Migration in Political Theory: The Ethics of Movement and Membership

312 Pages·2016·1.566 MB·English

by  Fine, Sarah, Ypi, Lea

Migration in Political Theory

Migration in Political Theory
The Ethics of Movement
and Membership
Edited by
Sarah Fine and Lea Ypi
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Acknowledgments
Anumberofyearsago,wemetinOxfordtodiscusstheneedforanew,major
collection on the subject of migration in political theory, featuring leading
scholarsinthefield.Tothatend,weplannedaconference,“MigrationinLegal
andPoliticalTheory:RemainingChallenges,”whichtookplaceinCambridge
inOctober2011.WewouldliketothanktheCentreforResearchintheArts,
SocialSciences,andHumanities(CRASSH)attheUniversityofCambridge,for
its generous financial and administrative support of the conference. Special
thanks to Helga Brandt at CRASSH for all her excellent work in helping to
maketheconferenceagreatsuccess.ThanksarealsoduetotheLondonSchool
ofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceforitsinvaluablefinancialsupport.
Themajorityofthecontributorstothisbookpresentedtheirpapersatthat
conference, with later contributions from Sarah Song and Ayelet Shachar.
PhillipColeandLindaBosniakgaveexcellentpresentationsattheconference,
butdidnotcontributetheirpaperstothebook.
Wethanktheterrificcontributorsfortheirhardworkandpatiencethrough-
out the process. We would also like to extend our thanks to Dominic Byatt,
SarahParker,OliviaWells,andtherestoftheteamatOxfordUniversityPress.
All of the papers in this book are original contributions published here
for the first time, with the exception of Joseph Carens’ chapter, parts of
whichappearinasimilarforminhisbook,TheEthicsofImmigration(Oxford
UniversityPress,2013).
Finally,wewouldliketothankourdearfamilies,especiallyJonathan,Arbien,
Duncan, Juliet, and Alice. The book is dedicated to Lea’s mother, Doli, and
brother,Lani,andtoSarah’smother,Doreen,andgrandmother,Elaine.

Contents
ListofContributors xi
1. TheEthicsofMovementandMembership:AnIntroduction 1
SarahFineandLeaYpi
PartI. EntryandExit
2. IsThereaHumanRighttoImmigrate? 11
DavidMiller
3. ImmigrationasaHumanRight 32
KieranOberman
4. IsThereanUnqualifiedRighttoLeave? 57
AnnaStilz
5. FreedomofMovementandtheRightstoEnterandExit 80
ChristopherHeathWellman
PartII. Migration,Equality,andJustice
6. TheSpecial-ObligationsChallengetoMoreOpenBorders 105
ArashAbizadeh
7. ImmigrationandDiscrimination 125
SarahFine
8. TakingWorkersasaClass:TheMoralDilemmas
ofGuestworkerPrograms 151
LeaYpi
9. SelectingByMerit:TheBraveNewWorldofStratifiedMobility 175
AyeletShachar