| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 272 pages). |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Studies in global justice and human rights |
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Studies in global justice and human rights.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The Philosophical and Empirical Context; Chapter 2 Nationalist Approaches to Immigration Justice; Chapter 3 Cosmopolitan Approaches to Immigration Justice; Chapter 4 The Priority of Disadvantage Principle; Chapter 5 Immigration Justice: In Defense of the Priority of Disadvantage Principle; Chapter 6 Admission, Exclusion and Beyond: Which Immigration Policies are Just?; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
What moral standards ought nation-states abide by when selecting immigration policies? Peter Higgins argues that immigration policies can only be judged by considering the inequalities that are produced by the institutions - such as gender, race and class - that constitute our social world. Higgins challenges conventional positions on immigration justice, including the view that states have a right to choose whatever immigration policies they like, or that all immigration restrictions ought to be eliminated and borders opened. Rather than suggesting one absolute solution, he argues that a unique set of immigration policies will be just for each country. He concludes with concrete recommendations for policymaking. Key Features. Draws on empirical data on trends, patterns and causes of contemporary global migration The most thorough, up-to-date examination of existing philosophical work on justice in admissions Responds the thought of other political philosophers including John Rawls, Thomas Pogge and Michael Walzer Includes chapters on nationalism, cosmopolitanism and policy |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism & Patriotism.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst00908700
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Emigration and immigration -- Moral and ethical aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01352898
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Higgins, Peter W. Immigration justice. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013] 0748670262 (DLC) 2013427596 (OCoLC)824733697 |
| ISBN |
1299963994 (electronic book) |
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9781299963993 (electronic book) |
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0748670270 (electronic book) |
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9780748670277 (electronic book) |
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