Carceral Humanitarianism: Logics of Refugee Detention
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Carceral Humanitarianism: Logics of Refugee Detention
By (Author) Kelly Oliver
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st February 2017
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Political science and theory
Social welfare and social services
Central / national / federal government policies
Migration, immigration and emigration
361.26
Physical Properties
Paperback
102
Width 127mm, Height 178mm
Description
Coopted by military operations, humanitarianism has never been neutral. Rather than welcoming refugees, host countries assess the relative risks of taking them in versus turning them away, using a risk-benefit analysis that often reduces refugees to collateral damage in proxy wars fought in the war on terrorism. Carceral Humanitarianism testifies t
Reviews
"Kelly Olivers concise book brings a necessary and provocative philosophical appraisal of humanitarianism, focused on the treatment of refugees and the realities of migrant detention centers in the context of the war on terror. I highly recommend this concise text for critical geographers of borders and migration as well as for all kinds of activist endeavors advocating for freedom of movement and anti-war positions." Antipode
Author Bio
Kelly Oliver is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.
