Immigration and the State [[electronic resource] ] : Fear, Greed and Hospitality / / by Alex Balch

• Autore: Balch Alex
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XI, 308 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.6
• Soggetto topico: Political planning; Emigration and immigration; Great Britain—Politics and government; United States—Politics and government; Social justice; Human rights; Public Policy; Migration; British Politics; US Politics; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Emigration and immigration Government policy; United States Emigration and immigration Government policy; Great Britain Emigration and immigration Social aspects; United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Chapter 1. A ‘migrant crisis’? -- Chapter 2. ‘The Human Rights deficit -- Chapter 3. Illiberal liberalism -- Chapter 4. Immigration politics in the UK and US -- Chapter 5. 18th-20th Century: Pulling up the drawbridge -- Chapter 6. 21st century: attrition by enforcement -- Chapter 7. Fear -- Chapter 8. Greed -- Chapter 9. Hospitality -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines how and why liberalism and human rights have proven insufficient to protect immigrants. Contemporary immigration systems are characterized by increasing complexity and expanding enforcement, and frequently criticized for violating human rights and for causing death, exclusion and exploitation. The ‘migrant crisis’ can also be understood as a crisis of hospitality for liberal democracies. Through analysis of the immigration histories and political dynamics of Britain and the US, the book explains how these two archetypal liberal states have both sought to create a hostile environment for unwanted immigrants. The book provides a fresh and original perspective on the development of immigration systems, showing how they have become subject to the politics of fear and greed, and revealing how different traditions of hospitality have evolved, survived, and renewed. Alex Balch is Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, UK. His work focuses on the politics and policy of immigration, and efforts to combat forced labour and human trafficking. He has worked with a range of government and non-government organisations on research projects and regularly contributes to public debates. He is a member of the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG). .
• Titolo autorizzato: Immigration and the State
• ISBN: 1-137-38589-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255318703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II