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Between Fear and Hope: An interview with Ayat Altaii
Ayat Altaii has recently published the first volume of her memoir ‘Between Fear and Hope: A Journey from Iraq to America‘. Refugee Research Online... Read More
Sexual Violence Against Migrant Women in Europe: A Need for Change and Greater Protection
Irregular migration and seeking asylum to the European Union can be dangerous for women. The paths they take lead many of them to their deaths.... Read More
It’s All in the Bag: Refugees and Materiality
My grandmother made us chicken and made us sandwiches to take […] My mom was telling me that her, my aunt, was trying, you know,... Read More
Hello from New Editor – Sarah Hughes
I’m delighted to join the RRO team as an editor! My name is Sarah Hughes, and I hold a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellowship in the... Read More
Echoes of the Past in Europe’s Two-Tier Approach to Refugees
They are the lucky ones. A group of female journalists, legislators and judges from Afghanistan who have found a temporary safe haven in Greece and... Read More
Book Review: Refugee Journeys – ed. Jordana Silverstein and Rachel Stevens
‘Refugee Journeys: Histories of Resettlement, Representation and Resistance’, ed. Jordana Silverstein and Rachel Stevens, ANU Press, 2021, 244 pages The growth in Australian refugee research... Read More
Book Review: After the Tampa – Abbas Nazari
‘After the Tampa: From Afghanistan to New Zealand’ by Abbas Nazari, Allen and Unwin, 2021, 367 pages This is a well-written account by a young... Read More
Book Review: ‘Smuggled: An Illegal History of Journeys to Australia’ – Ruth Balint and Julie Kalman
‘Smuggled: An illegal history of Journeys to Australia’, by Ruth Balint and Julie Kalman, NewSouth Publishing, 2021, 204 pages As the European Union moves... Read More
Book Review: ‘Escape from Manus’ – Jaivet Ealom
“Escape from Manus”, Jaivet Ealom, Penguin Viking, 2021, 347 pages I expected this book to be like Henri Charriere’s 1969 memoir Papillon, about his escape... Read More
“We are the ‘Asylum Seekers’”: The ‘Joyful Migration’ of Indonesian Gay Men in Paris
I was going to Marseille, France in 2010 to do my doctoral degree. I was conducting research about migration and family relationships through the cases... Read More