Ten years after the so called “refugee crisis,” not only politics and the media are taking stock. Philosophy, too, reflects on migration and migration experiences, responsibility and justice, integration and rejection. In their introduction, Karoline Reinhardt and Gottfried Schweiger give a systematic overview of key debates in migration ethics. They address, among other things, the heterogeneity of migration experiences as well as challenges posed by digitalization and climate change.
The subsequent contributions demonstrate the diversity of philosophical approaches. Frederek Musall, in his essay Migration als epistemische Figur[Migration as an Epistemic Figure], explores biblical narratives, rabbinic hermeneutics, and Jewish thought between self assertion and universal responsibility. Claudia Welz, in Zuhören und Zusammenleben im Zeichen der Gastfreundschaft[Listening and Living Together under the Sign of Hospitality], engages with Donatella Di Cesare’s Philosophy of Migration and her integration of continental philosophical traditions with contemporary migration ethics. Susanne Meyer Teschendorf shows in Kants Weltbürgerrecht und das Problem von Abweisungen an Staatsgrenzen [Kant’s Cosmopolitan Right and the Problem of Rejection at State Borders] how relevant Kant’s ideas on immigration, hospitality, and borders are for current debates. In Autonomie im Ausnahmezustand [Autonomy in a State of Exception], Lisa Clara Burger examines how conditions in emergency camps restrict refugees’ autonomy and their development of a coherent self image. Julian Koptisch and Josef Barla, in Weltoffenheit und Kontrolle [Openness to the World and Control], discuss the introduction of payment cards for asylum seekers and provide a critical perspective on contemporary migration management. Finally, Dr. Roland Kipke, in Rechtspopulismus und das Überleben der liberalen Demokratie [Right Wing Populism and the Survival of Liberal Democracy], investigates the connection between migration and the rise of right wing populist movements. From a liberal standpoint, he presents provocative theses that will spark controversial discussions.
Link to the magazine: https://www.praktische-philosophie.org/zfpp/issue/view/27
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