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Immigration and Democracy (Oxford Political Theory) Reprint Edition

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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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    0197614396
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0197614396
  3. Edition
    Reprint
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    September 1, 2021
  6. Part of series
    Oxford Political Theory
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    9.3 x 0.7 x 6.2 inches
  9. Print length
    264 pages
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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 Robert Gooding-Williams, Columbia University, Public Books

"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." -- Michael K. Romano, Law and Politics Book Review

"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." -- Liza B. Williams, Perspectives on Politics

About the Author

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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (September 1, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0197614396
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0197614396
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 0.7 x 6.2 inches
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Sarah Song is Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research and teaching explore questions of justice, democracy, citizenship, immigration, gender, and race. She is the author of two books, Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism (2007, Cambridge University Press) and Immigration and Democracy (2018, Oxford University Press). At Berkeley, she teaches a popular undergraduate lecture course on justice, graduate seminars in political and legal philosophy, and a law school course on the First Amendment.

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