James Souter
Biographic Data
| ID | 837080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Souter |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Souter |
| SIGNATURE | SOUTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6338-3430 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When home isn’t home anymore: Towards a political theory of displacement without movement
Normative political theorists typically view displacement as a phenomenon that entails forced movement. In this article, I challenge this orthodoxy by arguing that displacement is fundamentally a loss of one's place and/or home that may occur either with or without such movement. After developing a series of conditions to explain when place-based changes precipitate ‘displacement without movement’, I contend that there are at least two key theore…
Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration
Asylum as Reparation: Refuge and Responsibility for the Harms of Displacement
This book argues that states have a special obligation to offer asylum as a form of reparation to refugees for whose flight they are responsible. It shows the great relevance of reparative justice, and the importance of the causes of contemporary forced migration, for our understanding of states’ responsibilities to refugees. Part I explains how this view presents an alternative to the dominant humanitarian approach to asylum in political theory …
Asylum As Reparation: Refuge and Responsibility for the Harms of Displacement
Introduction: The Responsibility to Protect and the Refugee Protection Regime
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Good international citizenship and special responsibilities to protect refugees
Good international citizenship is generally seen, either implicitly or explicitly, as being a matter of fulfilling general duties in the realm of foreign policy. In this article, I challenge this prevailing view, by arguing that good international citizenship frequently involves discharging special responsibilities to protect, which in turn involves grants of asylum to refugees. While arguing that asylum should be seen as an important element of …
Is R2P a Fully-Fledged International Norm
This commentary examines whether R2P is a fully-fledged norm. As a normative aspiration R2P is almost universally accepted. However as a standard of behaviour that states implement as a matter of course R2P is far from fully-fledged. By examining state responses to refugee crises in Syria it is argued that powerful states are failing in their special responsibility to protect
A special responsibility to protect: The UK, Australia and the rise of Islamic State
In the summer of 2014 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerged as a threat to the Iraqi people. This article asks whether the UK and Australia had a ‘special’ responsibility to protect (R2P) those being threatened. It focuses on two middle-ranking powers (as opposed to the US) in order to highlight the significance of special responsibilities that flow only from the principle of reparation rather than capability. The article contends that d…
Towards a Theory of Asylum as Reparation for past Injustice
In this article, I contend that asylum should at times act as a form of reparation for past injustice. This function, I argue, stems from states' special obligation to provide asylum to refugees for whose lack of state protection they are responsible. After suggesting that the development of a theory of asylum as reparation necessitates a diachronic approach, I outline the conditions under which asylum should function reparatively, and draw on th…
Humanity, Suffering and Victimhood: A Defence of Human Rights Pragmatism
This article explores and defends the pragmatist approach to human rights exemplified by Michael Ignatieff, which seeks to justify them in terms of their practical ability to reduce suffering and abuse. It then presents Alain Badiou's radical critique of this kind of ‘ethic of human rights’, which claims that it presupposes a negative conception of the human as a victim and leads to a highly conservative politics. However, Badiou's arguments are …
Towards a Theory of Asylum as Reparation for past Injustice
In this article, I contend that asylum should at times act as a form of reparation for past injustice. This function, I argue, stems from states' special obligation to provide asylum to refugees for whose lack of state protection they are responsible. After suggesting that the development of a theory of asylum as reparation necessitates a diachronic approach, I outline the conditions under which asylum should function reparatively, and draw on th…
Good international citizenship and special responsibilities to protect refugees
Good international citizenship is generally seen, either implicitly or explicitly, as being a matter of fulfilling general duties in the realm of foreign policy. In this article, I challenge this prevailing view, by arguing that good international citizenship frequently involves discharging special responsibilities to protect, which in turn involves grants of asylum to refugees. While arguing that asylum should be seen as an important element of …
Introduction: The Responsibility to Protect and the Refugee Protection Regime
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A special responsibility to protect: The UK, Australia and the rise of Islamic State
In the summer of 2014 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerged as a threat to the Iraqi people. This article asks whether the UK and Australia had a ‘special’ responsibility to protect (R2P) those being threatened. It focuses on two middle-ranking powers (as opposed to the US) in order to highlight the significance of special responsibilities that flow only from the principle of reparation rather than capability. The article contends that d…
Humanity, Suffering and Victimhood: A Defence of Human Rights Pragmatism
This article explores and defends the pragmatist approach to human rights exemplified by Michael Ignatieff, which seeks to justify them in terms of their practical ability to reduce suffering and abuse. It then presents Alain Badiou's radical critique of this kind of ‘ethic of human rights’, which claims that it presupposes a negative conception of the human as a victim and leads to a highly conservative politics. However, Badiou's arguments are …
Humanity, Suffering and Victimhood: A Defence of Human Rights Pragmatism
This article explores and defends the pragmatist approach to human rights exemplified by Michael Ignatieff, which seeks to justify them in terms of their practical ability to reduce suffering and abuse. It then presents Alain Badiou's radical critique of this kind of ‘ethic of human rights’, which claims that it presupposes a negative conception of the human as a victim and leads to a highly conservative politics. However, Badiou's arguments are …
Towards a Theory of Asylum as Reparation for past Injustice
In this article, I contend that asylum should at times act as a form of reparation for past injustice. This function, I argue, stems from states' special obligation to provide asylum to refugees for whose lack of state protection they are responsible. After suggesting that the development of a theory of asylum as reparation necessitates a diachronic approach, I outline the conditions under which asylum should function reparatively, and draw on th…
Is R2P a Fully-Fledged International Norm
This commentary examines whether R2P is a fully-fledged norm. As a normative aspiration R2P is almost universally accepted. However as a standard of behaviour that states implement as a matter of course R2P is far from fully-fledged. By examining state responses to refugee crises in Syria it is argued that powerful states are failing in their special responsibility to protect
A special responsibility to protect: The UK, Australia and the rise of Islamic State
In the summer of 2014 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerged as a threat to the Iraqi people. This article asks whether the UK and Australia had a ‘special’ responsibility to protect (R2P) those being threatened. It focuses on two middle-ranking powers (as opposed to the US) in order to highlight the significance of special responsibilities that flow only from the principle of reparation rather than capability. The article contends that d…
Good international citizenship and special responsibilities to protect refugees
Good international citizenship is generally seen, either implicitly or explicitly, as being a matter of fulfilling general duties in the realm of foreign policy. In this article, I challenge this prevailing view, by arguing that good international citizenship frequently involves discharging special responsibilities to protect, which in turn involves grants of asylum to refugees. While arguing that asylum should be seen as an important element of …
Introduction: The Responsibility to Protect and the Refugee Protection Regime
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Asylum As Reparation: Refuge and Responsibility for the Harms of Displacement
Asylum as Reparation: Refuge and Responsibility for the Harms of Displacement
This book argues that states have a special obligation to offer asylum as a form of reparation to refugees for whose flight they are responsible. It shows the great relevance of reparative justice, and the importance of the causes of contemporary forced migration, for our understanding of states’ responsibilities to refugees. Part I explains how this view presents an alternative to the dominant humanitarian approach to asylum in political theory …
Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration
When home isn’t home anymore: Towards a political theory of displacement without movement
Normative political theorists typically view displacement as a phenomenon that entails forced movement. In this article, I challenge this orthodoxy by arguing that displacement is fundamentally a loss of one's place and/or home that may occur either with or without such movement. After developing a series of conditions to explain when place-based changes precipitate ‘displacement without movement’, I contend that there are at least two key theore…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law and economics (5 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works)