The unbearable rightfulness of being human: Citizenship, displacement, and the right to not have rights

Citizenship Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-56

  Franke, Mark F N ^a  

^a HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Displacement; Governmentality; Human rights; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; FORCED MIGRATION; GEOPOLITICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; REFUGEE;

EID: 79851488643     PISSN: 13621025     EISSN: 14693593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13621025.2011.534923     Document Type: Article

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