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Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom” is Now Out

I am blissful to report that the revised version of my e-book Free to Transfer: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom is now out, after delays created by provide chain points. Amazon, for the second nonetheless lists it as not but launched. However it’s in reality delivery, as I do know from having acquired a duplicate myself. The Kindle model (priced at simply $9.99!) has been accessible for a pair weeks now. It’s also possible to order on the Oxford College Press web site. the Oxford College Press web site. If you buy it on the Oxford UP website, you should use coupon code ALAUTHC4 to get a 30% low cost. Nonetheless, it could take longer to return from the OUP web site, as a result of I’m advised the preliminary printing has offered out, and a second one is now within the works.

I beforehand posted a short overview of what is new within the revised version and why Oxford College Press and I made a decision to to do one so quickly after the preliminary model:

Why did the writer and I determine to place out a revised version solely about 18 months after the primary version was revealed in Could of final 12 months? The largest purpose is that I ended up publishing a e-book on the worth of freedom of motion simply because the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and far of the world was trapped in lockdown. This tragic occasion raised points that weren’t included within the first version, however now clearly deserve consideration: most notably claims that extreme migration restrictions are wanted to manage the unfold of Covid and different contagious illnesses, and the implications of widespread distant work for foot voting.

The revised version incorporates these two points and extra in addition to. Amongst different issues, I additionally deal with the declare that an excessive amount of immigration would possibly generate a harmful nativist backlash, which in flip might even threaten liberal democracy. This concept – which I actually ought to have included within the unique version – is distinct from the argument that immigration threatens liberal establishments as a result of immigrants themselves would possibly become horrible voters who assist intolerant politicians and events. The latter problem was already extensively addressed within the unique version, and I’ve a added a couple of factors associated to it on this one.

In earlier posts in regards to the new version, I briefly summarized among the factors it makes about pandemic migration restrictions and the impression of distant work on foot voting. Expertise with the brand new Omicron variant reinforces the conclusion that migration restrictions are unlikely to considerably impede the unfold of the illness, and will nicely even be counterproductive.

I first wrote about the issue of intolerant nationalist backlash towards migration right here. Chapter 6 of the e-book now features a much-expanded dialogue of this problem.

My pledge to donate 50% of all royalties generated by Free to Transfer to causes benefiting refugees additionally applies to all royalties generated by the revised version, and the e-book model thereof.