From the latest issue of Constellations, Julia Schulze Wessel (TU Dresden): On Border Subjects: Rethinking the Figure of the Refugee and the Undocumented Migrant. Clara Sandelind (Hudderseld): Territorial Boundaries and Collective Responsibility: The Claims of Refugees. Jill I. Goldenziel (Harvard): The Curse of the Nation-State: Refugees, Migration, and Security in International Law. From Boston Review, Elizabeth Dunn on the failure of refugee camps. There’s no perfect answer to the migrant crisis — and we must face that. Katharine Donato on the invisibility of today’s women refugees. Paula Gerber and Jasmine Dawson the plight of LGBTI refugees. Can refugees have human rights? From OUPblog, how can contemporary Kantian philosophy help solve the current refugee crisis? Robert Hanna on a world with persons but without borders. On the case for getting rid of borders — completely: No defensible moral framework regards foreigners as less deserving of rights than people born in the right place at the right time. Nathan Pippenger on an opening for open borders.
Europe braces for millions more refugee arrivals. The king of the shores: An interview with a Syrian refugee smuggler. What to do with the people who do make it across? Daniel Trilling on Europe’s borders. Ruben Andersson on the illegality industry: Notes on Europe’s dangerous border experiment. After braving death to reach Europe, this is the final test refugees must pass to win asylum. Adam Luedtke on four myths about the European refugee crisis (and why you need to know the reality). The continuing wave of refugees arriving at the borders of the European Union has sparked discussions all around Europe on what the impact will be on the European economies. Massimiliano Cali and Samia Sekkarie on the economic impact of refugee “invasions”. Tim Harford on the real benefits of migration: The supposed costs or benefits of immigration always omit one crucial group — the migrants themselves. The migrant crisis is putting severe strain on domestic politics in every member nation, especially the biggest and most important one, Germany. Every Monday, thousands of Germans rally against Muslims — here are the 6 things you need to know about the “Pegida” movement.
From ThinkProgress, after attacks, France increases its commitment to refugees; and a look at how America turned away Jewish refugees because some were feared to be Nazi agents. Dear conservatives, stop extolling the moral superiority of Nazis, please? Ted Cruz last year: We should welcome Syrian refugees, and we can do it safely. Tierney Sneed on how the Paris attacks turned anti-refugee sentiment into full-blown hysteria. Alex Tabarrok on Syrian refugees, jelly beans, and murderers. From TNR, what to do about the refugees? The GOP takes a stand to be remembered; and Elizabeth Bruenig on the way forward on refugees. From Vox, Matthew Yglesias on Obama’s sick burn on Republican critics of his refugee policy. From Wonkblog, Lydia DePillis on why rejecting Syrian refugees won’t make America safer: Most terrorists have other ways of getting around; and forget refugees: Max Ehrenfreund on how terrorists could actually get into the U.S. Dumb hicks are America’s greatest threat.
