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Book Review: Reframing the Intercultural Dialogue on Human Rights: A Philosophical Approach, by Jeffrey Flynn

between the rights of the vulnerable and the obligations of those who may be in a position to help them. He refers to this as a “tragic conflict of values” between the persecuted who need a state to admit them and “bounded political communities that are able to sustain democracy and achieve a modicum of social justice but need closure to do this” (93). I think Miller is right to point out that this central conflict in liberal democracies—between the needs of refugees and the rights of citizens in resettlement states—will not be easily resolved. But it is important to point out that this conflict is far more tragic for refugees than for citizens of liberal democracies. Liberal democracies lose little by restricting the number of asylum seekers and refugees they allow in, while the millions of refugees who are formally excluded from states, without access to basic rights, protections, and political agency, experience a far more tragic loss. In conclusion, this is an important and challenging book. It is important because now more than ever, philosophical and ethical thinking about immigration ought to be infused into our political discourse. It is challenging because it forces people of varying political persuasions to justify their intuitions about what precisely we owe to immigrants and why. Those interested in the philosophy of immigration will find this book a helpful summary of Miller’s considered views on topics connected to immigration. Readers interested in thinking more deeply about immigration will find a clear presentation of the ethical issues in immigration and careful summaries of a number of positions. While it is unlikely that any reader will agree with everything Miller writes (cosmopolitans will be disappointed by his insistence on nationalism; nationalists will be disappointed with his insistence on our obligations to non-citizens), this book will help all readers get clearer about their own views and hopefully, help us move towards more just immigration policies.