Republicanism and the legitimacy of state border controls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12866794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Szilárd János Tóth (0000-0001-5172-6942, Centre for Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-47 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics & Global Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1654-6369 • E-ISSN: 1654-4951 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/16544951.2023.2200531 |
| OpenAlex | W4363678377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
A number of recent articles have invoked the republican ideal of non-domination to justify either open borders, and/or the reduction of states’ discretionary powers to unilaterally determine immigration policy. In this paper, I show that such arguments are one-sided, as they fail to fully account for the deep ambiguity of the very ideal which they invoke. In fact, non-domination lends just as powerful support to maintaining state border controls as it does to dismantling them. There are only two exceptions to the rule. It is well established that promoting non-domination demands, one the one hand, that refugees be admitted, and second, that all migrants have a right to contest decisions concerning their own admission. But aside from these things, the policy implications of the ideal are unclear. In itself, therefore, it is insufficient to justify either open borders, or the reduction of states said discretionary powers. Such arguments will have to rely on other, additional moral criteria
Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Immigration and welfare states
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A Theory of Justice
Strangers in Our Midst
Republicanism and Global Institutions
Critical Republicanism
Who trusts others
What counts as arbitrary power
Domination and migration
Political rights, republican freedom, and temporary workers
Non-domination and the ethics of migration
The problem of denizenship
Migration, membership, and republican liberty
The end of discretionary immigration policy ? A blueprint to prevent multidimensional domination
Republicanism and the constitution of migrant statuses
Neo-Republicanism and the Domination of Immigrants
Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust
A Proliferation of Liberties
Value Differences between Refugees and German Citizens
E Pluribus Unum
Democratic Theory and Border Coercion
Muslim Integration into Western Cultures
What is a Free State? Republican Internationalism and Globalisation
Migration and welfare state spending
On the Slogans of Republican Political Theory
Neo‐republicanism, Old Imperialism, and Migration Ethics
From Constitutional to Civic Patriotism
Islam and patriarchy
Predicting Cross-National Levels of Social Trust
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |