# #79 - The Refugee Crisis | Serena Parekh

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Podcast: [The Ethical Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ethical-frontier-6723630)
Published: 2025-11-09T15:33:53+00:00
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## Resource

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Serena Parekh is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University. Website: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/serena-parekh/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/No-Refuge-Ethics-Global-Refugee/dp/0197507999 Summary:Parekh argues that we need a moral response to these crises--one that assumes the humanity of refugees in addition to the challenges that states have when they accept refugees. Only once we grasp that the global refugee crisis has these two dimensions--the asylum crisis for Western states and the crisis for refugees who cannot find refuge--can we reckon with a response proportionate to the complexities we face. Countries and citizens have a moral obligation to address the structures that unjustly prevent refugees from accessing the minimum conditions of human dignity.

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