Noncitizenism
Noncitizens have always been present in liberal political philosophy. Often hard
to situate within traditional frameworks that prioritise citizenship, noncitizens
can appear voiceless and rightsless, which has implications for efforts towards
global justice and justice in migration. This book proposes an alternative.
Noncitizenism identifies an analytical category of noncitizenship. While maintaining the importance of citizenship, noncitizenship is another form of special
individual-State relationship. It operates far from a State, at its borders, and
within its territory, providing a tool for examining the continuity between sites
of engagement and the literatures, questions and conclusions relating to them.
The book argues that an accurate liberal theoretical framework, and one which
can address contemporary challenges, must acknowledge the political relationship of noncitizenship between individuals and States.
This book is for students and scholars of political philosophy and for those
interested in noncitizenship and how it can inform the response of liberal theory,
citizenship, global justice, migration studies, political theory and policy work.
Tendayi Bloom is Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open
University, UK.