Les Migrants et nous. Comprendre Babel (DEBATS)

by Michel Agier

Entre la peur et compassion, entre le besoin de sécurité, de limites et de frontières d'une part, et le sentiment d'un devoir de sauvetage des victimes d'un monde chaotique d'autre part, y a-t-il place pour un principe partagé, universel, qui ferait des migrants, plutôt qu'un problème, une cause pour tous, au sens d'une épreuve qui nous tire en avant, vers la compréhension et le désir d'un monde commun ?

Genres: Anthropology

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 19, 2016

Reviews

[Olga (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)]

the theme of this book is undoubtedly relevant, and today this relevance only increases. However, the style of it appears so self-congratulatory that sometimes it's hard to grasp the point Agier is trying to make. Upon finishing it I'm definitely left with a lot of insightful input and relevant reflections, but I was expecting an essay that was clearer from a theoretical point of view and that specified the author's perspective more explicitly instead of amassing a series of often contradictory trains of thought. Nonetheless I recognize the importance of a book discussing the changing figure of the "stranger" and that questions us on how we should shape our view of hospitality accordingly.