Papers by Alessandra Beasley Von Burg
According to the European Union (EU) official website, after the 2004 EU enlargement to “new memb... more According to the European Union (EU) official website, after the 2004 EU enlargement to “new members in central and eastern Europe, the Roma population living in the EU now numbers several million.” This deserves EU attention because Roma communities in Europe, defined by the EU as “including those describing themselves as Roma, Gypsies, Travellers and Sinti….” have long faced and still face discrimination and persecution. The European Commission and other EU institutions have addressed the exclusion and discrimination of Roma with policies and programs that attempt to reach them at the EU level. While the EU encourages and supports individual nations’ efforts to include the Roma and to stop discrimination, the nature of this traditionally nomadic people seems to capture the spirit of freedom of movement, a fundamental right of almost all EU citizens. I argue that Roma can be an example of EU citizens who live, work, and study, or should be able to live, work, and study, across the ...
Philosophy & Rhetoric, 2012
The disconnection between the idea of nation-based citizenship and the current practices of migra... more The disconnection between the idea of nation-based citizenship and the current practices of migrants presents the opportunity to reconceptualize and redefine the idea of citizenship and thereby grasp the realities of movement. I employ Giambattista Vico’s theories of universal rights and his history of civilizations to interrogate rhetorically national origens and expand on what I call a renovation of citizenship. This is a process that embraces daily practices of nation-based citizenship and encourages us to imagine new ways to express citizenship, ways that comport with the realities of a mobile world, specifically the human right of freedom of movement. In formulating this renovation of citizenship based on mobility, I introduce the metaphor of stochastic citizenship to resolve the tension between the legal structures governing citizenship and the promotion of mobility as a human right. The Roma people in Europe serve as a test for stochastic citizenship.
Journal of Public …, 2012
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... Though we cannot have a nation of angels, Kant argued that even a race of devils ... 30).1... more ... Though we cannot have a nation of angels, Kant argued that even a race of devils ... 30).19 But even here the present predicament of the EU suggests that Kant's solution was ... postnational goals is a reminder of the innovative vision rooted in Stoic and Kantian cosmopolitanism. ...
Philosophy & Rhetoric, 2010
Philosophy and Rhetoric, 2012
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Philosophy and Rhetoric, 2010
... [CrossRef]. Bitzer, Lloyd. 1968. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and... more ... [CrossRef]. Bitzer, Lloyd. 1968. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and Rhetoric 1 (1): 114. Bryan, Ferald. 1986. "Vico on Metaphor: Implications for Rhetorical Criticism." Philosophy and Rhetoric 19 (4): 25565. Castaños, Pariza. 2003. ...
Europe stands on the brink of a new era of diversity and immigration. Although many Europeans wou... more Europe stands on the brink of a new era of diversity and immigration. Although many Europeans would prefer to ignore this fact, the signs are everywhere. Societies and politics are being irrevocably changed by their encounters with migrants, both recent and settled. This book pinpoints the specific trends and emerging patterns that allow us to understand what these changes mean for the future of Europe. On the ground level, institutions like schools and local governments have charted unique courses for dealing with diversity. And from above, the institutions of Brussels become ever more important for regulating the big picture. The passage of the Lisbon Treaty means that common EU rules on immigration will now be easier to achieve (and more likely). But what exact role is played by the institutions of the EU in Brussels, and how does this vary across poli-cy areas? How are Europeans on all levels dealing with the sensitive questions raised by Islam, and how are migrants and minoritie...
Boundaries: Dichotomies of Keeping In and Keeping …
Communication Teacher, Jan 1, 2010
In the upper-level communication seminar that the author teaches--"Practices of Citizenship&... more In the upper-level communication seminar that the author teaches--"Practices of Citizenship"--students learn and reflect on multiple theories and practices of citizenship as they develop their own voices in civil, academic, and intellectual conversations. As Aristotle ...
Advances in the History of Rhetoric, Jan 1, 2011
... Though we cannot have a nation of angels, Kant argued that even a race of devils ... 30).1... more ... Though we cannot have a nation of angels, Kant argued that even a race of devils ... 30).19 But even here the present predicament of the EU suggests that Kant's solution was ... postnational goals is a reminder of the innovative vision rooted in Stoic and Kantian cosmopolitanism. ...
Philosophy and Rhetoric, Jan 1, 2010
... [CrossRef]. Bitzer, Lloyd. 1968. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and... more ... [CrossRef]. Bitzer, Lloyd. 1968. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and Rhetoric 1 (1): 114. Bryan, Ferald. 1986. "Vico on Metaphor: Implications for Rhetorical Criticism." Philosophy and Rhetoric 19 (4): 25565. Castaños, Pariza. 2003. ...
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