Confronting the dilemmas of humanitarian borderwork: NGO engagements with Australian offshore detention
Abstract
Over several decades, governments in wealthy Western countries have developed a suite of policies and practices, from militarised infrastructure to administrative controls, with the goal of deterring unauthorised movement.2 Confronting the dilemmas of humanitarian borderwork: NGO engagements with Australian offshore detention
Fields of Study & Subjects
Migration and Exile Studies
Migration
Racism
and Human Rights
Refugees
and Integration
Publication details
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026