Overview

This book proposes a new solution to the problem of the migration crisis engulfing the world by creating safe harbours, or Free Global Cities. In the face of the largest displacement crisis on record even the most optimistic view of the future suggests that in the years ahead, more and more people will migrate in order to survive. The world requires places where refugees and other migrants forced to leave their homes have the opportunity to work, study, create, start businesses, and rebuild new lives for themselves and their families. Free Global Cities can deal with this growing global crisis in a completely new way. They are autonomous, self-governed subnational entities that provide a safe environment and rule of law that will create wealth and prosperity for its residents as well as for the nations hosting them. Such a model would contribute significantly to handle the largest migration crisis in history, which the world will be experiencing in the coming decades.

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Author:   Dr Christian H Kälin (Henley & Partners, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   1.042kg
ISBN:  

9781509976416

ISBN 10:   1509976418
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   20 March 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface, Professor Dr Kishore Mahbubani (Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore) Introduction, Dr Christian H. Kälin (Andan Foundation, Switzerland) Part One: The Migration Crisis 1. Reforming the International Refugee Regime, Professor Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff (Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, USA), Leah Zamore (Humanitarian Policy Centre on International Cooperation (CIC), USA), Emmanuel Guerisoli (Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, USA) 2. What Borders Do We Need? Mohamed Nasheed, (Secretary-General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum; Former President of the Maldives, Maldives) 3. Climate Migration Will Accelerate the Need for Free Global Cities, Dr Parag Khanna (AlphaGeo, Singapore) Part Two: A Place to Build a Future 4. The Philosophical Idea of Cities and States, Rev Professor Dr Marek Urban (Pontifical University of John Paul II, Poland) 5. Cities: The Future Leaders in Public Governance, Michael Møller (United Nations, Switzerland) 6. How to Build a Good Country – or a Good City, Simon Anholt (Independent Policy Advisor, UK) 7. Small, Smart States as a Model for the Future, Dr Armen Sarkissian (Former Prime Minister and former President of Armenia, UK) 8. Cities, not Camps, Günter Nooke (Former German Human Rights Commissioner and Angela Merkel's Special Envoy for Africa, Germany) 9. Free Private Cities: A New Operating System for Living Together, Dr Titus Gebel (Tipolis, Singapore) 10. Inclusive Development Zones: A Model for Supporting the Spontaneous Order of Informal Economies, Michael Castle Miller (Albright Stonebridge Group, USA) Part Three: Planning and Implementing a Free Global City 11. Planning New Cities and Isobenefit Urbanism, Professor Dr Lucad’Acci (Politecnico Torino, Italy) 12. Challenges of Urban Management: Addressing Key City Planning Issues, Professor Dr Eckart Würzner (Mayor, Heidelberg, Germany) 13. The Importance of the Rule of Law, Professor Dr Michael Esfeld (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) 14. Independent and Effective Dispute Resolution: Courts, Arbitration, Conciliation, Mediation, Dr Dr Andreas Baumgartner and Professor Mark Beer (The Metis Institute, UAE) 15. Free Global Cities: A Tool to Overcome the Citizenship Apartheid?, Professor Dr Dimitry Kochenov (CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest; Professor, CEU Legal Studies, Austria) 16. Citizenship and Human Rights in Autonomous Cities, Dr Christian H. Kälin (Andan Foundation, Switzerland) 17. Immigration Policy for an Open City-State, Mikael Ribbenvik Cassar (The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Swedish Migration Agency, Sweden) 18. Monetary Systems for Self-Governed Cities: Blockchain-Based Currency will Change the Way of Money, Andrej Majcen (Bitcoin Suisse, UAE) 19. Railway and Public Transit Systems, Dr Petros Arvanitis (Trainose SA, Greece) 20. How to Build a World-Class Health Care System, Professor Dr Dr hc Paul Robert Vogt (EurAsiaHeart Foundation, Switzerland) 21. Sustainable and Efficient Housing Construction, Dr Benno Büeler (Chairman, CitraGroup, Switzerland) 22. Large Residential Development: The Challenges and Opportunities, Samih Sawiris (Orascom Development Holding AG, Switzerland) 23. Next Generation Energy Security, Dr Götz Ruprecht (Dual Fluid Energy Inc., Canada) 24. Education as the Basis for Future Growth, Andreas Schleicher (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France) 25. Vocational Training and Skills Development, Franz Probst (Skillsonics, Switzerland), Professor Dr Barbara Haering (Member of Advisory Board, Switzerland) and Ken Duncan (SkillSonics, South Africa) 26. How to Build a World-Class University, Professor Tan Eng Chye and Terence Poon (National University of Singapore) 27. Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) or How to Build a Successful Financial Centre Free Zone, Dr Dr Andreas Baumgartner (StIR, UAE) 28. Sandy Springs: The City Based on Private Services, Oliver Porter (Co-Founder, City of Sandy Springs, USA) 29. Building Liveable Cities: Singapore’s Path to Success, Professor Khoo Teng Chye (National University of Singapore)

Reviews

A breakthrough. This book is the blueprint to solve the international refugee crisis. Dr. Kaelin could well be called the Henry Dunant of our time. * Dr. Rolf Dobelli, Founder of WORLD.MINDS and author of the global bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly * With record numbers of people displaced and challenges around migration accumulating, new and unprejudiced approaches are badly needed. This book shows what needs to happen for cities to become hubs for sustainable solutions. This is not only a bold vision, but a practical roadmap, which leaves no taboo un-touched and no stone un-turned. A thought-provoking study with the hope to facilitate political decision-making: paradigm shift at its best. * Dr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2012-2022) * Visionary and grounded in a profound sense of humanity, this book presents a hopeful blueprint for the future. It outlines a path forward, demonstrating how, with courage and a clear vision, we can reshape our societies for the better. * Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Sahin Albayrak, Technical University of Berlin * A quarter of the global population lives in conditions that are harmful to their health, safety and prosperity. With the continuous grow of the global population time has come to consider more and more housing and urban environments has a priority for human development and future generations. * H. E. Mirko Manzoni, Ambassador of Switzerland, South Africa * Seeking personal security from human rights abuses, brutal conflict and war, or escape from the harshest of conditions of climate change and sheer desperation from hunger and famine, international migrants or refugees have challenged country and city leaders to cope with their unstoppable arrivals. Free Global Cities discusses radically new ways of imagining and managing the great migrant crisis. This book is certain to stimulate discussion over an issue which will be with us for decades to come. * H. E. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-large, Singapore Foreign Ministry, Honorary Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design * While Special Economic Zones have benefitted multiple countries and generated prosperity for several generations, Free Global Cities offer a radically new model for tackling the world’s monumental migration crisis. By allowing for pockets of freedom for the most vulnerable and unfairly treated people of the world, the model will showcase how allowing the freedom of economic activity is a win-win for refugees and host countries alike. This book can completely change the dialogue around refugees, from an economic burden to wealth creators. * Dr. Lotta Moberg CFA, author of “The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones” and scholar of refugee cities * Migrations of peoples were several times turning points in the history of mankind. It seems that today we are facing such a challenge again. This book, in an interesting and very concrete way, indicates an idea that can become a solution for the emerging crisis. This volume is an invitation to a discussion that is worth taking up. * Professor Dr. Aleksander Bobko, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rzeszów, Poland *

A breakthrough. This book is the blueprint to solve the international refugee crisis. Dr. Kaelin could well be called the Henry Dunant of our time. * Dr. Rolf Dobelli, Founder of WORLD.MINDS and author of the global bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly * With record numbers of people displaced and challenges around migration accumulating, new and unprejudiced approaches are badly needed. This book shows what needs to happen for cities to become hubs for sustainable solutions. This is not only a bold vision, but a practical roadmap, which leaves no taboo un-touched and no stone un-turned. A thought-provoking study with the hope to facilitate political decision-making: paradigm shift at its best. * Dr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2012-2022) * A quarter of the global population lives in conditions that are harmful to their health, safety and prosperity. With the continuous grow of the global population time has come to consider more and more housing and urban environments has a priority for human development and future generations. * H. E. Mirko Manzoni, Ambassador of Switzerland, South Africa * Seeking personal security from human rights abuses, brutal conflict and war, or escape from the harshest of conditions of climate change and sheer desperation from hunger and famine, international migrants or refugees have challenged country and city leaders to cope with their unstoppable arrivals. Free Global Cities discusses radically new ways of imagining and managing the great migrant crisis. This book is certain to stimulate discussion over an issue which will be with us for decades to come. * H. E. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-large, Singapore Foreign Ministry, Honorary Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design * While Special Economic Zones have benefitted multiple countries and generated prosperity for several generations, Free Global Cities offer a radically new model for tackling the world’s monumental migration crisis. By allowing for pockets of freedom for the most vulnerable and unfairly treated people of the world, the model will showcase how allowing the freedom of economic activity is a win-win for refugees and host countries alike. This book can completely change the dialogue around refugees, from an economic burden to wealth creators. * Dr. Lotta Moberg CFA, author of “The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones” and scholar of refugee cities * Migrations of peoples were several times turning points in the history of mankind. It seems that today we are facing such a challenge again. This book, in an interesting and very concrete way, indicates an idea that can become a solution for the emerging crisis. This volume is an invitation to a discussion that is worth taking up. * Professor Dr. Aleksander Bobko, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rzeszów, Poland * Visionary and grounded in a profound sense of humanity, this book presents a hopeful blueprint for the future. It outlines a path forward, demonstrating how, with courage and a clear vision, we can reshape our societies for the better. * Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Sahin Albayrak, Technical University of Berlin *

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Christian H Kälin is Chairman of Henley & Partners, UK, as well as the Founder and Chairman of the Andan Foundation, a Swiss humanitarian organization focused on supporting displaced people.

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