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The Blurb On The Back:
Every minute 24 people are forced to leave their homes; currently, more than 65 million are displaced worldwide. Small wonder that tackling the refugee and migration crisis has become a global political priority.
Can this crisis be resolved and, if so, how? In this compelling essay, Jacqueline Bhabha explains why forced migration demands compassion, generosity, and a vigorous acknowledgement of our shared dependence on human mobility as a key element of global collaboration. Unless we develop humane “win-win” strategies for tackling the inequalities and conflicts driving migration and for addressing the fears fuelling xenophobia, innocent lives and cardinal human rights principles will be squandered in the service of futile nationalism and oppressive border control.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jacqueline Bhabha is Professor of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and in this essay (which is an okay primer but quite academic in tone and didn’t add much to my overall knowledge of the subject), she examines what constitutes a “crisis”, how we should evaluate the ethical issues relating to the current crisis, the applicable legal and administrative framework and what’s driving this forced migration.
CAN WE SOLVE THE MIGRATION CRISIS? was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd March 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Every minute 24 people are forced to leave their homes; currently, more than 65 million are displaced worldwide. Small wonder that tackling the refugee and migration crisis has become a global political priority.
Can this crisis be resolved and, if so, how? In this compelling essay, Jacqueline Bhabha explains why forced migration demands compassion, generosity, and a vigorous acknowledgement of our shared dependence on human mobility as a key element of global collaboration. Unless we develop humane “win-win” strategies for tackling the inequalities and conflicts driving migration and for addressing the fears fuelling xenophobia, innocent lives and cardinal human rights principles will be squandered in the service of futile nationalism and oppressive border control.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jacqueline Bhabha is Professor of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and in this essay (which is an okay primer but quite academic in tone and didn’t add much to my overall knowledge of the subject), she examines what constitutes a “crisis”, how we should evaluate the ethical issues relating to the current crisis, the applicable legal and administrative framework and what’s driving this forced migration.
CAN WE SOLVE THE MIGRATION CRISIS? was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd March 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
