Dear FEASTies,

I'm happy to announce the final event in the Hamburg Feminist Political Philosophy Speaker Series I've been running this fall/winter. It's been so great to have some dedicated FEAST folks in the audience at earlier events. Serena Parekh will be talking about some themes from her recent book, No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis, and Christine Straehle of University of Hamburg will be commenting.

"Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis"

with commentary by Christine Straehle, University of Hamburg

Mon., February 21, 10:15am - 12:30pm Eastern / 16:15 - 18:30 Central Europe Time

Zoom info:

https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/61120050510?pwd=M0tlTGVXR3Zncmg5OTNEY2Z6RHBmdz09

Meeting ID: 611 2005 0510
Passcode: 25483101

Abstract:

Parekh shows why it’s important to understand that there is not one but two global refugee crises. The first is the more well-known crisis faced by Western states asked to take in refugees and asylum seekers; they must balance their commitments to human rights with what they see as a need to protect their borders and sovereign right to decide who enters. The second crisis is faced by refugees themselves, who are unable to find refuge anywhere in the world; that is, they are unable to access the minimum conditions of human dignity. Formulating a morally adequate refugee policy will require understanding both crises, especially the second, lesser-known crisis. Parekh shows why we should understand the global refugee crisis as a structural injustice and why this gives rise to a responsibility to address the crisis for refugees.

Hope to see you there!

Warmly,

Caleb

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Caleb Ward

Postdoctoral Scholar
Philosophisches Seminar
University of Hamburg