Asylum seekers' Occupy movement in Hong Kong. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vecchio, Francesco; Beatson, Cosmo
• Other Names: Mathur Shubh guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Race & class. Volume 56:Number 2(2014:Oct./Dec.)
• Page Start: 96
• Page End: 104
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: asylum seekers -- Hong Kong -- non-profit organisations -- Occupy -- refugees; Race relations -- Periodicals; Social classes -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 305.8
• DOI: 10.1177/0306396814542923
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-3968

Abstract

This piece offers preliminary reflections on the theoretical justification of a highly organised protest staged against the non-profit organisation contracted by the Hong Kong Government to provide asylum seekers with humanitarian assistance. In so doing, it reveals the central role played by asylum seekers reacting to border policies and practices that cause their immiseration.