Global displacement and the topography of theory
In this essay, I examine the concept of the refugee within the context of liberal political theory. The argument is that the refugee is displaced both in political practice and political theory - theory has a topology, and inside and an outside, such that even if the refugee as a concept does enter...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2016]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of global ethics
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 12, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 260-268 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Theory
B Refugees B Displacement |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Σύνοψη: | In this essay, I examine the concept of the refugee within the context of liberal political theory. The argument is that the refugee is displaced both in political practice and political theory - theory has a topology, and inside and an outside, such that even if the refugee as a concept does enter within its boundaries it does so as a marginal figure, constructed as problematic. However, liberal political also has a topography when it comes to the refugee question - it is not just insider theory, but theory constructed within a particular kind of state in a particular location in the world. This means the extent to which liberal political theory can answer the refugee question is limited. The main challenge for theory, I argue, is not to come up with an answer to the refugee question, but to construct a context within which the refugee (broadly defined) is an equal participant in the process of arriving at an answer. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-9634 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of global ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17449626.2016.1247745 |
