Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Faculty of Arts and Education
The RSG was launched in 2002 as a research network affiliated to the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, and the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Melbourne. The network is co-convened by Associate Professor Fethi Mansouri, Deputy Director for the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, and Dr Michael Leach, Research Fellow at the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. The RSG is a cross-institutional, cross-disciplinary research forum focussed on research into refugees’ rights, settlement needs, asylum policy, and the role of NGOs, and is also a research network open to researchers, community workers and activists.
The Refugee Studies Group (RSG) aims to facilitate interactions among researchers and refugee advocates to effect positive change in public debates and policies relating to refugees and asylum seekers. The RSG’s objective is to provide a forum for disseminating refugee-related research news and policy developments among its wide network. As much as possible, the RSG will make available online reports, publications and other relevant resources that might be of assistance to researchers working with refugees.
Through regular emails to our members, the RSG hopes to keep individual researchers and community organisations informed on the latest news and analyses. It is hoped that this forum will facilitate a robust exchange of ideas and encourage collaboration among researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds. The RSG has already organised a national symposium on Refugee Rights held at Deakin University in December 2002, and recently held a Refugee Panel Discussion at Melbourne’s Arts Centre on 1 October 2004. The RSG will organise regular public seminars and symposiums aimed at advancing our understanding of refugee policies and their impacts on individual asylum seekers and the wider community.
To subscribe to the Refugee Studies Group mailing list, please email rstg@deakin.edu.au with your request.
Contact : Email: rstg@deakin.edu.au
Address : CCDHR Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, 221
Burwood Hwy Burwood, Vic 3125 Australia
The Refugee Studies Group (RSG) aims to facilitate interactions among researchers and refugee advocates to effect positive change in public debates and policies relating to refugees and asylum seekers. The RSG's objective is to provide a forum for disseminating refugee-related research news and policy developments among its wide network. As much as possible, the RSG will make available online reports, publications and other relevant resources that might be of assistance to researchers working with refugees.
Through regular emails to our members, the RSG hopes to keep individual researchers and community organisations informed on the latest news and analyses. It is hoped that this forum will facilitate a robust exchange of ideas and encourage collaboration among researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds. The RSG organised a national symposium on Refugee Rights held at Deakin University in December 2002, and held a Refugee Panel Discussion at Melbourne’s Arts Centre on 1 October 2004. The RSG will organise regular public seminars and symposiums aimed at advancing our understanding of refugee policies and their impacts on individual asylum seekers and the wider community.
The RSG welcomes your imput and feedback on any aspect of its activities.
The RSG was launched in 2002 as a research network affiliated to the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, and the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Melbourne. The RSG is co-convened by Dr Fethi Mansouri, Deputy Director for the Centre for Citizenship Human Rights, and Dr Michael Leach, Research Fellow at the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. The RSG's extensive member list includes researchers and organisations from around Australia and overseas.
Current research projects
2006 Temporary Protection of Refugees in the European Union and Australia: A Comparative Policy Analysis. Deakin University Central Research Grant.
Past projects
2005 Cultural Indicators of Successful Settlement of Refugees, Deakin University Bridging Grant.
2004. Cultural Indicators of Successful Settlement of Refugees, Deakin University Central Research Grant.
2004. Al-Amel Temporary Protection Visa Holders Association Establishment Grant. Myer Foundation.
2002-4. Economic and social rights of asylum seekers in Australia: Challenges for Community Associations. ARC Linkage Grant.
2002-3. Voices Behind the Wire: Personal Narratives of Temporary Protection Visa holders in Australia. Myer Foundation Grant.
2002. Deakin University Refugee Rights Symposium. Victorian Multicultural Commission.
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Asylum Seekers in Howard's Australia: The Social and Economic Costs of Temporary Protection Visas Mansouri, F To order, contact CCHR |
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Arab-Australians in Victoria: |
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LIVES IN LIMBO: Voices of Refugees Under Temporary Protection, ;In this book, 35 refugees, all temporary protection visa (TPV) holders and mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan, talk directly about their quest for asylum in Australia. They provide poignant details of persecution in their home country, their journey to Australia, prolonged periods of mandatory detention, and life under Australia's controversial temporary protection regime. The book has been nominated for the 2004 Human Rights Medal and Awards (Community Section).
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Critical Perspectives on Refugee Policy in Australia (Geelong: Deakin University, 2003). |
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Mansouri, F., M. Leach & S. Traies. 2006. Acculturation Experiences of Iraqi Refugees in Australia: The Impact of Visa Category. Journal of Intercultural Studies 27(4): 393-412. (Coming soon)
Leach. M., and A. Zamora. 2006. Illegals / Ilegales: Comparing anti-immigrant/ anti-refugee discourses in Australia and Spain. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, 12(1): 51-64. (Coming soon)
Mansouri, F. 2004, 'The Temporary Protection Visa Must Go', Perspective, ABC Radio National Article.
