Introduction to the thematic issue ‘Refugee Crisis: The Borders of Human Mobility’

This introduction discusses some of the background assumptions and recent developments of the current refugee crisis. In this issue, the crisis is not viewed as a primarily European, Western or even Syrian, Afghan, or Iraqi crisis, but as a global crisis that raises complex ethical and political cha...

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Auteurs: Duarte, Melina (Auteur) ; Lippert-Rasmussen, Kasper (Auteur) ; Parekh, Serena (Auteur) ; Vitikainen, Annamari (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2016]
Dans: Journal of global ethics
Année: 2016, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3, Pages: 245-251
Sujets non-standardisés:B Refugee crisis
B Migration
B Global Ethics
B Refugees
B Human mobility
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:This introduction discusses some of the background assumptions and recent developments of the current refugee crisis. In this issue, the crisis is not viewed as a primarily European, Western or even Syrian, Afghan, or Iraqi crisis, but as a global crisis that raises complex ethical and political challenges for all humanity. The contributions to this thematic issue discuss a variety of questions relating to the rights and duties of different actors involved in the refugee crisis, and assess some of the suggested responses to handling the crisis.
ISSN:1744-9634
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of global ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/17449626.2016.1253034