Politics of Compassion
"Surely a must-read for scholars interested in the recent ‘refugee crisis’, and those who more broadly want to comprehend how compassion is used both to uphold and counter asylum and immigration policies… the first extensive study of how ‘benevolence’ is articulated in immigration and asylum debates in the ‘minority world’, making the book very topical and useful to understand ongoing events." Migration Studies, June 2019
Whether addressing questions of loss, (be)longing, fears of an immigration 'invasion' or perceived injustices in immigration policies, immigration debates are infused with strong emotions.
Emotion is often presented as a factor that complicates and hinders rational discussion.
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Emotion is often presented as a factor that complicates and hinders rational discussion. This book explores how emotion is, in fact, central to understanding how and why we have the immigration policies we do, and what kinds of policies may be beneficial for various groups of people in society.
The author looks beyond the 'negative' emotions of fear and hostility to examine on the politics of compassion and empathy. Using case studies from Australia, Europe and the US, the book offers a new and original analysis of immigration policy and immigration debates.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bristol University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 224
- ISBN
- 9781529200423
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
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"Surely a must-read for scholars interested in the recent ‘refugee crisis’, and those who more broadly want to comprehend how compassion is used both to uphold and counter asylum and immigration policies… the first extensive study of how ‘benevolence’ is articulated in immigration and asylum debates in the ‘minority world’, making the book very topical and useful to understand ongoing events." Migration Studies, June 2019
«“This lucid, useful book throws new light on how we think about migration. It deftly links theory and evidence to explain the ‘compassionate refusal’ used to justify exclusionary migration policies.” Hannah Jones, University of Warwick»