Seyla Benhabib is one of the most influential philosophers of our time. She is the Eugene Meyer professor of political science and philosophy at Yale University. She has published on the history of German political thought — including Hannah Arendt, the Frankfurt School and Jürgen Habermas; on feminist theory and on the rights of migrants, refugees and foreigners in the contemporary world.

Her work has been translated into 11 languages and in September 2009, she was awarded the Ernst Bloch prize for her contributions to cultural understanding in a pluralist civilization. Her most recent books include: The Rights of Others. Aliens, Citizens and Residents (2004; winner of the Ralph Bunche award); Another Cosmopolitanism, with Jeremy Waldon, Will Kymlicka and Bonnie Honig (2006) and most recently, Migrations and Mobilities. Gender, Borders and Citizenship, edited with Judith Resnik (2009).

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