| ID | 087480 |
| Title Proper | Accounting for state approaches to asylum seekers in Australia and Malaysia |
| Other Title Information | the significance in the struggle against irregular mobility |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dev, Sanjugta Vas |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article uses the case studies of Australia and Malaysia to examine how diverse states in the Asia-Pacific region approach asylum seekers in practice and in discourse. Using a social constructionist approach to identity, the article highlights how governments in each country have grappled with "irregular" migration and the challenges it poses for national identity through processes of "othering" and "exclusion." This comparison shows that the process of excluding asylum seekers on the basis of identity is not a Western phenomenon, but one extending to countries across the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan-Feb 2009: p33-60 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan-Feb 2009: p33-60 |
| Key Words | Australia ; Malaysia ; Refugee Policy ; Government Discourses ; Comparison |