"The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step": Reflecting on social action by academics in asylum seeker policy debate

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"The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step": Reflecting on social action by academics in asylum seeker policy debate

In this article, we reflect on the involvement of academics in the asylum seeker rights movement in Australia by documenting a collective action that was driven by the authors of this paper. This action was an open letter signed by 204 academics from a range of disciplines which voiced opposition to...

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Main Authors:	Hartley, Lisa, Pedersen, A., Fleay, Caroline, Hoffman, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The College of Community Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society 2013
Subjects:	refugees asylum seeker immigration policy debate social actions by academic
Online Access:	http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/ACP_2_13.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29791

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