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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785652803321

Autore

Pevnick Ryan <1980->

Titolo

Immigration and the constraints of justice : between open borders and absolute sovereignty / / Ryan Pevnick [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-21790-3

1-139-03613-0

1-283-05212-1

9786613052124

1-139-04159-2

1-139-04236-X

1-139-04499-0

1-139-03845-1

0-511-97513-9

1-139-04082-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

325/.1

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration - Government policy

Distributive justice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Statism, self-determination and associate ownership -- Refining associative ownership -- Rights-based arguments for open borders -- Distributive justice and open borders -- The significance of national identity -- Applications.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the constraints which justice imposes on immigration policy. Like liberal nationalists, Ryan Pevnick argues that citizens have special claims to the institutions of their states. However, the source of these special claims is located in the citizenry's ownership of state institutions rather than in a shared national identity. Citizens contribute to the construction and maintenance of institutions (by paying taxes and obeying the law), and as a result they have special claims to these institutions and a limited right to exclude outsiders.



Pevnick shows that the resulting view justifies a set of policies - including support for certain types of guest worker programs - which is distinct from those supported by either liberal nationalists or advocates of open borders. His book provides a framework for considering a number of connected topics including issues related to self-determination, the scope of distributive justice and the significance of shared national identity.