The book "Migrants and Militants" by Alain Badiou addresses the challenges and conflicts associated with migration and globalization through a dual approach focusing on ethics and communism. It argues for hospitality as a moral duty, transcending legal boundaries, and emphasizes the need for welcoming the stranger. However, it also critiques this approach for potentially reducing the complexity of migration and failing to address systemic issues.
The book's communist perspective, on the other hand, identifies the root of migration in the global capitalist system, which forces people into a nomadic proletariat existence. It advocates for international organization and the dismantling of the oligarchic world order to end this condition. Internationalism plays a crucial role in Badiou's proposed solutions, as he argues that the world is our homeland, and our compatriots are the diverse working class across the globe. This global solidarity is essential for overcoming the challenges of migration and globalization.