Dr Rufaida Al Hashmi

My research interests lie in contemporary political theory. I am particularly interested in the ethics of migration, issues in global justice, and theories of discrimination.

My book project, under contract at Oxford University Press, examines how borders are open for some and closed for others. It explores the morality of common criteria for the admission or exclusion of immigrants, such as economic contribution, national security, and integration potential. The book shows that we gain crucial insights for our understanding of the ethics of migration and global justice more generally by considering the ways in which borders are open and closed selectively, rather than simply open or closed.