Global Mobility

A Philosophical Argument For Open Borders
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Global Mobility / Globale Bewegungsfreiheit
A Philosophical Argument For Open Borders

Everyone should be able to decide freely on which country they would like to live in; restrictions on immigration are acceptable only in exceptional cases. This is the argument that philosopher Andreas Cassee makes in this lucid book. He presents a sound overview of the discussion on the ethics of migration over the last 30 years and at the same time, he defends a position that focuses on the individual’s right to autonomously choose their place of residence. A work that is as topical as it...

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Everyone should be able to decide freely on which country they would like to live in; restrictions on immigration are acceptable only in exceptional cases. This is the argument that philosopher Andreas Cassee makes in this lucid book. He presents a sound overview of the discussion on the ethics of migration over the last 30 years and at the same time, he defends a position that focuses on the individual’s right to autonomously choose their place of residence. A work that is as topical as it is important.


2016, 282 pages
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Andreas Cassee obtained his PhD at the University of Zurich with a dissertation on the ethics of migration and is SNF Fellow at the Free University of Berlin.

Andreas Cassee obtained his PhD at the University of Zurich with a dissertation on the ethics of migration and is SNF Fellow at the Free...


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