Roxanne Lynn Doty: 2 books
The Law Into Their Own Hands
Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Border security and illegal immigration along the U.S.–Mexico border are hotly debated issues in contemporary society. The emergence of civilian vigilante groups, such as the Minutemen, at the border is the most recent social phenomenon to contribute new controversy to the discussion. The Law Into...
Anti-Immigrantism in Western Democracies
Statecraft, Desire and the Politics of Exclusion
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Anti-Immigrantism in Western Democracies looks at immigration in the US, the UK and France within the context of globalisation and questions our understanding of the 'state'. Doty uses the concept of desire as a way to understand the forces at work in the social, political and economic life, to explore...