Asylum Policy, Boat People and Political Discourse: Boats, Votes and Asylum in Australia and Italy

by Irial Glynn

This book compares the policies of Australia and Italy towards boat people who have arrived in the two countries since the early 1990s. While the regular and varied inflow of immigrants arriving at national airports, ferry terminals and train stations is seldom witnessed by the public, the arrival of boat people is often played out in the media and consequently attracts disproportionate political and public attention. Both Australia and Italy faced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137517328
• ISBN13: 9781137517326
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"