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Toward a Theory of Immigration
Peter C. Meilaender
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Description for Toward a Theory of Immigration
Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFN; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Changes in the global political order have combined with dominant trends in liberal political philosophy to spark increasing scholarly criticism of the state's traditional right to regulate immigration according to its own national identity. In the face of these political and scholarly trends, Meilaender offers a strong yet thoughtful defense of that right, arguing that, within broad limitations, states may legitimately exercise wide discretion in crafting immigrations policies that reflect their own particular visions of political community. The concrete issue of immigration thus serves as a lens through which to focus on abiding dilemmas of politics and culture that lie ... Read more
Changes in the global political order have combined with dominant trends in liberal political philosophy to spark increasing scholarly criticism of the state's traditional right to regulate immigration according to its own national identity. In the face of these political and scholarly trends, Meilaender offers a strong yet thoughtful defense of that right, arguing that, within broad limitations, states may legitimately exercise wide discretion in crafting immigrations policies that reflect their own particular visions of political community. The concrete issue of immigration thus serves as a lens through which to focus on abiding dilemmas of politics and culture that lie ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349387250
SKU
V9781349387250
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About Peter C. Meilaender
PETER C. MEILAENDER received a Ph.D. in political theory from the University of Notre Dame in August 1999. He is currently a visiting professor of political science and the Gerst Postdoctoral Fellow in the Gerst Program in Political, Economic, and Humanistic Studies at Duke University. He is currently doing research on normative issues raised by dual citizenship.
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