Confronting the dilemmas of humanitarian borderwork: NGO engagements with Australian offshore detention

By Eleanor Davey

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2026

Overview

Davey focuses on how humanitarian organisations are navigating Australia’s decision to detain refugees in an offshore “enforcement archipelago”, just one prominent example of wealthy countries hardening their borders to the entry of refugees. She examines the wider implications of this trend, both for humanitarian standards and the future of INGO service providers.

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