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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Borders of Class: Migration and Citizenship in the Capitalist State
Contributor:
Ypi, Lea
Published:
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018
Published in:
Ethics & International Affairs, 32 (2018) 2, Seite 141-152
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/s0892679418000278
ISSN:
0892-6794;
1747-7093
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractIn many recent debates on the political theory of immigration, conflicts between immigrants and citizens of host societies are explored along identity lines. In this essay, I defend the relevance of social class. I focus on two types of conflict—distributive and cultural—and show how class boundaries play a crucial role in each. In contrast to both defenders and critics of freedom of movement, I argue that borders have always been (and will continue to be) open for some and closed for others. The same applies to barriers on integration and civic participation. It is time to revive the connection between immigration and social class and to start carving political solutions that begin with the recognition of class injustice as a fundamental democratic concern.