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The (Real) Truth about Asylum: a UK Perspective
There are many myths surrounding the asylum process, and the people who go through it. One of the first, and often most troubling, is that... Read More
Contempt, Criminalisation, and No Compassion: The UK’s Asylum System
The right to asylum is one of the oldest legal rights in the world and has been recognised by societies as divergent as Ancient Greece... Read More
Book Review: ‘The Butterfly Refugee’ – Roger Ibn Tyrone
Refugee week (16-22 June, 2019) marks the timely release of the ‘The Butterfly Refugee’, a children’s book and poem written and illustrated by Roger Ibn... Read More
Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face
Whether in Melbourne or in Paris, African immigrants face social and cultural challenges, which public housing can either add to or help overcome. The public... Read More
It Will Be Chaos: A Review
It Will Be Chaos Directed by Luciana Luciano and Filippo Piscopo Screened at Cinema Nova, Carlton, as part of the Transitions Film Festival: Visions for... Read More
Immigrant Punk: A Review of “Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story”
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story Created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan and Christian Barry In their song ‘Immigrant Punk’, Gogol Bordello include the lyrics:... Read More
In search of respect: Refused asylum seekers and the emotional landscapes of ethnographic research
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,... Read More
The 2018 RAS Interdisciplinary Conference: A Review
The annual Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Conference took place at the University of Melbourne in November, 2018. The conference showcased current research on issues... Read More
Why Europe shouldn’t follow Australia’s lead on asylum seekers
Australia’s harsh asylum policies have been touted as a possible solution to Europe’s so-called refugee crisis. Politicians in the UK, France, Holland, Denmark, Austria and... Read More
We cannot rely morally on ‘deterrence’ to justify our harsh refugee policies
Tony Coady, University of Melbourne When debate about refugees ascends from slogan swapping (“stop the boats”, “bring them here”) to specific reasoning, there seems only... Read More