Asylum-Seeking Journeys in Asia: Refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok

ISBN-13: 9781138551923 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 200 str.

Chun Tat Terence Shum

Opis

This book looks in detail at the journeys to asylum in Asia which are largely neglected in the media and academic analyses, despite Asia becoming the most essential region for asylum, receiving refugees from both within and outside of the continent.　

Spis treści

List of illustrations. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Asylum-seeking in Hong Kong and Bangkok: a historical perspective. 3. Constructing journeys: the making of exits and entrances. 4. Governing refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok: identity, exclusion, and marginalisation. 5. Prolonged displacement and negotiating ‘home’ in Hong Kong. 6. Prolonged displacement and negotiating ‘home’ in Bangkok. 7. Conclusion: a journey without destination? Bibliography. Index.

O autorze

Terence Chun Tat Shum is Research Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University of Hong Kong. His areas of research cover migration and refugee studies, globalisation and multiculturalism, and African diaspora and culture.