Felix Bender

I think it's good to have a discussion of the philosophical arguments underpinning this whole debate though, because what one reads in most popular publications leaves all of these fundamental questions unanswered! Thanks for reading!

Thanks for this. It's going on the reading list! I tend to disagree with the differentiation of justifications to force people to fight. There may be lots of good reasons to serve. This is not what the argument disputes - forcing someone to fight through invoking the authority of a state isn't one

I’m interested in this: how would one make the argument in this case? Thanks for reading!

The Obligation to Die: Ukraine and whether Military Conscription can be Defended Ukraine is in desperate need of manpower in its war with Russia, but does it have the right to conscript its citizens? What are the philosophical arguments for conscription and do they hold? This arti...

Ukraine is in need of manpower in its war with Russia, but does it have the right to conscript its citizens? What are the philosophical arguments for it and do they hold? I argue that there is no obligation to die for the state: felixbender724201.substack.com/p/the-obliga...

What's the issue with small boats arriving in the UK? Philosophical arguments Every other day, a few small boats carrying asylum seekers arrive at the shores of the UK.

What's the problem with small boats arriving in the UK? Loads of articles consider legal or political arguments, but few address the philosophical ones underpining this debate. Do any of them hold? Find out here: open.substack.com/pub/felixben...

Why study? The value of a university education

I've written my first substack post on the value of university education. If you're interested, read it here. I'm new to substack, so please have mercy:

felixbender724201.substack.com/p/why-study

Should rejected asylum seekers have a right to stay? Read the discussion between Leila Hadj Abdou, Eszter Kollar and myself to find out. Here is the original piece: comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.....

Here is my response:

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My paper on climate change refugees now has now appeared in the current issue of the European Journal of Political Theory. You may read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

For your summer reading: In a new piece on the ethics of migration policy dilemmas, we explain why a 'myth busting' approach to migration policy is insufficient and sometimes misleading.
All contributions to this roundtable on "dilemmas" are linked below.

I would think that they may mean work primarily by poststructuralists and postcolonialist scholars. They will undoubtedly talk about citizenship.

Refuge and displacement Forced displacement and refugee protection are among the most pressing moral and political challenges of our time. This workshop aims to explore how normative and empirical approaches can meaningfully...

Very excited for this conference on Refuge and Displacement at the University of Oxford later this month and only slightly intimidated on being the only other person in a panel with David Miller.

If anyone feels like attending, here is a link: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/refug...

New publication!🚨Here, we critically examine the governance of humanitarian protection, showing how both gender-blind and gender-sensitive regimes often reinforce—rather than reduce—the vulnerabilities faced by forcibly displaced women. academic.oup.com/migration/ar...

Eilidh Beaton, Methodological Nationalism is Not the (best articulation of the) Problem - PhilPapers Political philosophy has long been criticised for its state-centricity. A recent version of this objection asserts that the discipline perpetuates a problematic methodological nationalism. Critics arg...

📣 Delighted to share that my paper "Methodological Nationalism is Not the (best articulation of the) Problem" is forthcoming in Philosophy! 🎉 (1/8)



A preprint is available here: philpapers.org/rec/BEAMNI

Today marks something of a milestone for me. 100 citations! What an achievement (though undoubtedly partially through self-citation).

Rainer Bauböck Essay Award. Go for it!

Meloni’s Albanian migrant detention centers are now ghost towns The much-touted solution to Europe’s migration crisis houses only Italian police — who have taken to adopting stray dogs and sunbathing.

Another utter externalisation failure www.politico.eu/article/gior...

I agree, those are a problem, but are they not more a problem for the moral view on the matter? The issue might be there that one merely repeats contrary moral oughts that seem to have no purchase in politics. Sadly, I think we also see anti-migrant policies from non-far-right wingers

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Yes, the paper does not make a moral argument. The problem is, that all sorts of moral arguments seem to have failed, especially perhaps in Australia. Perhaps there would be different outcomes if we started emphasising the important political roles that refugees can play (including their agency)?

Talk about a good end to the year: My paper "Morality in the Refugee Regime?" has been published today in Perspectives on Politics' last issue of the year. Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Einbürgerung: Ampel will schriftliches Bekenntnis zu Deutschlands Verantwortung für NS-Unrecht ver... Die Gespräche in der Ampelkoalition zur Reform des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts waren vor einer Woche noch gescheitert. Jetzt gibt es eine Lösung – auch beim Thema Antisemitismus.

Künftig also Staatsbürgerschaft "auf Probe" - Menschen, die dt. Staatsbürgerschaft erhalten, müssen noch einmal 10 Jahre lang Angst haben, dass ihnen diese wieder entzogen wird.
Was ist das bitte anderes als ein Instrument zur Unterordnung migrantisierter Menschen?!
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JOB in our department!

Assistant Professor in Political Science - Specialization in Political Economy of Finance

Tenure track, University of Amsterdam

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Does anyone know of a good (!) AI detection software? I tried a few and get wildly different results (results range from 0% AI written, to over 90% for the same text). Which detection software / website do you use, or are they all useless?

I cannot stress enough how big this decision is. Al Kateb v Godwin allowed the Australian government to imprison people indefinitely even where they had committed no crime.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Niklas Luhmann's death. The "Welt" published five short pieces on a remarkable life and career (if you read German): www.welt.de/kultur/artic...

Cabin crew: Is there a Dr on board?

Me: I am a Dr

Cabin crew: Thank God. We have a question about the 18th century textile trade in Northern Africa

Me: Ah. I'm afraid my PhD is in the ceramics of Northern Europe, 1672 - 1701

Details : Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - Social and Political Sciences (Multiple Positions) : The Univ... Careers at The University of Melbourne

Two political theory jobs in Melbourne Australia, one junior (lecturer) equivalent to asst prof and one senior (associate) equivalent to associate/full prof. Polisky PolTheory

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Call for papers: 2024 author fellowship in residence The editorial team of the journal Migration Politics warmly welcome paper proposals for our authors’ fellowship in residence programme. We are seeking submissions from scholars conducting innovative...

Two weeks left to submit your proposal for the Migration Politics Residential Fellowship!

If you have a great idea for a research paper, submit your proposal - and come spend a week with us in Amsterdam or Glasgow to turn that great idea into a great paper.

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Ok, this is a cool initiative. One can publish here, the reviewer comments are publicly available, as are the responses, all the versions of a paper AND the reviewer names. Is this the future? Philosophers, would you consider submitting here? open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu