Background/aim International or internal migration as a result of unexpected circumstances,
such as that experienced by forced migrants (ie refugees, asylum seekers and internally …

Dealing with refugees is one of the most contested political issues in Australia. We examine
how media images of asylum seekers have framed ensuing debates during two crucial …

The international movement of people is provoking worldwide anxiety and apprehension.
Nation-states around the globe, especially Western ones, are cracking down on migration …

The migrations of 2015 have led to a temporary destabilization of the European border and
migration regime. In this contribution, we trace the process of destabilization to its various …

Theories of migration deterrence have long posited that border enforcement infrastructure
pushes migration routes into more rugged and deadly terrain, driving an increase in migrant …

This paper presents a review of existing literature to understand the effects and effectiveness
of human rights treaties in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Southeast Asian countries …

Impossible Refuge brings the perspectives of refugees into rapidly emerging dialogues
about contemporary situations of mass forced migration, asking: what does it mean to be …

Immigration to Australia has long been the focus of negative political interest. In recent times,
the proposal of exclusionary policies such as the Malaysia Deal in 2011 has fuelled further …

Stories are one way that experiences, ideas and culture are shared with children in
educational settings. Commercially published books are the standard means in schools for …

Debates on borders in both normative political theory and critical border studies tend to
focus on the spatiality of bordering. This article evaluates this territorialist epistemology by …