The Legacy of Bitter Fruit in Political Science
In: Polity, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 297-302
ISSN: 1744-1684
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In: Polity, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 297-302
ISSN: 1744-1684
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 217-218
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 955-956
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 52, Heft 2, S. 341-342
ISSN: 1537-5935
In: Politics, Groups, and Identities, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 343-352
ISSN: 2156-5511
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 633-637
ISSN: 1541-0986
We inhabit a thoroughly globalized world. People are increasingly and visibly connected by a "World Wide Web," by a world market, and by universalist discourses of human rights and democracy. At the same time, full citizenship in a political community—and the rights conferred by such citizenship—is an exclusive status that remains, remarkably, tied to accidents of birth and historical circumstance. And what one has a right to—gainful employment, education, health care, political voice, mere presence—is largely a function of whether one has the precious status of citizenship or is, alternatively, regarded as analien.Ayelet Shachar'sThe Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequalityis a compelling account of the moral arbitrariness of this state of affairs. A study in "normative political theory," it is a work of political science that incorporates legal theory, moral philosophy, political economy, and public policy. The author tackles issues of increasing global political importance—global disparities of wealth; unequal access to clear air, water, and a secure place to live; and the increasingly contentious politics of immigration and immigrant rights.So it seems fitting to invite a range of political science scholars who work on these topics to comment on the book. The basic editorial charge of this symposium is thus straightforward: How do you assess Shachar's arguments and the attention she focuses on the phenomenon of "birthright lottery"? How does this argument bear upon the topics and approaches that characterize your own scholarship? And how do these topics and approaches shed light on the book and its arguments? While the focus of the symposium is this provocative book, the discussion of it should also be regarded as an opportunity to address the question of whether or not the bases of citizenship need to be fundamentally reconceived, and in what ways political science can and should contribute to such a rethinking.—Jeffrey C. Isaac, Editor
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 75, Heft 4, S. 816-819
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Politics & gender, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 105
ISSN: 1743-9248
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 5, Heft 2
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Politics & gender, Band 3, Heft 1
ISSN: 1743-9248
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 367-369
ISSN: 1537-5927
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 367-368
ISSN: 1537-5927
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 367-369
ISSN: 1537-5927
In: Du bois review: social science research on race, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 355-373
ISSN: 1742-0598
I examine how and why the social construction of Asian Americans has changed from coolie to model minority over the last century. I examine the role of the U.S. government in creating policies that systematically select particular types of entrants to the United States. Federal immigration policy privileges high-skilled workers, and a disproportionately large number of Asian immigrants are granted the status of lawful permanent resident by the federal government on the basis of employment preferences. U.S. immigration policy thus creates a selection bias, favoring Asian immigrants with high levels of formal education and social standing. I also consider the consequences of this selection bias for the construction of racial tropes and Asian American identity, and argue that the normative content of the dominant tropes of racial identity is critical in establishing the incentives and costs of identifying with racial and ethnic groups. Immigration policy, and the selection biases it may engender, is an important factor in how those tropes are constructed and experienced. Racial identity should, and does, vary as a function of the unique histories of migration, labor market demands, and shared experiences for people classified by race.
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 67, Heft 3, S. 961-962
ISSN: 1468-2508