Migration and Displacement Discussion Group
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Migration and Displacement are inherently complex issues, inviting approaches from each and every discipline. The Migration and Displacement Discussion group invites ANU researchers to come together to bridge our disciplinary divides and engage in a wider conversation.
State-created vulnerability as a deterrent: The perceived vulnerability of single male asylum seekers
This seminar explores the extent to which the denial of the vulnerability label to certain individuals and groups can lead to an increase in their level of vulnerability, as through their exclusion...
Institutional disrespect: The structural marginalisation of refugee migrants in Australia
Whose responsibility is it to address the disrespect felt by immigrants and other marginalised groups in their dealings with government institutions. In this seminar Ibi Losoncz, the author of...
The wall that moves: The separation barrier in the West Bank
In this seminar, Dr Umut Ozguc explores the ways in which the separation wall operates as a complex network that brings together diverse social, political and spatial elements in novel ways. The wall...
Migrant Worker Rights and Norm Contestation in Southeast Asia: Establishing Meaning-in-Use through Social Interaction
This study starts from the puzzling observation that the norm of migrant worker protection has produced multiple understandings in both meaning and application in three Southeast Asian countries:...
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The Migration and Displacement Discussion Group held its first seminar on 24 May, delivered by Yasmin Khan from the University of Toronto. Yasmin presented her research on ‘The Unintended Consequences of Rohingya Humanitarian Aid on Bangladeshi Host Communities’. She has kindly shared her presentation with us, which can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JM1nrx73nTAaXe8idyvZoY0Lf9x753gN/view
APPS Policy Forum IN FOCUS: Refugee Week
Professor Bina D'Costa
Bina is Professor in the Department of International Relations in the Coral Bell School. She is also CAP Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access.
At the height of...
Carly Gordyn
Carly Gordyn commenced her doctoral studies at ANU in early 2014. Her research examines the historical cooperation between Australia and Indonesia in managing irregular migration, specifically...
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Migration and Displacement Discussion Group
Department of International Relations
Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
Hedley Bull Building
130 Garran Road
Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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