Gelijkheid voorbij rechten. Naar een theorie van rechtvaardigheid voor tijdelijke arbeidsmigratie

This research tackles rights differentiation as a way to attenuate the pressure put by large scale labor migration on the welfare state and the prospects of native workers. It examines and evaluates mid-way possibilities between closed borders and renouncing the welfare state, by drawing on and balancing new normative demands of our contemporary reality: a) novel interests of temporary migrants and b) a fair distribution of burdens among host populations and those left behind in source countries; and c) the viability of the welfare state, which requires rethinking welfare rights as a complex bundle that needs to be disaggregated based on the nature and underlying normative rationale of each entitlement. The research aims at developing plausible normative criteria that delineate morally relevant differences between different kinds of immigrants and provide guidance for developing corresponding rights packages that adequately protect their relevant interests.