The Rights of Others Aliens, Residents, and Citizens [Paperback]

The Rights of Others examines the boundaries of political community by focusing on political membership.The Rights of Others explores the tension between universal principles of human rights and the self-determination claims of sovereign states as they affect the claims of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. Drawing on the work of Kant's 'cosmopolitan doctrine' and positions developed by Hannah Arendt, the distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib explores how this topic has been discussed within the larger history of political thought. She argues that many of the issues raised in abstract debate between universalism and multiculturalism can find acceptable solutions in practice.The Rights of Others explores the tension between universal principles of human rights and the self-determination claims of sovereign states as they affect the claims of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. Drawing on the work of Kant's 'cosmopolitan doctrine' and positions developed by Hannah Arendt, the distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib explores how this topic has been discussed within the larger history of political thought. She argues that many of the issues raised in abstract debate between universalism and multiculturalism can find acceptable solutions in practice.This book explores the tension between universal principles of human rights and the self-determination claims of sovereign states as they affect the claims of refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants. Drawing on the work of Kant's cosmopolitan doctrine and positions developed by Hannah Arendt, Seyla Benhabib explores how the topic has been analyzed within the larger history of political thought. She argues that many of the issues raised in abstract debate between universalism and multiculturalism can find acceptable solutions in practice.Introduction; 1. On hospitality: rereading Kant's cosmopolitan doctrine; 2. 'The right to have rights': Hannah Arendt and the contradictions of the nation-l(