Migration in Political Theory

Written by an international team of leading political and legal theory scholars whose writings have contributed to shaping the field, Migration in Political Theory presents seminal new work on the ethics of movement and membership.The volume addresses challenging and under-researched themes on the subject of migration. It debates the question of whether we ought to recognize a human right to immigrate, and whether it might be legitimate to restrict emigration. The authors critically examine criteria for selecting would-be migrants, and for acquiring citizenship. They discuss tensions between the claims of immigrants and existing residents, and tackle questions of migrant worker exploitation and responsibility forrefugees. The book illustrates the importance of drawing on the tools of political theory to clarify, criticize, and challenge the current terms of the migration debate.

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