{"product_id":"the-politics-of-sanctuary-hardback-9781501783289","title":"The Politics of Sanctuary (Hardback) 9781501783289","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Sanctuary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVojislava Filipcevic Cordes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501783289\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 8 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamines sanctuaries as spaces where activists oppose what they see as an unjust restrictive regime trapping immigrants in conditions of legal liminality.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on her fieldwork in New York City, Vojislava Filipcevic Cordes explores the politics of immigrant exclusions, and depicts how immigrants in sanctuary cities stake claims for their rightful presence. She argues for a more inclusive political life of expanded urban citizenship for undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees through the mechanisms of sanctuary practice. Blending a participant-observation case study of the immigrant-organized New Sanctuary Coalition with urban politics and theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers ideas for how ways sanctuary practices, supported by governance and social-service arrangements, can promote legitimate claims to immigrant urban membership and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Migration and the Limits of Urban Policy\u003cbr\u003e1. Planning Interventions and Social Biases Against Immigrants\u003cbr\u003e2. Resisting the Criminalization of Immigrants\u003cbr\u003e3. The Limits of City Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e4. Sanctuary City's Political Space\u003cbr\u003e5. Sanctuary, Civil Disobedience, and Acts of Denizenship\u003cbr\u003e6. Right to the City, Right to Sanctuary\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Promise of Sanctuary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735314952472,"sku":"9781501783289","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-sanctuary-hardback-9781501783289","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}