germany) and "new" immigration countries (e.g. Africans and Latin Americans in Spain or Poles and Nigerians in Ireland). Middle Eastern refugees in Europe will be discussed throughout the semester. Particular emphasis is placed on how the relationship between the immigrant and the receiving state transforms both.
Course overview
- Department
- Political Science
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall
Requirements fulfilled
- International Studies: Concentration: Cooperation and Conflict – approved courses (six courses in one concentration) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: IS Core: one designated Comparative Politics course (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.33 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.59 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Elitsa Molles | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | — | 27 of 37 |
| Fall 2025 | Elitsa Molles | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 33 |
| Spring 2025 | Elitsa Molles | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 35 |
| Fall 2024 | Elitsa Molles | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 34 |
| Spring 2024 | Elitsa Molles | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Elitsa Molles | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 38 |
| Spring 2023 | Elitsa Molles | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 35 of 37 |
| Fall 2022 | Elitsa Molles | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 30 |
| Spring 2022 | Elitsa Molles | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 32 |
| Fall 2021 | Elitsa Molles | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 32 |