Keywords
mimetic theory
migration
scapegoat
alterity
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Abstract
In this article the author explores the extent of René Girard's “mimetic theory” to understand migration phenomenon. To this end, a brief description of the “mimetic theory” and a characterization of the migration are presented. Subsequently, it raises the need to explore new perspectives on migration beyond the positivist approach in the human sciences which leaves the contribution of a philosophical understanding out. In this sense, girardian philosophy is pertinent to understand several types of migration: irregular immigration, forced displacement and refuge. Finally, the author proposes a praxis to avoid, or at least minimizes, the persecutory mimetic process related to migration.
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