Felix Bender

Assistant Professor in Political Theory at @NorthumbriaUni. Work on migration, refugeehood, refugee camps. Aspiring cyclist. Former @KU_Leuven, @mpimmg, @ceu

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

Should we turn to moral arguments in the debate on admitting refugees? In my new paper @PoPpublicsphere, I argue that we should not. I put forward a political realist argument, instead. Read it open access here: https://t.co/aHlPrMoTig

[Aegean Boat Report @ABoatReport]

Tommy Olsen, the founder of Aegean Boat Report, has been arrested by the Norwegian Police. He is now held in custody awaiting extradition to Greek authorities. With nearly 90,000 followers from across the world, it is time for all of those who have a voice to speak out now.

For the last six years, Greek authorities have tried to silence me. Years of smear campaigns in parts of the Greek press, spyware, arrests and harassment of people who stood by my side, isolating tactics, numerous baseless criminal investigations, an arrest warrant — and now a European Arrest Warrant — all with one purpose: to silence the voice of one man who
insists on telling the truth.
Every day Aegean Boat Report documents serious humanitarian abuses as they unfold along the route known as the Aegean Sea—from Turkey to Greece. Greek authorities want to silence me and have therefore fabricated a story where they accuse me of cooperating with people smugglers.

What I ask of you now is to speak out.

We cannot allow them to continue violating the principle of non-refoulement, fabricating smuggling charges, and then permit Norwegian citizens to be handed over to a police force that clearly does not want its human rights violations exposed. We must report human rights violations without fear of arrest.

If Aegean Boat Report disappears, it won’t be because the need disappeared. It will be because pressure and lack of support made it impossible to continue.

The work continues — but it cannot continue without you. I cannot continue without you.

Aegean Boat Report is now asking for your help.

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[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

Ukraine is in desperate need of manpower in its war with Russia, but does it have the right to conscript its citizens? What are the philosophical arguments for it and do they hold? I argue that there is no obligation to die for the state - read it here: https://t.co/3DMvH78kLz

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

What's the problem with small boats arriving in the UK? Loads of articles consider legal or political arguments, but few address the philosophical ones underpining this debate. Do any of them hold? Find out here: https://t.co/hffevBLkMy

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

I've written a short blog on the value of studying at university. It's my first substack post, so please have mercy. Here is the link: https://t.co/natexJlU1A

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

Just published: Should rejected Asylum seekers stay? I respond to a very good piece by Leila Hadj Abdou and Eszter Kollar. You can read it here: https://t.co/aLTOwJRKtz

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

My paper on climate refugeehood now has a volume and issue number! Read it here!

[European Journal of Political Theory @EJPTheory]

Climate refugeehood: A counterargument - Felix Bender, @FEHBender 2025 https://t.co/xMQlg66RRZ

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

@Evolutionistrue @FondOfBeetles I think the correct thing to say here is that >some< people in the humanities read out their talks. These are never the full papers (or else these papers would be very short). Not everyone does this though, and I would guess that it’s less than 50% (perhaps 20% or so)

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

Very excited for this conference on Refuge and Displacement at the University of Oxford later this month and only slightly intimidated on being the only other person in a panel with David Miller. If anyone feels like attending, here is a link:

https://t.co/WDcFMVOlgS

[Uğur Aytaç @Ugur_Aytac]

We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.

More info: https://t.co/KPOQDvbHOf
Deadline: June 3, 2025

[Uğur Aytaç @Ugur_Aytac]

Political philosophers! Please consider encouraging your students to apply for this PhD position on the global governance of technology. The Ethics Institute is a great place to work! It hosts one of the largest and most international group of practical philosophers in Europe.

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

@bradclockwork @philosophybites @JFCrisp @DrSJFine @phil @KieranOberman @MollieGerver @RebeccaBuxton @ParekhSerena @KapelnerZsolt @matthewgibney4 @EilidhBeaton1 nice. Congrats! Will read with interest

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

Today marks something of a milestone for me. 100 citations! What an achievement (though undoubtedly partially achieved through self-citation)

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

there are a number of other great chapters in the book, which I recommend having a look at!

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

I'm happy to share that Stephanie Silverman and my chapter on immigration detention and normative political thought has finally been published in the Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Immigration: https://t.co/aLxPhmC4cg

[Bilge Yabanci—Peace and Justice for Palestine 🇵🇸 @byabanci]

📢 Hiring! I am seeking a Postdoc for the project Re-shaping Attitudes about Refugees & Gender Minorities in Spain & Portugal
📍 Bilbao, Spain
📆 12 months (+6m extension possible)
🔍 PhD & strong quantitative skills (esp. survey experiments)
🔗 Details: https://t.co/IkAtGWY3ub

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

@enzoreds That’s easy. All that matters is prestige & the fact that the uk is still incredibly classist. Not sure rankings matter that much considering this

[Perspectives on Politics @PoPpublicsphere]

VOLUME 22 ISSUE 4 IS NOW OUT!!

https://t.co/mPnssxDamc
https://t.co/UYx3rE3K0M

Incl. work by @tylerreny @reiffadam1 @SzabKri76690096 @FEHBender @jonasnahm @NKupzok @KaitlinDKT @PSProff @SummerForester @SLaurelWeldon @shoffmania @s_jungkunz @weiss_ju_polsci @Blackington_C..

[Felix Bender @FEHBender]

A good end to the year, my paper "Morality in the Refugee Regime?" was published today in the last volume of the year by @PoPpublicsphere: read it here: https://t.co/aHlPrMoTig

[GlobalCIT @GlobalCIT_EUI]

Calling all early-career researchers! ✍️✨

Enter the 2025 GLOBALCIT – Rainer Bauböck Essay Award 🏆

The❓How will geopolitics affect future citizenship laws and policies? 🌐💡

🏅 €1,000 + publication 📖
📝 3,000 words
📅 31 March 2025

Details https://t.co/9DoqYm496n

[Magdalena Ulceluşe @Magda_Ulceluse]

📢📢 The inaugural issue of @MalmoMigration's non-traditional journal, Current Issues in Migration Research is now live!

With contributions from Steven Vertovec, Pieter Bevelander, Brigitte Suter, Måns Lundstedt, Anastasiia Mykolenko and more!

👉👉 https://t.co/X5UB3aKs0k