Year
2011
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of History and Politics
Recommended Citation
Carr, Robert A., The Kosovar refugees: the experience of providing temporary safe haven in Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, 2011. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3507
Abstract
In my thesis I evaluate the experience of Kosovar refugees evacuated to Australia in 1999 as part of the Howard Government’s ‘Operation Safe Haven’. I investigate the experience of the Kosovars in Australia alongside the role of the media in perpetuating the notion of “acceptability” in a broader debate about immigration. The plight of the Kosovar refugees provided much of the initial impetus for the introduction of the Howard Government’s temporary protection regime. My discussion and argument raise questions about Australian politics and refugee policy. These questions include asking why some refugees have been considered worthy of Australia’s charity and assistance, while others have not. I draw on narratives of national identity while investigating popular discourse surrounding the evacuation of Kosovar refugees to Australia.
FoR codes (2008)
210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History), 210307 European History (excl. British, Classical Greek and Roman), 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.