1st Edition

Migration, New Nationalisms and Populism An Epistemological Perspective on the Closure of Rich Countries

By Rada Ivekovic Copyright 2022
284 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Birkbeck Law Press

284 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Birkbeck Law Press

284 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Birkbeck Law Press

This book examines the antagonistic relationship between new European nationalisms as these often go hand-in-hand with populism, and the phenomenon of migration. Migration has become a significant issue both in Europe and the whole world. Although it has always existed, much of public opinion sees it now as a problem. The latter has been exaggerated through a crisis in hospitality exacerbated... Read more

1. Introduction: Borders as a Trap?

2. Translation and Migration

3. Who are Contemporary Migrants and Refugees?

4. The Eu Post-1989 Failure and Closure

5. Belonging or Departing

6. Postsocialist and Postcolonial Transition

7. The Year 1989: more About Transition

8. Instead of a Conclusion

Biography

Rada Iveković is a philosopher living and working in Paris. She was Programme Director at the Collège international de philosophie, Paris, France, and Professor in Departments of Philosophy at different universities in France and elsewhere.