Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration
Volume 4, No. 2 December 2014
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Boundaries of Civility Transgressed? Studying Practices of Humanitarian Government, Difference, and Power in Kakuma Refugee Camp
By Mandy Jam
This article draws on ethnographic observations of structures of refugee governance in
Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp. It revisits the continued relevance and functionality of the
concept of governmentality in the analysis of forms of authority and power dynamics in
settings of humanitarian and camp government. By means of a case study analysis, the article
aims to demonstrate how, in the socio-politically remote and geographically isolated setting
of Kakuma, locally enacted practices of refugee governance cause tension and relationships
characterised by a simmering animosity between agency staff and camp residents. It is
argued that the camp’s day-to-day governance structures bear a compelling resemblance to
the pseudoscientific, essentialist, stereotypical bodies of imagery that informed and directed
previous colonial relationships of domination. In doing so, the article aims to contribute to
the ongoing exploration of historically constituted connections between the project of
colonialism and that of contemporary humanitarianism in the context of refugee assistance.

The Syrian Displacement Crisis: Future Durable Solutions
By Catherine Tyson
The Syrian refugee crisis, a result of the violence of the several military groups sweeping the
country during the prolonged civil war, is escalating each day as more people flee their
homes and seek refuge in neighbouring nations. As the crisis has already become protracted,
it is now more necessary to evaluate the access to the durable solutions – resettlement,
integration, and repatriation – promoted by UNHCR once the conflict ceases. I argue that
currently, from a governmental viewpoint, repatriation is the most likely solution to the
Syrian refugee crisis due more to the unlikelihood of integration and the small scale of
resettlement rather than any potentially quick reconstruction and stabilisation of Syria after
the conflict ends.

Implications of the New Turkish Law on Foreigners and International Protection and Regulation no. 29153 on Temporary Protection for Syrians Seeking Protection in Turkey
By Meltem Ineli-Ciger
More than 800,000 Syrians registered in Turkey have now been protected under a temporary
protection regime, being addressed as ‘guests’ or ‘temporary protection beneficiaries’ by the
Turkish authorities. Implementation of the temporary protection policy for Syrians means
that Syrians are neither refugees nor asylum seekers under Turkish domestic law. In 2013
Turkey adopted its first law that regulates asylum, namely the Law on Foreigners and
International Protection (the 2013 Law), which entered into force in April 2014. The 2013
Law promises better protection standards and more safeguards for asylum seekers and
refugees, but how about Syrians in Turkey? In view of recent legal developments on asylum
namely, adoption of the 2013 Law and Regulation no. 29153 on Temporary protection (the
2014 Regulation), this article examines the current legal protection regime of Syrians in
Turkey.

Australian Immigration Detention after Plaintiff S4: New Limits, Little Change
By Nathan Van Wees
Mandatory detention of asylum-seekers has been a constant feature of Australia’s
immigration policy since 1992. With indefinite detention considered lawful and the average
length of detention exceeding one year, a recent case (‘Plaintiff S4’) in the High Court of
Australia was reported to be ‘the end of Australian immigration detention as we know it,’
potentially limiting the availability of lengthy (and indefinite) detention. This article assesses
the likely extent of this change. The court’s new temporal limitations on detention are
(unfortunately) unlikely to add much to existing purposive limitations, meaning that reality
will be unlikely to match the media’s expectations.