Ateneo - UPO

Models of Integration

Several Essays, available on DIR

1- Knowledge of the main models of multicultural policies to grant an inclusive democratic polity. 2- Ability to critically analyze reading materials. 3- Ability to develop an original paper on the studied topics.

Knowledge and capabilities acquired in the undergraduate studies: 1. Basic Knowledge of politics. 2. Capability of clear and correct exposition of the readings and of one’s own position, both in the discussion and in the papers.

Graduate teaching will take place in seminars. The students will arrive to each session, having completed the reading assignment. At the beginning of the course, all reading assignments will be published on DIR. Each session will be open by a student's brief introduction, followed by the general discussion. At the end of each session the teacher will suggest a list of questions for the student to reflect and to stimulate the next session’s debate. A written outline will be required as a practice for the final paper and an oral presentation will be given at the end of the course.

Those who will not be able to attend classes for motivated reasons, will have an oral examination where the whole list of readings will be discussed with the teacher.

Written paper 4000 words (70%) and active participation (30%). At the end of the course the student should have reached as a minimum threshold: 1. The knowledge of the different models of integration and the capability to compare them. 2. The capability to classify the case-studies under the different models 3. Ability of a clear and correct exposition The student reaches an advanced competence if: she gets a critical and comparative understanding of the different models 2. She is able to analyze the case studies with an autonomous and critical view. 3. She shows a perfect master of language and technical terms.

1. Multiculturalism and cultural rights 2. The problem with culture 3. The problem of social coesion 4. Multiculturalism and populism 5. Multiculturalism and recognition 6. Feminism and multiculturalism 7. Intersectionality 8 Affirmative Action 9. Hate speech and free speech

1.Acquisition of knowledge on the topic of the course. 2.Development of a critical view on citizenship and integration and autonomous development of justified positions, which will be apparent in the discussion in class, in the presentation and in the papers. 3. Refinement of argumentative capabilities to be shown in the elaboration of autonomous positions both in the papers and especially in facing case study. 4. Cased studies provide the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in the course with autonomy of judgment.