Call for Papers: “The Ethics of Immigration in a Non-Ideal World”, Moral Philosophy & Politics 2016/2

he focus is on both normative questions that occur only due to non-ideal circumstances and on the impact non-ideal reasoning can have on ideal theory within the ethics of immigration. 

Questions that could be addressed include, but are not limited to, the following: 

– How should the ideal and non-ideal parts of the ethics of immigration fit together? For instance, if one holds that there is a right to international freedom of movement or a right to the political inclusion of resident noncitizens in ideal theory, what normative commitments follow from it for the world as it is? 

– If there is a right to exclude in ideal theory, does it hold in a world with extreme and arguably unjust economic inequalities? Is there a way to incorporate the concerns of postcolonialism into the normative debate about a right to exclude? 

– Is there an obligation to “take up the slack” if some states do not take in their fair share of the world’s refugees? 

– What are (un)justifiable ways to enforce restrictions on immigration? What rights and duties do irregular immigrants have? 

– Is it legitimate to trade-off the justified claims of would-be immigrants against the justified claims of those who have already immigrated, if a fully just immigration policy is not feasible? For instance, is it morally justifiable to restrict naturalization in order to increase the support for a more liberal immigration policy? 

Papers should be submitted before December 31, 2015, and should not exceed 8000 words. The journal’s manuscript submission site can be found under: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mopp 

Guest editors: Jan Brezger, Andreas Cassee and Anna Goppel 

Contact: moppimmigration[at]gmail.com