Institutional Disrespect : South Sudanese Experiences of the Structural Marginalisation of Refugee Migrants in Australia

This book is about the institutional disrespect experienced by refugee immigrants at the hands of the state and its institutions. The desire to be treated respectfully is not felt only by refugees, but they are a much higher risk of not receiving it. Using a case study of recently settled South Sudanese Australians, the author uncovers the social realities of their marginalisation and examines how blocked pathways to cultivate collective and self-identities can lead to a breakdown of social bonds between immigrants and social institutions. __Institutional Disrespect__ invites us to take a fresh look at whose responsibility it is to address the disrespect felt by immigrants and other marginalised groups, and argues that when disrespect is systemic in governance arrangements, or comes in the forms of injustice and institutional mistreatment, the responsibility lies not with individuals but with the state, its institutions and its appointed bureaucrats. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 1-12 From South Sudan to Australia (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 13-38 Methodology (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 39-50 Conceptualising Respect and Institutional Disrespect in the Refugee Migration Context (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 51-66 Goals Without Means: The Economic Exclusion of Refugee Migrants (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 67-81 ‘They Are Destroying Us’: Family Conflict and Institutional Intervention (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 83-98 Disrespect at the Hands of the Government (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 99-114 Responses to Institutional Disrespect (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 115-133 Conclusion (Ibolya Losoncz)....Pages 135-148 Back Matter ....Pages 149-155