1: Sarah Fine and Lea Ypi: The Ethics of Movement and Membership:
An Introduction
Part One: Entry and Exit
2: David Miller: Is there a Human Right to Immigrate?
3: Kieran Oberman: Immigration as a Human Right
4: Anna Stilz: Is there an Unqualified Right to Leave?
5: Christopher Heath Wellman: Freedom of Movement and the Rights to
Enter and Exit
Part Two: Migration, Equality, and Justice
6: Arash Abizadeh: The Special-Obligations Challenge to More Open
Borders
7: Sarah Fine: Immigration and Discrimination
8: Lea Ypi: Taking Workers as a Class: The Moral Dilemmas of
Guestworker Programmes
9: Ayelet Shachar: Selecting By Merit: The Brave New World of
Stratified Mobility
Part Three: Migration and Membership
10: Joseph H. Carens: In Defense of Birthright Citizenship
11: Sarah Song: The Significance of Territorial Presence and the
Rights of Immigrants
12: Chandran Kukathas: Are Refugees Special?
13: David Owen: In Loco Civitatis: On the Normative Basis of the
Institution of Refugeehood and Responsibilities for Refugees
Sarah Fine is a Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London.
She was previously a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge. She specialises in issues relating to migration and
citizenship. Her forthcoming book, Immigration and the Right to
Exclude (OUP), sets out to challenge the idea that the state has a
moral right to exclude would-be immigrants. Her publications
include 'Freedom of Association Is Not the Answer' in Ethics.
Lea Ypi is Associate Professor in Political Theory at the London
School of Economics and Political Science and Adjunct Associate
Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. She
is the author of Global Justice and Avant-Garde Political Agency
(Oxford University Press 2012), The Meaning of Partisanship, (OUP
2016, with Jonathan White) and the co-editor of Kant and
Colonialism (Oxford Univrsity Press 2014, with Katrin Flikschuh).
In their introduction to Migration in Political Theory, the editors
claim that its essays will 'highlight and scrutinize the central,
prevalent assumptions about migration that 'inform current
political thinking about migration, as well as countless migration
and naturalization policies.' The book delivers on this substantial
promise, while also interrogating many of the core normative claims
advanced in the theoretical migration debates. Although some essays
echo arguments that have been advanced before, this is a largely
original volume, as well as a timely and significant contribution
to the field.
*Shelley Wilcox, San Francisco State University*
It would be something of an understatement, given the migration
crisis on the borders of Europe, to say that Migration in Political
Theory is a timely work. It is notable for highlighting the strong
divisions within political theory on migration; it shows that the
dissonance in society is reflected in the discipline.This is a
praiseworthy collection from notable figures in contemporary
political philosophy. It provides a strong overview of the state of
the theory. This makes it invaluable to students seeking to become
familiar with the literature on the ethics of migration. It will
also be essential to postgraduate students and academics conducting
research on this topic as it includes several innovative
contributions to the debate.
*Gwilym David Blunt, University of Cambridge*
Migration questions are among the most frequently discussed in
contemporary politics. In answering such questions readers would do
well to consult Sarah Fine and Lea Ypi's wonderful collection of
ground-breaking essays, which includes chapters from some of the
most prominent scholars working on the ethics of movement and
membership today. The essays also invite reflection on wider topics
including the future of democratic citizenship and obligations of
social justice in a context of exclusionary migration policies,
cultural diversity and the erosion of social cohesion. Authors
expose many inconsistencies and injustices in contemporary
practices governing migration. This well-edited book helpfully
pushes several debates forward and is a most welcome addition to
current literature.
*Gillian Brock, University of Auckland*
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