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The Way Out examines the complexities of queer and trans displacement around the world. Centering personal narratives of LGBTIQ refugees, the book exposes the shortcomings of an international protection regime that is unable to address the harms that drive displacement. Rebecca Buxton and Samuel Ritholtz's analysis of the stakes of queer and trans inclusion in accounts of displacement justice offers a vibrant example of theory brought to life.
“Addressed to scholars of human rights, migration, political philosophy, gender studies, and international law, yet remains accessible to non-specialist readers thanks to its strong narrative dimension. A significant contribution. . . . It combines political theory, lived experience, and critique of international institutions with unusual coherence.”
“A trenchant analysis of the forces surrounding queer displacement.”
"It calls on scholars to revisit their prior assumptions, to think about asylum beyond what it is and, more fundamentally, in terms of what it ought to be. It is also a reminder that one can write work that is stylistically engaging, theoretically precise and politically committed."
“It brings feminist and queer theory to bear on a field still organized around an implicitly cisgender, heterosexual refugee. . . . The Way Out succeeds as a model of theory grounded in life, making a persuasive case that attending to those at the regime’s margins reveals truths about its failures as a whole.”
Samuel Ritholtz is Research Fellow in Politics at All Souls College, University of Oxford.
Preface
Introduction
1. Home
2. Persecution
3. Flight
4. Assessment
5. Containment
6. Reunion
7. Sanctuary
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
About the Cover
Notes
Works Cited
Index