What Do We Owe to Refugees? - Political Theory Today

Who are refugees? Who, if anyone, is responsible for protecting them? What forms should this protection take? In a world of people fleeing from civil wars, state failure, and environmental disasters, these are ethically and politically pressing questions. In this book, David Owen reveals how the contemporary politics of refuge is structured by two rival historical pictures of refugees. In reconstructing this history, he advocates an understanding of refugeehood that moves us beyond our current impasse by distinguishing between what is owed to refugees in general and what is owed to different types of refugee. He provides an account of refugee protection and the forms of international cooperation required to implement it that is responsive to the claims of both refugees and states. At a time when refugee protection is once again prominent on the international agenda, this book offers a guide to understanding the challenges this topic raises and shows why addressing it matters for all of us.

ISBN:	9781509539741
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Published date:	07 Feb 2020
DEWEY:	325.21
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xiv, 129
Weight:	152g
Height:	186mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	11mm

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