Solidarity in Migration : coherence and a normative argumentation for contemporary transnational forms of solidarity

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Supervisors

Lesch, Walter

Faculty

Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres

Degree label

Master [120] en éthique

Abstract

enThe concept of solidarity is complex and often lacks a clear definition. Even more challenging, different actors relating to migration increasingly use the concept, steering away from more traditional understandings of solidarity as only possible in closed or well-established societies. Understanding solidarity as a relation between locals and immigrants calls for theoretical clarifications. In order to better understand these new applications of the concept in migration, this work explores its coherence regarding newcomers and builds upon the idea of transnational solidarity. After a thorough exploration of solidarity, it argues that transnational solidarity provides a coherent account to understand so-called expressions of solidarity towards immigrants. Then, it builds on this coherence to argue for a normative argumentation in the debate of ethics of immigration. Building on the coherent account of transnational solidarity and introduced into the moral agency in Rawls' normative argumentation, this work concludes by proposing a novel perspective to the debate of migration: reshaping and refocusing the debate by revitalising the interest of locals to include newcomers.