Migration, political philosophy, and the real world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12609477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Fine (0000-0002-9582-2917, King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 719-725 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-8230 • E-ISSN: 1743-8772 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698230.2016.1231793 |
| OpenAlex | W2527380819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
In Strangers in Our Midst, David Miller develops a ‘realist’ political philosophy of immigration, which takes as its point of departure ‘the world as it is’ and considers what legitimate immigration policies would look like ‘under these circumstances’. Here I focus on Miller’s self-described realist methodology. First, I ask whether Miller actually does start from the ‘world as it is’. I note that he orients his argument around a particular vision of national communities and that, in so doing, he deviates from a description of ‘the real world’. In shifting between the descriptive and prescriptive without clearly acknowledging it, Miller undermines his claim to be outlining legitimate policies ‘under these circumstances’. I also question whether Miller’s picture of ‘the real world’ takes sufficient account of past injustice and its ongoing relationship to migration regimes. I maintain that there is a fundamental tension between Miller’s commitments to his brand of nationalism on the one hand, and his version of realism on the other hand
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Immigration · Injustice · Law and economics · Miller · Nationalism · Political economy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Realism · Sociology · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |