The Politics of Compassion: Immigration and Asylum Policy
Ala Sirriyeh
Abstract
Whether addressing questions of loss, (be)longing, fears of an immigration ‘invasion’ or perceived injustices in immigration policies, immigration debates are infused with strong emotions. Emotion is often presented as a factor that complicates and hinders rational discussion. This book explores how emotion is, in fact, central to understanding how and why we have the immigration policies we do, and what kinds of policies may be beneficial for various groups of people in society. The author looks beyond the ‘negative’ emotions of fear and hostility to examine the politics of compassion and emp ... More
Keywords: immigration, immigration policy, emotions, fear, hostility, compassion, empathy, politics of compassion
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2018 | Print ISBN-13: 9781529200423 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: January 2019 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781529200423.001.0001 |
