The Ethics and Politics of Asylum

作者 Matthew J. Gibney著
出版社 Cambridge University Press
出版时间 2004年8月第1版
ISBN 9780521009379
定价 320.40

内容简介

Asylumhasbecomeahighlychargedpoliticalissueacrossdevelopedcountries,raisingahostofdifficultethicalandpoliticalquestions.Whatresponsibilitiesdotheworld'srichestcountrieshavetorefugeesarrivingattheirborders?Arestatesjustifiedinimplementingmeasurestopreventthearrivalofeconomicmigrantsiftheyalsoblockentryforrefugees?Isitlegitimatetocurtailtherightsofasylumseekerstomaximizethenumberofrefugeesreceivingprotectionoverall?ThisbookdrawsuponpoliticalandethicaltheoryandanexaminationoftheexperiencesoftheUnitedStates,Germany,theUnitedKingdomandAustraliatoconsiderhowtorespondtothechallengesofasylum.Inadditiontoexplainingwhyasylumhasemergedassuchakeypoliticalissueinrecentyears,itprovidesacompellingaccountofhowstatescouldmovetowardsimplementingmorallydefensibleresponsestorefugees.

作者简介

MatthewJ.GibneyisElizabethColsonLecturerinForcedMigrationattheRefugeeStudiesCentre,QueenElizabethHouse,UniversityofOxford,andOfficialFellowofLinacreCollege,Oxford.HehaspublishedmanyarticlesonasylumandimmigrationandistheeditorofGlobalizingRights:TheOxfordAmnestyLectures(2003).Heiscurrentlyediting(withRandallHansen)athree-volumeencyclopediaGlobalMigrationintheTwentiethCentury(forthcoming).

— END —