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Immigration and Democracy: Oxford Political Theory

Autor Sarah Song
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 oct 2021
How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? Sarah Song offers a political theory of immigration that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants.Immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in contemporary politics. It raises questions about identity, economic well-being, the legitimacy of state power, and the boundaries of membership and justice. How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? Some contend that borders should generally be open and people should be free to migrate in search of better lives. Others insist that governments have the right to unilaterally close their borders and should do so. In Immigration and Democracy, Sarah Song develops an intermediate ethical position that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants. She argues that political membership is morally significant, even if morally arbitrary. Political membership grounds particular rights and obligations, and a government may show some partiality toward the interests of its members. Yet, we also have universal obligations to those outside our orders. Where prospective migrants have urgent reasons to move, as in the case of refugees, their interests may trump the less weighty interests of members. What is required is not open or closed borders but open doors. An accessible ethical framework that clarifies and deepens the ideas with which members of democratic societies can debate immigration, Immigration and Democracy considers the implications of a realistically utopian theory for immigration law and policy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780197614396
ISBN-10: 0197614396
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 157 x 236 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Seria Oxford Political Theory

Locul publicării:New York, United States

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I cannot do justice here to the nuance and sophistication of Song's arguments, which provide a sorely needed philosophical framework for thinking (rather than tweeting) through current debates over immigration policy.
Professor Song brings an intellectual rigor to this project that is most admirable, and her writing is clear, accessible, and free of jargon, all of which makes this work an excellent choice for a wide audience.
Song's desire to advance a "controlled borders and open doors" (p. 190) theory of immigrant justice will resonate with those who believe that democratic values themselves can provide an ethico-political framework for immigrant justice.

Notă biografică

Sarah Song is Professor of Law and Political Science and Faculty Director of the Kadish Center for Morality, Law, & Public Affairs at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism, which won the 2008 Ralph Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association. She teaches a popular undergraduate lecture course on justice as well as graduate courses in political and legal philosophy.