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Speranta Dumitru

@spe07.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Political Science Research on Abolition of passports, Free Movement, Political theory, Migration studies University Paris Cité @upcite.bsky.social https://u-paris.academia.edu/SperantaDumitru

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Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · last mo.

New & #OpenAccess 🥁Don't normalize #immigration restrictions! For centuries, #freedom of movement has been the conventional view 🕊️ Denying innocent people their rights was not only unjust, but also an act of hostility justifying retaliation, including war🤺 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The ethics of migration in the long run - Speranta Dumitru, 2026

In the contemporary ethics of immigration, the “conventional view” is often assumed to be restrictionist: the claim that states have a moral right to control im...

journals.sagepub.com

Michael Clemens@mclem.org · 3w ago

One third of all PhD STEM workers in the US are immigrants who studied at a US university. Today the US Administration extended its efforts to slash high-skill immigration, undermining foreign students' trust that they can complete their degrees & work afterwards. My new piece at @brookings.edu —>

What does the new duration of status rule mean for international students and workers? | Brookings

Brookings guest authors break down a recent DHS rule change and what it means for US temporary visa holders and the broader economy

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Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Depressed by the xenophobia around us? 🧚 Escape to the 17th century where theories compete to answer the question HOW TO ATTRACT IMMIGRANTS ? - my new article in International #Migration & Integration (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s121...

How to Attract Immigrants? Pull Factors in Past Theories - Journal of International Migration and Integration

The push-pull theory is regarded as a modern framework in migration studies. This article challenges this view by tracing debates on attracting and retaining foreigners back to the seventeenth century. It compares four major economic theories and their policy prescriptions concerning immigration. Mercantilism held that to be wealthy, a sovereign state should possess gold and a large population. The article explores three other theories: cameralism, physiocracy, and classical economics. While cameralists held similar views to mercantilists, physiocrats and classical economists fundamentally disagreed. But did their theoretical disputes translate into divergent immigration prescriptions? This article shows that despite disagreements on wealth, money, and population, the four theories converged on an “overlapping consensus” regarding migration. After reviewing the major authors of each school, I reconstruct their arguments around three dilemmas. First, should migrants receive equal rights with natives or be privileged over them? Second, what is the nature of pull factors: are they political (rights, tolerance, freedom, participation), economic (fiscal relief, subventions), or social (cultural ethos, language, respect), geographical (climate, distance, mobility infrastructures)? Thirdly, what are the limits of attracting immigrants: are there numerical limits or socio-professional requirements, like skills selection? Although answers were similar across theories, these debates remain understudied in contemporary migration theory.

doi.org

Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · last mo.

New & #OpenAccess 🥁Don't normalize #immigration restrictions! For centuries, #freedom of movement has been the conventional view 🕊️ Denying innocent people their rights was not only unjust, but also an act of hostility justifying retaliation, including war🤺 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The ethics of migration in the long run - Speranta Dumitru, 2026

In the contemporary ethics of immigration, the “conventional view” is often assumed to be restrictionist: the claim that states have a moral right to control im...

journals.sagepub.com

Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · last mo.

We have histories of free speech and of property. But where is the long #history of #free #movement? 🥁 coming soon Free movement from Roman antiquity to Brexit -- via Spanish Empire, Holy Roman Empire & Italy w Gagliardi, Salamanca, Simoncini @lscholz.bsky.social @crookedfootball.bsky.social

Cahiers d'histoire. Revue d'histoire critique@cahiers-histoire.bsky.social · last mo.

"Liberté de circulation" un beau titre pour le n°166 qui s'annonce, Direction Speranta Dumitru @spe07.bsky.social et Grégoire Le Quang, deux membres de la rédaction des Cahiers. Pourquoi la liberté de circulation, revendiquée comme droit fondamental, n'a jamais fait l'objet d'une histoire longue ?

Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1️⃣Should migrants have equal rights w natives or be privileged over them? 2️⃣What attracts them: political freedoms, economic incentives or social recognition? 3️⃣Should there be numerical limits to immigration? My new article tells how 17–18th pol economists replied link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How to Attract Immigrants? Pull Factors in Past Theories - Journal of International Migration and Integration

The push-pull theory is regarded as a modern framework in migration studies. This article challenges this view by tracing debates on attracting and retaining foreigners back to the seventeenth century...

link.springer.com

Cahiers d'histoire. Revue d'histoire critique@cahiers-histoire.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Dans le dernier numéro, Robert Kramm, La Nōson Seinen Sha, commune anarchiste dans le Japon impérial : théoriser et vivre la révolution (1931) et sur le travail de Pierre Vilar, par Pablo F. Luna Le prochain "Liberté de circulation" arrive bientôt, préparé par Speranta Dumitru @spe07.bsky.social

Cahiers d’histoire. Revue d’histoire critique

Les Cahiers d’histoire. Revue d’histoire critique sont une revue trimestrielle, organisée pour chaque numéro autour d’un dossier thématique qui donne son titre au volume. Cette revue généraliste se...

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Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1️⃣Should migrants have equal rights w natives or be privileged over them? 2️⃣What attracts them: political freedoms, economic incentives or social recognition? 3️⃣Should there be numerical limits to immigration? My new article tells how 17–18th pol economists replied link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How to Attract Immigrants? Pull Factors in Past Theories - Journal of International Migration and Integration

The push-pull theory is regarded as a modern framework in migration studies. This article challenges this view by tracing debates on attracting and retaining foreigners back to the seventeenth century...

link.springer.com

Speranta Dumitru@spe07.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Depressed by the xenophobia around us? 🧚 Escape to the 17th century where theories compete to answer the question HOW TO ATTRACT IMMIGRANTS ? - my new article in International #Migration & Integration (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s121...

How to Attract Immigrants? Pull Factors in Past Theories - Journal of International Migration and Integration

The push-pull theory is regarded as a modern framework in migration studies. This article challenges this view by tracing debates on attracting and retaining foreigners back to the seventeenth century. It compares four major economic theories and their policy prescriptions concerning immigration. Mercantilism held that to be wealthy, a sovereign state should possess gold and a large population. The article explores three other theories: cameralism, physiocracy, and classical economics. While cameralists held similar views to mercantilists, physiocrats and classical economists fundamentally disagreed. But did their theoretical disputes translate into divergent immigration prescriptions? This article shows that despite disagreements on wealth, money, and population, the four theories converged on an “overlapping consensus” regarding migration. After reviewing the major authors of each school, I reconstruct their arguments around three dilemmas. First, should migrants receive equal rights with natives or be privileged over them? Second, what is the nature of pull factors: are they political (rights, tolerance, freedom, participation), economic (fiscal relief, subventions), or social (cultural ethos, language, respect), geographical (climate, distance, mobility infrastructures)? Thirdly, what are the limits of attracting immigrants: are there numerical limits or socio-professional requirements, like skills selection? Although answers were similar across theories, these debates remain understudied in contemporary migration theory.

doi.org

Sea-Watch (international)@en.sea-watch.org · 3mo ago

Yesterday, our aircraft Seabird 2 followed a Frontex plane circling in the Maltese rescue zone. We found an empty boat. We fear the people aboard were intercepted & abducted by Libyan militias. We need accountability for the silence around their fate & Frontex’s role in it!

Empty boat left behind in the Mediterranean, one can see things like clothes and other small things on the boat.