McGill University

Department of Political Science

Poli 619

IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND MINORITIES

Professor Jerome H. Black Fall 2006

Leacock 521; 398-4813

Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30-1:30
Thursday 12:45-2:15

E-Mail: through WebCT

Notes: (1) A few additional readings may be added (and, if so, through WebCT); (2)
follow-up and additional reference readings as well as useful websites will be suggested
at regular intervals.

I Introduction (Sept. 6)

II Initial Immersions (Sept. 13, 20)

1. Descriptive, Theoretical, and Ethical Perspectives on Migration Policy and Politics

Castles & Miller, The Age of Migration, 3rd ed., chs. 1, 4

Weiner, “The Global Migration Crisis,” in Gungwu (ed.), Global History and Migrations,
ch. 4

Hollifield, “The Politics of International Migration: How Can We ‘Bring the State Back
In’?” in Brettell & Hollifield (eds.), Migration Theory: Talking Across
Disciplines, ch. 6

Carens, “Who Gets In? The Ethics of Immigration Admissions,” Ethics & International
Affairs 2003: 17, 95-110

2. The “Distinctive” Case of Refugees

Martin, “Refugees and Migration,” in Joyner (ed.), The United Nations and International
Law, ch. 6

Gidney, The Ethics and Politics of Asylum: Liberal Democracy and the Response to
Refugees, intro.
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3. Minorities, Incorporation, Citizenship

Bloemraad, “Citizenship and Immigration: A Current Review,” Journal of International

Migration and Integration 2000: 1, 9-37

Kymlicka & Norman, “Citizenship in Culturally Diverse Societies,” in Kymlicka &

Norman (eds.), Citizenship in Diverse Societies, ch. 1

III Comparative Approaches to Immigration Policy and Politics (Sept. 20, 27)

Cornelius & Tsuda, “Controlling Immigration: The Limits of Government Intervention,”

in Cornelius et al. (eds.), Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective, 2nd ed.,
ch. 1

Freeman “Modes of Immigration Politics in Liberal Democratic States,” commentary by

Brubaker, rejoinder by Freeman, International Migration Review 1995: 29, 881-
913

Joppke, “Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration?” World Politics 1998: 50,
266-93

Sassen, “The de facto Transnationalizing of Immigration Policy,” in Joppke (ed.),

Challenge to the Nation-State, ch. 2

Guiraudon, “De-nationalizing Control,” in Guiraudon & Joppke (eds.), Controlling a

New Migration World, ch. 2

Ellermann, “Street-level Democracy: How Immigration Bureaucrats Manage Public

Opposition,” Western European Politics 2006: 29: 293-309 (through WebCT)

IV Country Studies (Oct. 4, 11)

1. The Three Traditional Countries of Immigration

(i) Canada

“Canada” (Reitz plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

Simmons, “Immigration Policy: Imagined Futures,” in Halli & Driedger (eds.),

Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic, and Social Challenges, ch. 2

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, “Overview of Bill C-11, The Immigration

and Refugee Protection Act”
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(ii) The United States, Australia

“The United States” (Martin plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

“Australia” (Castles & Vasta plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

2. The Major De Facto European Countries of Immigration

“France” (Hollifield plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

“Germany” (Martin plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

“Britain” (Layton-Henry plus commentaries in Cornelius et al.

Possibly: “The Netherlands” (Muus plus commentaries) in Cornelius et al.

3. More Recent Countries of Immigration

One or more of the following: Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea (all covered in Cornelius
et al.)

V Some Specialized Topics (Oct. 18)

(1) The European Union

Geddes, “The Politics of Migration in an Integrating Europe,” in Geddes, The Politics of

Migration and Immigration in Europe, ch. 6

Lavenex, “Shifting Up and Out: The Foreign Policy of European Control,” Western
European Politics, 2006: 29, 329-350 (through WebCT)

(2) Smuggling and Trafficking

Kyle & Koslowski (eds.), Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives,

intro.

(3) The Relevance of Gender

Piper, “Gendering the Politics of Migration,” International Migration Review 2006: 40,
133-164 (through WebCT)
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VI Refugees, Refugee Politics and Response (Oct. 25, Nov. 1)

1. The Refugee Crisis

Weiner “Bad Neighbors, Bad Neighborhoods: An Inquiry into the Causes of Refugee
Flows, 1969-1992,” in Munz and Weiner (eds.), Migrants, Refugees, and Foreign
Policy, ch. 7

Neumayer, “Bogus Refugees? The Determinants of Asylum Migration to Western

Europe,” International Studies Quarterly 2005: 49, 389-409 (through WebCT)

2. The Canadian Response

Hathaway, “Selective Concern: An Overview of Refugee Law in Canada,” McGill Law

Journal 1988: 33, 676-715; “Postscript—Selective Concern: An Overview of
Refugee Law in Canada,” McGill Law Journal 1989: 34, 354-57

Parliamentary Research Branch, “Canada’s Refugee Protection System”

(includes Appendix 3: “Safe Third Country Agreement” with the US)

3. Some Comparative and International Dimensions of Response

Loescher, “UNCHR at Fifty: Refugee Protection and World Politics,” and Helton, “What
is Refugee Protection? A Question Revisited” in Steiner et al. (eds.), Problems of
Protection: the UNHCR, Refugees, and Human Rights, chs. 1, 2

Levy, “The European Union after 9/11: The Demise of a Liberal Democratic Asylum
Regime,” Government and Opposition, 2005: 40, 26-59 (through WebCT)

NOTE: Depending upon time and student interest, some other individual countries (e.g.,
Australia, USA) can also be examined in this section.

4. Considering Gender: An Example

Macklin, “Cross-Border Shopping for Ideas: A Critical Review of United States,

Canadian, and Australian Approaches to Gender-Related Asylum Claims,”
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 1998: 13, 25-71 (through WebCT)

VII The Politics and Challenges of Diversity and Incorporation (Nov. 8, 15)

1. Canadian Multiculturalism

Breton, “Multiculturalism and Canadian Nation-Building,” in Cairns & Williams (eds.),

Politics of Gender, Ethnicity and Language in Canada, ch. 2
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Abu-Laban, “The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration: The Contested Area of
Multiculturalism,” in Bickerton & Gagnon (eds), Canadian Politics, 3rd ed., ch. 21

Kymlicka, Finding Our Way, intro., chs. 1-5, 8

2. Comparative Perspectives

Bloemraad, “The Limits of Tocqueville: How Government Facilitates Organizational

Capacity in Newcomer Communities,” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
2005: 31, 865-887 (through WebCT)

Koopmans et al., Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe,

intro., ch. 1

VIII Immigrant/Minority Political Expression (Nov. 22, 29)

1. Some Canadian Vantage Points

Black, “Ethnic Minorities and Mass Politics in Canada: Some Observations in the
Toronto Setting,” International Journal. of Canadian Studies 1991: 3, 129-51

Black “Representation in the Parliament of Canada: The Case of Ethnoracial Minorities,”

in Everitt & O’Neil (eds.), Citizen Politics, ch. 21

Black, “Ethnoracial Minorities in the 38th Parliament: Patterns of Change and

Continuity,” (forthcoming) (through WebCT)

2. Selected Comparative and Transnational (and Xenophobic) Dimensions

Uhlaner et al., “Political Participation of Ethnic Minorities in the 1980s,” Political

Behavior 1989: 11, 195-213

Koopmans et al., Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe,

chs. 2-7