Reframing the brain drain

Sager, Alex

doi:10.1080/13698230.2014.919061

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“…The first objection suggests that my arguments unjustifiably restrict the fundamental liberties of high-skilled migrants and thus fail to show proper for these individuals. In the debates on 'brain drain' in migration, some theorists argue that the sending states should not impose coercive restrictions on emigration as a way to deal with 'brain drain' (Tesón, 2008;Brock and Blake, 2015;Cole, 2010;Sager, 2014). The right to exit is widely considered to be a human right but it is also argued that immigration restrictions on highskilled migration are unjust (Hidalgo, 2013(Hidalgo, , 2014Oberman, 2013).…”

Section: Freedom Of the High-skilled Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selecting Immigrants in an Unjust World

2019

Political Studies

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For many individuals living in poor societies, migration is the best hope for improving their life prospect. However, global migration today is highly selective and stratified. Affluent states often enjoy great discretion to cherry pick their immigration, favouring those with particular skills and qualifications. In this article, I argue that this practice of selective immigration is morally permissible only when a set of demanding conditions are met. I also argue that their right to exclude potential immigrants is constrained by the background distributive injustice in the global context.

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Section: Freedom Of the High-skilled Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selecting Immigrants in an Unjust World

2019

Political Studies

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“…With this background, the migration of health care workers from some of the most vulnerable and under-served regions in the world, such as the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region, is indeed troubling. Notably, also other forms of skilled worker emigration might pose similar concerns over basic needs delivery and access to basic rights, such as the right to education (Sager 2014).…”

Section: Ethical Perspectives On Health Worker Emigrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To that end, I use 'health worker emigration' to describe this phenomenon. Notably, the term 'brain drain' has been a locus of a conceptual and methodological criticism as such (Clemens 2013;Sager 2014;Sager 2016). I will, however, continue to use the term 'brain drain' when I refer to a specific discussion or account that particularly uses that term.…”

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Doctors Behind Borders : The Ethics of Skilled Worker Emigration

Yuksekdag

2019

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences No. 767 CTE No. 18 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Linköping 2019 Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences-No. 767 At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Linköping University, research and doctoral studies are carried out within broad problem areas. Research is organized in interdisciplinary research environments and doctoral studies mainly in graduate schools. Jointly, they publish the series Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences. This thesis comes from the Department of Culture and Communication.

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“…An example would be cases where individuals are prevented from exiting an airport when the airport is considered ground zero for a possibly contagious but unrecognized disease. Notably, this line of reasoning is often referred to when explaining what is at stake in the case of critical health worker shortages in the under-served and developing contexts (Cole 2010;Sager 2014;Stanczyk 2012). Notice that here the issue can be described as a matter of weight: if and when justified, such temporary but urgent public health concerns would outweigh an individual's exercise of the right to exit for the specific case at hand.…”

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How to Understand Limitations of the Right to Exit with Respect to Losses Associated with Health Worker Emigration: A Clarification

Yuksekdag

2018

Etikk Praksis - Nord J Appl Ethics

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There is a recent interest in the ethics of high-skilled worker emigration through which the limitations of the right to exit are discussed. Insightful arguments have been made in favour of (or against) the emigration restrictions on skilled workers in order to tackle the deprivations in developing countries. However, there is still a need for clarification on how we can understand, discuss and implement limitations of a right from a normative perspective. Significantly, how we understand the limitation of a right might determine how we approach such limitations – both in terms of the process of assessing the limitations and in terms of their implications. In this paper, I identify two distinct ways to understand limitations of the right to exit with respect to losses associated with health worker emigration, while also pointing to their implications for restrictive policies: (i) as a matter of scope, and (ii) as a matter of weight or emergency, which requires a compensatory scheme for the individual right holders. While the emergency restrictions seem to be a point of convergence in the literature, what defines an emergency and the nature of the compensation still warrant exploration. To that end, I also discuss from a normative perspective what might constitute a public emergency that would give states a prima facie prerogative to regulate temporary limitations on the exercise of the right to exit. In addition, I briefly introduce the implications of emergency restrictions, with a particular focus on compensatory schemes for individual right holders.

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Reframing the brain drain

Cited by 27 publications

References 19 publications

Selecting Immigrants in an Unjust World

Selecting Immigrants in an Unjust World

Doctors Behind Borders : The Ethics of Skilled Worker Emigration

How to Understand Limitations of the Right to Exit with Respect to Losses Associated with Health Worker Emigration: A Clarification

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