Human Rights, Refugee Protest and Immigration Detention / by Lucy Fiske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fiske, Lucy, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Political sociology.

Human Rights.

Political Sociology.

Local Subjects:

Human Rights.

Political Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

This book builds a compelling picture of injustices inside immigration detention centers, within the context of the rise of the use of immigration detention in the Global North. The author presents the rarely heard voices of refugees, bringing their perspectives to light and personalising and humanising a global political issue. Based on in-depth interviews with formerly detained refugees who were involved in a wide range of protests, such as sit-ins and non-compliance, hunger strikes, lip sewing, escapes and riots, Human Rights, Refugee Protest and Immigration Detention presents a comprehensive insight into immigration detention and protest. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt, the book challenges contemporary human rights discourses which institutionalise power and will be a must-read for scholars, advocates and policymakers engaged in debates about immigration detention and forced migration.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. ‘We Are Human.’ Re-humanising Human Rights

2. Power and resistance. Everyday resistance to immigration detention

3. Escape

4. Hunger Strike, Lip Sewing and Self-harm

5. Riot

6. Detention Globally

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781137580962

1137580968