Migration and Global Interdependence (research)
| Specialisation of: | History (research) |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in History (research) |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 2 years |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English. Classes for which reading knowledge of Dutch is required may be taught in Dutch. |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60139 |
Migration, integration, discrimination, urbanisation, citizenship, social cohesion, civil society, global interactions and economic crises: all these are currently major topics of political and public debate. They are the issues around which the Migration and Global Interdependence specialisation centres.
Programme
Studying the specialisation Migration and global interdependence you will cover a large variety of subjects, a large time span, and a broad geographical area. Topics are very diverse, like:
- the consequences of the Dutch presence in the Dutch East Indies
- the choice of baby names by mixed couples
- changes in fashion and home decoration under the influence of migrants
- civil society and trade networks in the Early Modern Period
- the creation of the European Union
- the sexual revolution of the 1960s
These are just a few examples. The topics are frequently at the centre of political and public debate: globalisation, integration and migration, urban rioting, or the economic crisis. It needs a keen historical awareness to pose the right questions for research: How new is globalisation? How does the current migration differ from that in the past? How does the economic crisis of today compare to that of the 1930s or the 1980s? You will focus on how institutional frameworks both were changed by, and shaped a world that became increasingly more interconnected.
You will get the chance to develop your own research plan. The staff encourage you to be creative and innovative. For your research, you will make use of various sources such as diaries, newspapers, parliamentary papers, population registers, interviews, novels, photo’s and films, and business archives. Like our current students do, you will build on theories that have been developed within sociology, anthropology, politics and economics, and produce work that is probably interdisciplinary and shows awareness of differences according to class, gender, ethnicity and religion.
We want our students to be part of the academic community that is formed by our staff. You will be invited to take part in our social and academic gatherings, among which are the bi-monthly gatherings where the members of staff present new research.
For more details on the course overview, course contents, and the structure of the programme, see the e-prospectus .
