Migration, borders, freedom / Harald Bauder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauder, Harald, 1969- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in human geography ; 63.

Routledge studies in human geography ; 63

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boundaries--Political aspects.

Boundaries.

Boundaries--Social aspects.

Border crossing.

Border security.

Physical Description:

xiv, 135 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business, 2017.

Summary:

International borders have become deadly barriers of a proportion rivaled only by war or natural disaster. Yet despite the damage created by borders, most people can't - or don't want to - imagine a world without them. What alternatives do we have to prevent the deadly results of contemporary borders? In today's world, national citizenship determines a person's ability to migrate across borders. Migration Borders Freedom questions that premise. Recognizing the magnitude of deaths occurring at contemporary borders worldwide, the book problematizes the concept of the border and develops arguments for open borders and a world without borders. It explores alternative possibilities, ranging from the practical to the utopian, that link migration with ideas of community, citizenship, and belonging. The author calls into question the conventional political imagination that assumes migration and citizenship to be responsibilities of nation states, rather than cities. While the book draws on the theoretical work of thinkers such as Ernst Bloch, David Harvey, and Henry Lefebvre, it also presents international empirical examples of policies and practices on migration and claims of belonging. In this way, the book equips the reader with the practical and conceptual tools for political action, activist practice, and scholarly engagement to achieve greater justice for people who are on the move. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Part I Diagnosis 15

2 Borders in Perspective 17

3 Access Denied! 36

4 From Utopia to Possibilia 53

Part II Solutions 73

5 Mobility and Domicile 75

6 Sanctuary City 93

7 Right to the Future 108

8 Conclusion 124.

ISBN:

9781138195608

113819560X

OCLC:

949922636