13
Feb

DIASPORIC RELATIONS AND FEMINIST LEADERSHIP: THE QUESTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS INSIDE IRAN

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Sanaz Nasirpour   This paper examines the ways in which migration and the diasporic context have alerted feminist leadership of...
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9
Feb

From Resettled Refugees to Humanitarian Actors: Motivations, Modalities and Implications of Diaspora Humanitarianism

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Louise Olliff   Refugees resettled to Australia often establish small voluntary-run organisations to mobilise resources and implement humanitarian projects targeting...
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6
Feb

Imagining Futures with Documentary Film

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Shannon Owen   There are rich historical links between documentary film and social change. These links are now more prevalent...
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1
Feb

The Impact of Economic Sanctions in Afghans’s Livelihood Security in Iran

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Athar Shafaei   Understanding how economic sanctions affect people in target countries has been of considerable interest due to the...
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26
Jan

Iran’s Mistreatment of Afghans: Human Rights Violations of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Farhad Arian   The Iranian government’s strict policies, legal restrictions and bureaucratic obstacles have largely violated human rights of Afghan...
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23
Jan

‘Signing On’ With the UK Home Office: Reporting as a Site of Anxiety, Detention and Solidarity

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Andrew Burridge   Asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their application to remain in the UK are typically required to...
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19
Jan

Protection in Malaysia and the Rule of Law

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Renuka T. Balasubramaniam   Malaysia has engaged in the de facto and temporary protection of asylum seekers for over 40...
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16
Jan

Managing Migration in Indonesia: The Role of IOM and Australia

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Asher Hirsch Cameron Doig   While the International Organization for Migration (IOM) portrays an image of itself as a humanitarian...
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12
Jan

German Political Identity and Approaches to Responsibility In German Asylum Policy

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Kelly Soderstrom The norm of responsibility is central to the protection mandate inherent in asylum policy. Norm construction and codification...
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9
Jan

Collective responses and the university: Challenging the exclusion of people seeking asylum from Higher Education

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This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research, hosted in October 2017 at The University of Melbourne.   Dr Caroline Fleay In contrast to Australian Government policies that aim to prevent the arrival of people seeking asylum by...
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