Forced migration: morality and politics

Thomas Faist's contribution lies in wishing to deconstruct political perceptions around forced migration that reduce the protection that refugees can access. One important task we have as academics is exactly to challenge dominant discourses that function to oppress or control, serving the inte...

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Published inEthnic and racial studies Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 440 - 447
Main Author Horst, Cindy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 19.02.2018
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Academic staff
Deconstruction
discourse
Discourse analysis
Discourses
Displaced persons
Faist, Thomas
Forced migration
Migration
moral polity
Morality
political subjecthood
Politics
Protection
Refugees
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ISSN0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI10.1080/01419870.2018.1388422

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Summary:Thomas Faist's contribution lies in wishing to deconstruct political perceptions around forced migration that reduce the protection that refugees can access. One important task we have as academics is exactly to challenge dominant discourses that function to oppress or control, serving the interests of some at the costs of others, and to be aware of our own role in perpetuating such discourses. One important area where Faist's account fails to deconstruct existing discourse on forced migration is related to the political subjecthood of refugees and the political nature of their experiences. The reasons for flight are highly political, refugees are conscious political subjects, and refugee flows have always been a matter of high politics.
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ISSN:0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2018.1388422