Refugee Camps in Europe and Australia: An Interdisciplinary Critique - Hardcover

by Oliver Razum (Editor), Angus Dawson (Editor), Lisa Eckenwiler (Editor)

This Palgrave Pivot examines refugee camps in the EU, Australia, and their border zones. The approach is interdisciplinary, comprising perspectives of history, ethics, political science, literature, and health. The book argues that current practice of accommodating refugees is arbitrary and disempowering, ranging from strict regulation within nation states to detrimental conditions in extraterritorial camps. It instead proposes to increase public scrutiny of refugee camps, to enforce existing laws, and to endorse ethical place-making. With its contributions from a wide range of fields, this edited volume will be of interest to academics and students in public health, ethics, sociology, politics, and related fields.

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This Palgrave Pivot examines refugee camps in the EU, Australia, and their border zones. The approach is interdisciplinary, comprising perspectives of history, ethics, political science, literature, and health. The book argues that current practice of accommodating refugees is arbitrary and disempowering, ranging from strict regulation within nation states to detrimental conditions in extraterritorial camps. It instead proposes to increase public scrutiny of refugee camps, to enforce existing laws, and to endorse ethical place-making. With its contributions from a wide range of fields, this edited volume will be of interest to academics and students in public health, ethics, sociology, politics, and related fields.

Oliver Razum is Dean of the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University, Germany, and heads the Department of Epidemiology & International Public Health as full professor. He has conducted research on migrant and refugee health from a public health perspective for more than 25 years.

Lisa Eckenwiler is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University, USA. Her research focuses on vulnerable populations, especially in humanitarian settings, and structural health injustice. She is Vice President of the International Association of Bioethics and a Fellow of the Hastings Center.

Verina Wild is Professor of Medical Ethics at Augsburg University, Germany. She works in the area of medical ethics/bioethics, public health ethics and global health ethics, with a special focus on vulnerability, justice and population health.

Angus Dawson is Professor of Bioethics and Director of Sydney Health Ethics at The University of Sydney School of Public Health, Australia. He is working in public health ethics with a research interest in ethical issues and dilemmas in international contexts.

Author Biography

Oliver Razum is Dean of the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University, Germany, and heads the Department of Epidemiology & International Public Health as full professor. He has conducted research on migrant and refugee health from a public health perspective for more than 25 years.

Lisa Eckenwiler is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University, USA. Her research focuses on vulnerable populations, especially in humanitarian settings, and structural health injustice. She is Vice President of the International Association of Bioethics and a Fellow of the Hastings Center.

Verina Wild is Professor of Medical Ethics at Augsburg University, Germany. She works in the area of medical ethics/bioethics, public health ethics and global health ethics, with a special focus on vulnerability, justice and population health.

Angus Dawson is Professor of Bioethics and Director of Sydney Health Ethics at The University of Sydney School of Public Health, Australia. He is working in public health ethics with a research interest in ethical issues and dilemmas in international contexts.