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Sea level rises pose a greater long term threat to Australia's coastline and major capital cities than a military attack by a foreign power. Citizens are more likely to experience a pandemic virus than a nuclear threat. Food shortages have already occurred as a result of flood or drought, and the tentacles of international trade in drugs, money laundering and human trafficking already reach far into Australian communities.Why Human Security Matters argues that Australian external relations needs to treat the 'soft' issues of security as seriously as it treats the 'hard' realities of military defence, but also the many complex situations in-between, whether it be civil war, political upheaval, terrorism or piracy. Australia needs to do this first and foremost in our region, but also in relation to the unresolved regional and global security issues as we confront an increasingly uncertain and turbulent world.With contributions from leading thinkers in foreign policy and strategic studies, Why Human Security Matters is essential reading for anyone seeking a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of Australia's place in an age of transition.
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Urban refugees now account for over half the total number of refugees worldwide. Yet to date, far more research has been done on refugees living in camps and settlements set up expressly for them. This book provides crucial insights into the worldwide phenomenon of refugee flows into urban settings, repercussions for those seeking protection, and the agencies and organizations tasked to assist them. It provides a comparative exploration of refugees and asylum seekers in nine urban areas in Africa, Asia and Europe to examine issues such as status recognition, international and national actors, housing, education and integration. The book explores the relationship between refugee policies of international organisations and national governments and on the ground realities and demonstrates both the diverse of circumstances in which refugees live, and their struggle for recognition, protection and livelihoods.
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Urban refugees now account for over half the total number of refugees worldwide. Yet to date, far more research has been done on refugees living in camps and settlements set up expressly for them. This book provides crucial insights into the worldwide phenomenon of refugee flows into urban settings, repercussions for those seeking protection, and the agencies and organizations tasked to assist them. It provides a comparative exploration of refugees and asylum seekers in nine urban areas in Africa, Asia and Europe to examine issues such as status recognition, international and national actors, housing, education and integration. The book explores the relationship between refugee policies of international organisations and national governments and on the ground realities and demonstrates both the diverse of circumstances in which refugees live, and their struggle for recognition, protection and livelihoods.
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How do refugees create meaningful lives amid systematic exclusion? Based on over seventeen years of research, including two years of ethnographic fieldwork in Malaysia, this book follows Chin and Rohingya refugees as they navigate urban spaces, build communities, and forge belonging despite legal marginalization and social discrimination. Malaysia serves as the primary destination for displaced populations in Southeast Asia, yet it remains outside international refugee protection frameworks, creating conditions of profound precarity that refugees must navigate daily.Gerhard Hoffstaedter draws on the concept of the "polycrisis" to illuminate the intersection of legal exclusion, economic marginalization, health vulnerabilities, and social discrimination that define contemporary displacement. From bureaucratic struggles for recognition to innovative survival strategies in Kuala Lumpur's informal economy, from agricultural place-making in rural settlements to sporting and cultural celebrations that assert dignity and identity, this study reveals the sophisticated ways refugees transform spaces of exclusion into sites of possibility. The comparative analysis of Chin and Rohingya experiences illuminates how religion, education, and international advocacy networks shape protection outcomes in complex ways, while demonstrating the conditional nature of host society acceptance.Moving beyond narratives of either victimhood or resilience, Lives in Limbo documents how refugees actively create alternative forms of social organization and belonging that challenge dominant assumptions about citizenship and the nation-state. As urban refugee populations continue to grow globally and cities worldwide grapple with displacement, these insights become essential for developing more inclusive and humane responses to contemporary migration.