Migration, Mobility and Development

By Prof. Amrita Datta | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Learners enrolled: 320 | Exam registration: 83

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course aims to engage with contemporary scholarship in migration studies. It will do so by critically studying key concepts and theories of migration, and interrogating the relationship between migration and development. Drawing on multidisciplinary theoretical and empirical literature in the social sciences, the course will focus on social, economic and cultural drivers of migration, as well as its consequences for individuals, families, and societies in host and destination regions. In the context of globalization, the course will re-examine the divide between internal and international migration. Lastly, the course will consider the scope and limitations of migration policies in an increasingly mobile and connected world.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students, migration and development researchers and practioners.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Development Organisations, Corporate Social Responsibility sector, Policy Think Tanks

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	19 Jan 2026
End Date :	10 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	02 Feb 2026
Exam Registration Ends :	20 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	25 Apr 2026 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Migration Studies: Disciplinary and Theoretical Considerations

The first week will introduce the students to the course; view migration from the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, demography, law and public policy; engage with early migration theories by Ravenstein and Lee; and study migration from the lens of neoclassical economic theories.

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Course (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Disciplinary Considerations in Migration Studies (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Theoretical Foundations in Migration Studies: Ravenstein (1885, 1889) & Lee (1966) (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 4: Neoclassical Economic Theories and Migration (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 2: Migration Studies: Theoretical Considerations

The second week will take on key theories and concepts in migration, such as the new economics of labour migration (NELM), transitional theories, systems theory, and network theory.

Lesson 1: New Economics of Labour Migration (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Transitional Theories of Migration (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Migration Systems Theory (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 4: Migration Networks and Network Theory in Migration Studies (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 3: Migration Studies: Theoretical Considerations

The third week will study the concepts of migration infrastructure and industry, introduce students to Stephen Castles' social transformation perspective on migration, and critically examine the migration and development framework.

Lesson 1: Migration Infrastructure and Migration Industry (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Understanding Global Migration: A Social Transformation Perspective, Stephen Castles (2010) (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Migration and Development I (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 4: Migration and Development II (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 4: Migration Studies: Theoretical Considerations

The fourth week will introduce the concepts of structure and agency in migration studies; aspirations in migration studies; theorise migration in anthropology; and, discuss the various units of analysis, with a focus on methodological nationalism.

Lesson 1: Structure and Agency in Migration Studies (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Aspirations in Migration Studies (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Theorizing Migration in Anthropology, Caroline Brettell (2014) (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 4: Units of Analysis and Methodological Nationalism (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 5: Transnationalism in Migration Studies

The fifth week will be devoted to studying transnationalism in the context of migration studies.

Lesson 1: Transnationalism in Migration Studies I (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Transnationalism in Migration Studies II (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Being a Khadamma: Narratives from the Peripheries of Mobility from Malayali Women Domestic Workers in the Gulf (Guest lecture by Amal Latif, SRM University)

Week 6: Gender in Migration Studies

The sixth week will be devoted to studying gender in migration studies.

Lesson 1: Gender in Migration Studies I (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Gender in Migration Studies II (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Gender and Labour Migration (Guest Lecture by Neetha N, Centre for Women’s Development Studies)

Week 7: Concepts, Empirics and Policy

The seventh week will focus on migration and human rights, and cover empirical and policy issues related to migrant housing, and climate and migration.

Lesson 1: Migration and Human Rights (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Housing as a 'Foothold' for Migrants in the City Migrant Housing (Guest lecture by Mukta Naik)

Lesson 3: Migration in the Context of Climate Change (Guest lecture Chandni Singh, Indian Institute for Human Settlements)

Week 8: Circular Migration and Livelihoods

The eighth week will focus on circular migration, along with empirical studies on circular migration and livelihoods.

Lesson 1: Internal Migration and Temporary Labour Circulation in India: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives (Guest lecture by Kunal Keshri, International Institute for Population Sciences)

Lesson 2: Circular Migration and Localised Urbanisation in Rural India (Guest lecture by Soundarya Iyer, R V University)

Lesson 3: Migration, Livelihoods and Well Being in India (Guest lecture by Chetan Choithani, National Institute of Advanced Studies)

Week 9: Empirics of Migration

The ninth week will focus on the empirics of migration, with a particular emphasis on research studies conducted in Kerala, Odisha and Bihar.

Lesson 1: Kerala Migration Surveys, 1998-2023 (Guest lecture by S. Irudaya Rajan, International Institute of Migration and Development)

Lesson 2: Migration Scenario in Odisha by (Guest lecture by Jajati Keshari Parida, University of Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Migration and Development in India: The Bihar Experience (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 10: Internal Migration in India: Patterns, Political Economy and Policy

The tenth week will cover key issues related to internal migration in contemporary India, focusing on the political economy of migration; migration patterns and policy; and, critically examine circular migration.

Lesson 1: Internal Migration in Contemporary India: A Political Economy Perspective (Guest lecture by Professor Deepak K Mishra, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Lesson 2: Internal Labour Migration in India and Evolving Trends (Guest Lecture by Benoy Peter, Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development)

Lesson 3: Interrogating the Circular in Circular Labour Migration: The Case of Internal Labour Migration in India (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Week 11: Concepts, empirics and policy

The eleventh week will focus on emotions in migration research; the social costs of migration; migrant labour in the construction industry; and, introduce the students to a migration policy index.

Lesson 1: Mobilizing Value: Migration and Labour Contracting in India's Construction (Guest lecture by Aardra Surendran, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)

Lesson 2: Emotions in Migration Research (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 3: Social Costs of Migration (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

Lesson 4: Indexing Policies for Internal Migrants in India: The Inter State Migrant Policy Index - IMPEX 2019 & 2021 (Guest lecture by Varun Aggarwal, India Migration Now)

Week 12: Concepts, empirics and policy

The twelfth week will focus on international student migration; skills in international migration; refugees, migrants and the nation-state; and, will conclude the course.

Lesson 1: International Student Migration (Guest lecture by S. Irudaya Rajan, International Institute of Migration and Development)

Lesson 2: Understanding International Migration of the Highly Skilled From India in the Global Context (Guest Lecture by Binod Khadria, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Lesson 3: Refugees, Migrants and the Nation State: The 'Insider-Outsider' Paradox (Guest lecture by Priyanca Mathur, Jain University)

Lesson 4: Concluding the Course (Amrita Datta, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad)

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Instructor bio

Prof. Amrita Datta

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Prof. Amrita Datta is an Assistant Professor of Development Studies at the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH). Amrita’s research interests are in the areas of migration and mobilities, agrarian change and rural development, village and longitudinal studies, labour and employment, and gender and development.

Amrita’s book, Migration and Development in India: The Bihar Experience (Routledge 2022, 2024) draws on a longitudinal study—undertaken at the Institute for Human Development—on social and economic change in rural Bihar to study labour migration in the context of neoliberal economic development in India. Currently, she is working on another book based on the Odisha Migration Study 2023, a multidisciplinary empirical research project funded by the CGIAR Gender Platform.

Amrita has published in several edited volumes and journals such as the Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Gender Studies, Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, Children’s Geographies, Indian Journal of Labour Economics and the Economic and Political Weekly. Amrita recently co-edited a special issue on Internal Migration and Development in India in the Indian Journal of Human Development (2024, Volume 18, Issue 1) and another special issue on The Future of Urbanisation: Migration Policies in the Post-pandemic World in Urbanisation (2024, Volume 9, Issue 1).

Amrita has a PhD in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam; an M.Phil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge; an M.A. in Social Work with a specialisation in Urban and Rural Community Development from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; and, a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from the Lady Shriram College for Women, University of Delhi

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