Migrant Protest and Democratic States of Exception
Kathleen R. Arnold, "Migrant Protest and Democratic States of Exception"
English | ISBN: 103224559X | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 103224559X | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Recognizing the radical disparity between migration/border policy and constitutional law “inside these borders,” Kathleen R. Arnold focuses on two main forms of migrant protest to explore the meaning of resistance in a sovereign context: self-harming protest by detainees and faith-based sanctuary of individuals scheduled for detention.
This activism creates a “democratic state of exception,” interrupting the legal process, altering discretionary forms of sovereign power, and enacting rights not formally granted; these efforts go beyond the assertion of liberal rights or merely restoring the rule of law (even if these are also goals), challenging the warfare state while constituting a demos that is formally illegible.
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