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Methodological Nationalism, Migration and Political Theory

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ID6345249
AuthorsAlan Sager (0000-0002-7432-6869, Portland State University, corresponding author), Alex Sager (Portland State University)
Year2016
Volume64
Issue1
Pages42-59
Publication date2016-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9248.12167
OpenAlexW1890509396
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited71

The political theory of migration has largely occurred within a paradigm of methodological nationalism and this has led to the neglect of morally salient agents and causes. This article draws on research from the social sciences on the transnationalism, globalization and migration systems theory to show how methodological nationalist assumptions have affected the views of political theorists on membership, culture and distributive justice. In particular, it is contended that methodological nationalism has prevented political theorists of migration from addressing the roles of non-state agents and of transnational economic, social and political structures. These agents and structures contribute to the asymmetrical distribution of goods and opportunities and thus have important implications for debates about migration and distributive justice

Distributive justice · Economic Justice · Economics · Globalization · Nationalism · Political economy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Salient · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Transnationalism · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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Citations per year4,27
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
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