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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      11 May 2018
      24 May 2018
      ISBN:
      9781108594110
      9781108425568
      9781108442664
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108594110
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.68kg, 292 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (246 x 189 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.78kg, 298 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Law: General Interest, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Human Rights, History, Latin American History, Jurisprudence
      Series:
      Law in Context
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    Subjects:
    Law: General Interest, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Human Rights, History, Latin American History, Jurisprudence
    Series:
    Law in Context
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    Since the turn of the century, South American governments and regional organisations have adopted the world's most open discourse on migration and citizenship. At a time when restrictive choices were becoming increasingly predominant around the world, South American policymakers presented their discourse as being both an innovative and exceptional 'new paradigm' and part of a morally superior, avant-garde path in policymaking. This book provides a critical examination of the South American legal framework through a historical and comparative analysis. Diego Acosta uses this analysis to assess whether the laws are truly innovative and exceptional, as well as evaluating their feasibility, strengths and weaknesses. By analysing the legal construction of the national and the foreigner in ten South American countries during the last two centuries, he demonstrates how different citizenship and migration laws have functioned, as well as showing why states have opted for certain regulation choices, and the consequence of these choices for state- and nation-building in the continent. An invaluable insight for anyone interested in global migration and citizenship discussions.

    Reviews

    'Dr Acosta’s sensitivity to historical and legal national context and his appreciation of regional interaction and identity make this marvellous book a model of comparative research and analysis. Meticulously researched and eloquently written, it should be required reading for scholars, students and stakeholders with an interest in migration and mobility as it demonstrates important lessons that both states and activists can learn from policy and practice in South America.'

    Bridget Anderson - University of Bristol

    'Diego Acosta’s book is eye opening. It shows how South America has not only been shaped by immigration in its history, but still embodies welcoming attitudes and inclusive conceptions of citizenship today and might even provide an alternative to the European model of regional integration in the future. A must-read for those interested in South American studies, but also an excellent contribution to the comparative literature on migration and citizenship.'

    Rainer Bauböck - European University Institute, Florence

    'This volume is an excellent contribution to knowledge about migration globally. The careful analysis of migration law on the South American continent is of immense importance and has never been undertaken before in English.'

    Elspeth Guild - Queen Mary University of London

    'A model of transnational history. It offers a deep and revealing examination of the formation of national identity, citizenship, and the foreign as legal, political, and cultural processes over the last two centuries. Its findings are particularly relevant, and hopeful, at a time of rising xenophobic politics worldwide.'

    José C. Moya - Columbia University, New York

    'Acosta’s work provocatively challenges legal studies narrowly based on North American and European experiences. This book is an essential reference for the comparative analysis of migration and citizenship policies in South America and beyond.'

    David Scott FitzGerald - co-author of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas

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