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utsepress-36-m-15-978-1-86365-4241030115978-1-86365-42410610.5130/978-1-86365-424101internal-reference3600EBE10710Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)02http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/1001RUA Series ID60102UTS Shopfront Series0101Technology’s RefugeThe use of technology by asylum seekers and refugees1A01Linda LeungLindaLeungUniversity of Technology Sydney2A01Liz EmrysLizEmrysUniversity of Technology Sydney3A01Cath Finney LambCathFinney LambUniversity of Technology Sydney01eng00540323User DefinedSocial Sciences23User DefinedPolitical Science23User DefinedSocial Research23User DefinedCommunication Studies12Refugee communication practices12Communication in refugee detention12Asylum seekers and communication12Refugee use of communication technology12Diaspora communication12Refugees and technology-mediated communication10SOC06600010LAN00400093JBFG93GTC01010300An investigation into the use of information communication technologies by refugees during flight, displacement and in settlement, this book examines the impact of Australia’s official policy of mandatory detention on how asylum seekers and refugees maintain links to diasporas and networks of support. Given the restricted contact with the world outside of the immigration detention centre, the book juxtaposes forms and processes of technology-mediated communication between institutionalised detention, with those of displacement and settlement. It finds that while there are obstacles to communication in situations of conflict and dislocation, asylum seekers and refugees are able to ‘make do’ with the technology options available to them in ways which were less constrained than in detention settings. The book also outlines how communication practices during the settlement process focus on learning new technologies, and repairing the disconnections with family members resulting from separation and detention.0200An investigation into the use of information communication technologies by refugees during flight, displacement and in settlement, this book examines the impact of Australia’s official policy of mandatory detention on how asylum seekers and refugees maintain links to diasporas and networks of support. Given the restricted contact with the world outside of the immigration detention centre, the book juxtaposes forms and processes of technology-mediated communication between institutionalised detention, with those of displacement and settlement. It finds that while there are obstacles to communication in situations of conflict and dislocation, asylum seekers and refugees are able to ‘make do’ with the technology options available to them in ways which were less constrained than in detention settings. The book also outlines how communication practices during the settlement process focus on learning new technologies, and repairing the disconnections with family members resulting from separation and detention.3000An investigation into the use of information communication technologies by refugees during flight, displacement and in settlement, this book examines the impact of Australia’s official policy of mandatory detention on how asylum seekers and refugees maintain links to diasporas and networks of support. Given the restricted contact with the world outside of the immigration detention centre, the book juxtaposes forms and processes of technology-mediated communication between institutionalised detention, with those of displacement and settlement. It finds that while there are obstacles to communication in situations of conflict and dislocation, asylum seekers and refugees are able to ‘make do’ with the technology options available to them in ways which were less constrained than in detention settings. The book also outlines how communication practices during the settlement process focus on learning new technologies, and repairing the disconnections with family members resulting from separation and detention.2000Open Access01000302https://storage.googleapis.com/rua-utsepress/files/media/cover_images/6536acbe-aba9-4710-9916-d3f657104818.png01URLhttps://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.auUTS ePRESS01UTS ePRESS01Publisher’s corporate websitehttps://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au02Publisher’s website for a specified workhttps://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/books/m/10.5130/978-1-86365-4241Sydney040120090101The Author(s)02WORLDWORLD11Unknown36Supplier’s website for a specified workhttps://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au29Supplier’s website: download the titlehttps://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/books/36/files/4b9e6d31-d415-437e-a0ed-b9d54335dc57.pdf20082009010101