“Migration
and Democracy” seminar aims to discuss the relationship between
migration and democracy. Instead of focusing on issues such as
integration, immigration policies, etc., the seminar seeks to ask
broader questions on the nature of migration and on the relationship
between the stranger and the nation. How do we imagine the political
community, or the demos, under the current circumstances? What does
democracy mean in its relation to the immigrant, the non-citizen, the
stranger? What is a border? Can democracy survive behind thick walls?
What does “open borders” or “right to escape” mean? How did the “refugee
crisis” affect political debate in Germany? How could we imagine the
future of Europe in relation to growing anti-immigrant sentiment? What
is the relationship between politicized anti-migration attitudes and
practices of everyday racism? Those are among the questions the seminar
aims to put forward. Rather than producing concrete answers, the seminar
intends to create an open and inclusive platform for discussion.
- Kursleiter:in: Özge