The Refugee Crisis & The Responsibility Of Intellectuals

The Critique (2016)
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Abstract

According to the UN, 65.3 million forcibly displaced people languish in camps and slums or making desperate journeys toward safety. The global community has not only failed to help many of these people; in many cases it has actively obstructed them from finding security and a new home for themselves and their families. Moral responsibilities to refugees are not exhausted by policies and actions. They also extend to how to think about the refugee crisis. Pundits, politicians, and political philosophers have failed to live up to these responsibilities by perpetuating populist myths, the causes of refugees’ flight, and the policies that prevent them from resuming their lives.

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Alex Sager
Portland State University

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The Ethics of Immigration.Joseph H. Carens - 2013 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Detaining immigrants and asylum seekers: a normative introduction.Stephanie J. Silverman - 2014 - Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 17 (5):600-617.

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