Philosophie der Migration

In the new age of walls and borders, in a world dotted with internment camps for refugees, Di Cesare advocates for a policy of hospitality based on a detachment from one's place of residence, thereby outlining a new sense of coexistence in our globalized world.

In the still nation-state-dominated political landscape, migrants are the unwelcome and are accused of being out of place, of encroaching on others' spaces. However, there is no territorial right that could justify a policy of generalized rejection. Within an ethics aimed at global justice, the Italian philosopher Donatella Di Cesare lucidly reflects on the fundamental significance of migration and once again demonstrates her ability to engage with analytical and phenomenological approaches to directly address the heart of the matter: dwelling and migrating are not opposites, as the common sense, ensnared by the old specters of blood and soil law, would suggest. In every migrant, one can recognize the figure of the "resident foreigner," the true protagonist of this book. Di Cesare takes on the challenge posed by migration to any understanding of community and discovers ways to rethink coexistence.

"Philosophy must shake the world from its foundations. This is what the Italian philosopher Donatella Di Cesare believes." – Gerd Brendel, Deutschlandfunk Kultur.