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An Application of Three Ethical Theories to the United States' Response to the Syrian Refugee

Johnson, Matthew James, Johnson
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1525204024288389

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2018, Bachelor of Arts, Marietta College, Leadership.
The Syrian refugee crisis is a humanitarian failure of the modern day. As the rebellion continues to fight for a peaceful democracy, the Syrian government exerts more military force. Displacing over 11 million refugees both internally and externally, the crisis has quickly expanded beyond the influence of the state. As a result, refugees have flooded the international system. Neighboring states directly feel this pressure through the physical presence of refugees and have acquiesced to offer refuge at a mass level. The European itself has mandated an equally dispersion of refugees among member states. However, the United States, separated from both the physical and geographical pressure of refugees, has only offered refuge to approximately 50,000. This paper analyzes the current situation of the crisis through the application of three ethical lenses to determine how the United States should ethically respond. The three ethical lenses include Kantianism, Utilitarianism, and Rawlsian ethics. The applications suggested that from an ethical perspective, respect for humanity and human rights, a much more engaged response is not only necessary but ethically required of the United States.
Robert McManus, Dr. (Advisor)
Alexandra Perry, Dr. (Committee Member)
Beverly Hogue, Dr. (Committee Member)
106 p.
International Relations; Political Science
Syria; refugee; ethics; Kantian; Rawls; utilitarianism; united states; political science; leadership; crisis; Syrian refugee crisis

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  • Johnson, Johnson, M. J. (2018). An Application of Three Ethical Theories to the United States' Response to the Syrian Refugee [Undergraduate thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1525204024288389

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Johnson, Matthew. An Application of Three Ethical Theories to the United States' Response to the Syrian Refugee . 2018. Marietta College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1525204024288389.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Johnson, Matthew. "An Application of Three Ethical Theories to the United States' Response to the Syrian Refugee ." Undergraduate thesis, Marietta College, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1525204024288389

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