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

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 Similar Dilemmas, But The Nature Of Political Debate On The Issue, The Types Of Strategies Introduced, And The Effects That Policy Changes Had On Boat People Diverged Considerably. This Book Argues That Contrasting Migration Path Dependencies, Disparate Political Values Within The Left, And Varying International Obligations Best Explain The Different Approaches Taken By The Two Countries To Boat People. Introduction: International Obligations Vs National Interests -- Chapter 1: Boat People And Migration Theory -- Chapter 2: A New Wave, 1989-1994 -- Chapter 3: The Rise Of The Right, 1995-2000 -- Chapter 4: Boats And Votes, 2001-2006 -- Chapter 5: A Moral Dilemma, 2007-2015 -- Conclusion: Divergence Or Convergence?. Irial Glynn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Preface and Acknowledgements"--"Contents"--"List of Figures" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: International Obligations Versus National Interests" -- "The Value of Comparison" -- "Methodology and Sources" -- "Outline" -- "Chapter 2: Boat People and Migration Theory" -- "The Genesis of a Term" -- "Who Are Boat People?" -- "The Politics of Boat People" -- "Policy Constraints" -- "Policy Outcomes" -- "Conclusion" -- "Chapter 3: A New Wave, 1989â#x80;#x93;1994" -- "â#x80;#x98;What If Itâ#x80;#x99;s 200,000, Two Million?â#x80;#x99; Australiaâ#x80;#x99;s Struggle with Boat People" -- "â#x80;#x98;Risk Their Lives or Not, I Mean, We Have an Orderly Immigration Programmeâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;If Someone Is Rorting This System Weâ#x80;#x99;ve Got to Stop Itâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;They Wouldnâ#x80;#x99;t Care Less If You Sunk the Boatsâ#x80;#x99;" -- "Seeking Asylum in an Asylum-Less Italy" -- "The â#x80;#x98;Albanian Effectâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;Truncheons and Water. Punches and Bread. Kicks and Gatoradeâ#x80;#x99;" -- "Discussion" -- "Chapter 4: The Rise of the Right, 1995â#x80;#x93;2000" -- "Challenging Australian Bipartisanship" -- "â#x80;#x98;If they had come through the normal channels, their situation would be quite differentâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;What a Nerve to Be Complaining About the System They Have Sort of Thwartedâ#x80;#x99;" -- "Political Crisis and the Politics of Immigration in Italy" -- "â#x80;#x98;A Game of Cops and Robbersâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;It Will Underhandedly Open the Doors to a Country Whose Doors Are Already Fairly Openâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;Why canâ#x80;#x99;t we claim political asylum?â#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;Home for the Homelessâ#x80;#x99;" -- "Discussion" -- "Chapter 5: Boats and Votes, 2001â#x80;#x93;2006" -- "Australiaâ#x80;#x99;s Search for Control" -- "â#x80;#x98; We Will Decide Who Comes to This Country and the Circumstances in Which They Comeâ#x80;#x99;" -- "â#x80;#x98;Repeated Acts of Self-Harm or Self-Mutilationâ#x80;#x99;" -- "Italy: Struggling for Coherence." Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction: International Obligations Versus National Interests....Pages 1-15 Boat People and Migration Theory....Pages 17-48 A New Wave, 1989–1994....Pages 49-90 The Rise of the Right, 1995–2000....Pages 91-122 Boats and Votes, 2001–2006....Pages 123-150 A Moral Dilemma, 2007–2015....Pages 151-182 Conclusion: Divergence or Convergence?....Pages 183-195 Back Matter....Pages 197-218