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Record Nr.

UNINA9910433255903321

Autore

Bauder Harald <1969->

Titolo

Migration borders freedom / / Harald Bauder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-317-27063-0

1-315-63830-4

1-317-27062-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Human Geography ; ; 63

Disciplina

320.1/2

Soggetti

Boundaries - Political aspects

Boundaries - Social aspects

Border crossing

Border security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Freedom, Borders, Migration; Imagining Freedom of Migration; Structure and Context of the Book; References; PART I: Diagnosis; References; 2. Borders in Perspective; What is a Border?; Border Dialectics; Conclusion; References; 3. Access Denied!; Calls for Open Borders; Conclusion; References; 4. From Utopia to Possibilia; A Note on Utopia; Negation and Possibility; Open Borders as Contingent Possibility; No Border as Possibilia; Conclusion; References

Sommario/riassunto

International borders have become deadly barriers of a proportion rivaled only by war or natural disaster. Yet despite the damage created by borders, most people can't - or don't want to - imagine a world without them. What alternatives do we have to prevent the deadly results of contemporary borders?  In today's world, national citizenship determines a person's ability to migrate across borders. Migration Borders Freedom questions that premise. Recognizing the magnitude of deaths occurring at contemporary borders worldwide, the book



problematizes the concept of the border and develops arguments for open borders and a world without borders. It explores alternative possibilities, ranging from the practical to the utopian, that link migration with ideas of community, citizenship, and belonging. The author calls into question the conventional political imagination that assumes migration and citizenship to be responsibilities of nation states, rather than cities. While the book draws on the theoretical work of thinkers such as Ernst Bloch, David Harvey, and Henry Lefebvre, it also presents international empirical examples of policies and practices on migration and claims of belonging. In this way, the book equips the reader with the practical and conceptual tools for political action, activist practice, and scholarly engagement to achieve greater justice for people who are on the move.