Retheorising StatelessnessThis book applies international political theory to statelessness as an ethical and political concern, bridging empirical and legal accounts of statelessness and existing theoretical accounts of membership, rights and protection. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 MICHAEL WALZER AND THE DENIAL OF MEMBERSHIP | 31 |
Chapter 3 RICHARD RORTY ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS | 53 |
FIXING THE SCOPE OF ETHICS? | 72 |
Chapter 5 TOWARDS A BACKGROUND THEORY OF MEMBERSHIP | 93 |
Chapter 6 CONTEMPORARY STATELESSNESS IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 119 |
THE ROHINGYA | 139 |
Chapter 8 RETHEORISING STATELESSNESS | 158 |
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Retheorising Statelessness: A Background Theory of Membership in World Politics Kelly Staples No preview available - 2012 |
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