Lehrende: Lukas Schmid
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Orga-Einheit: FB02 / Politikwissenschaft (Institut)
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 35
Literatur: Walzer, Michael. (1983). Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and Equality. Basic Books. Carens, Joseph. (2013). The Ethics of Immigration. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Miller, David. (2016). Strangers in Our Midst: The Political Philosophy of Immigration. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Song, Sarah. (2019). Immigration and Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Brock, Gillian. (2020). Justice for People on the Move: Migration in Challenging Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Weitere Informationen: A preliminary meeting will be held on June 9, 2022, 10:00-11:30 am. Here, questions will be clarified, presentation topics assigned, etc. Participation in the preliminary meeting is mandatory and a prerequisite for successful participation in the seminar. You will receive further information in moodle.
Offizielle Kursbeschreibung: Immigration and state borders are at the forefront of contemporary politics. Whether and when we should admit or exclude prospective immigrants is hotly debated and incites passionate arguments – and sometimes blind fervour – from across the political spectrum. This seminar interrogates the ethical foundations of such debates, drawing out the values and normative commitments that structure them. Together, we will discuss, analyse, critique, and situate in wider societal debate recent and contemporary normative political thought concerned with the implications of core social and political values – such as democracy, justice, equality, and freedom – for authoritative decision-making on immigrant inclusion and exclusion. Examples of questions we will discuss in depth are: Does justice require open borders? Must citizens be able to exclude immigrants to democratically govern themselves? Does a desirable conception of freedom require a human right to global free movement? Reading up on and tackling such questions will enhance the sophistication of students’ own reflection on central normative concepts as well as strengthen their grasp on one of the central political issues of our time. This is a reading-intensive seminar, held in two blocks, and it will be desirable – though not absolutely necessary – for students to already have some background knowledge in contemporary normative political theory.
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