Refugee Activisim and Social Work

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Refugee Activisim and Social Work

Refugee issues are amongst the most intractable facing the world today. No region is immune to people movements, asylum seeking and government and community resistance. Using a case study from Australia, this chapter outlines the harsh policies towards asylum seekers, particularly mandatory detentio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Briskman, Linda
Other Authors:	Carolyn Noble
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Vulgar Press 2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26259

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