Missing the boat : Australia and asylum seeker deterrence messaging

Caroline Fleay, John Cokley, Andrew Dodd, Linda Briskman, Larry Schwartz

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Abstract

Many of Australia's border protection policies have focused on attempts to deter the arrival of asylum seekers by boat. These include government ‘messaging’ in the hope this will influence the decision-making of would-be boat arrivals. This article outlines the findings of an exploratory study on the sources of information accessed by asylum seekers, prior to and during their boat journeys to Australia, about their destination country. The findings suggest that government media and Internet strategies focused on deterring asylum seekers are adopted without full regard to how information is sourced before and during these boat journeys.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-73
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Migration
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Australia
  • asylum seekers
  • border security
  • government policy
  • moral panics
  • political refugees
  • propaganda

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