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Utopian Political Theory and Migration without Borders

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  • Ricard Zapata-Barrero

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A utopian political theory (UPT) can emerge from the analysis of borders. The significant increase in human mobility between State-borders constitutes the empirical referent distinguishing our ¡°Utopian Age¡± from others in the past, as historical examples of UPT have not dealt with either the issue of human mobility or the topic of ¡°Migration without Borders¡±. We start with a brief introduction about utopia as a political discourse (section 1). We go then to the main characteristics of UPT leading to a ¡°world without borders¡± (section 2). We seek to address this issue theoretically, to establish the bases of utopian thought not so much as a social theory, but rather as a political theory (section 3). This constitutes a prior phase for dealing with the irresolvable political dilemmas that have emerged from the management of migratory flows (section 4).

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  • Ricard Zapata-Barrero, 2013. "Utopian Political Theory and Migration without Borders," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 1(1), pages 173-183, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:journl:v:1:y:2013:i:1:p:173-183
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    1. A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah & Asiyah Az-Zahra Ahmad Kumpoh, 2018. "Are Borders the Reflection of International Relations? Southeast Asian Borders in Perspective," Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, , vol. 5(3), pages 295-318, December.

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    Keywords

    border; human mobility; political theory; utopia; immigration; migration;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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