Border Controls and the Movement of People in a Globalizing Asia-Pacific Region: A Cross-National Study of Four Evolving Control Regimes. This project examines emerging border-control regimes in four countries of the Asia-Pacific region - Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Shifting away from traditional images of frontiers, it treats national borders as complex social realities, and argues that the location of ?borders? is increasingly becoming diffused within and outside the territory of ....Border Controls and the Movement of People in a Globalizing Asia-Pacific Region: A Cross-National Study of Four Evolving Control Regimes. This project examines emerging border-control regimes in four countries of the Asia-Pacific region - Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Shifting away from traditional images of frontiers, it treats national borders as complex social realities, and argues that the location of ?borders? is increasingly becoming diffused within and outside the territory of the nation state. It thus contributes to important theoretical debates about globalization and its relationship to migration and national power, while also presenting information directly relevant to cooperation between the nations of the region on issues related to the cross-border movement of people.Read moreRead less
Managing the Border: Migration, Security, and State Policy Responses to Global Governance in Southeast Asia. This project, which aims to inform public discussion and policy development on two important areas, population and migration and security and governance, in Southeast Asia, will contribute to the process of safeguarding Australia through improved understanding of our neighbours' state policies. The scholarly outcomes will also support teaching in refugee and migration studies. An enhanc ....Managing the Border: Migration, Security, and State Policy Responses to Global Governance in Southeast Asia. This project, which aims to inform public discussion and policy development on two important areas, population and migration and security and governance, in Southeast Asia, will contribute to the process of safeguarding Australia through improved understanding of our neighbours' state policies. The scholarly outcomes will also support teaching in refugee and migration studies. An enhanced understanding of, and cooperation on population regulation and the movement of people across and within borders in the region is central to the maintenance of effective bilateral and multilateral relations between Australia and its neighbours.
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