Global Politics of Forced Migration

Professor Fethi Mansouri holds the UNESCO Chair in comparative research on ‘Cultural Diversity and Social Justice’ and an Alfred Deakin Research Chair in migration and intercultural studies. He is also the founding director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

• Chapter 1: Context, contentions, and thematic scope.- Chapter 2: The globalisation of restrictive refugee policies.- Chapter 3: The transnational dimensions of forced migration.- Chapter 4: Australia’s hard-line approach to asylum seekers.- Chapter 5: Public attitudes towards Muslim asylum seekers in Australia .- Chapter 6: The states’ approach to temporary protection—Destitution, dehumanisation and disconnection.- Chapter 7: Conclusion—Rethinking asylum policies in a changing world.