An End to Refugee Protection? The New Global Carceral Archipelagos of Exclusion and Possibilities for Alternative Futures

Abstract

This chapter offers a critical evaluation of the concept and application of global carceral archipelagos designed as punitive barriers to refugees. With a focus on policies and practices in Australia for over two decades, the chapter shows how more recently, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are also adopting similar strategies to Australia in a pattern of Western countries turning their backs on their human rights obligations. The histories of colonial practices of the racialisation of certain minorities within and outside nation-state borders are an important aspect of understanding contemporary bordering regimes that exclude refugees. The chapter discusses examples of resistance, as well as alternative politics emerging from refugees who have suffered from the carceral border complex, drawing on creative and collaborative work and practices.

Citation

Tazreiter, C. (2024), "An End to Refugee Protection? The New Global Carceral Archipelagos of Exclusion and Possibilities for Alternative Futures", Sharples, R. and Briskman, L. (Ed.) Deter, Detain, Dehumanise: The Politics of Seeking Asylum, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-224-720241011