Open AccessForced Migration Governance in Southeast Asian Countries: ‘Same but Different’?
Author(s) -
Muhammad Riza Nurdin,
Mala Rajo Sathian,
Hanafi Hussin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
otoritas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2502-9320
pISSN - 2088-3706
DOI - 10.26618/ojip.v10i1.4624
Subject(s) - forced migration , refugee , corporate governance , southeast asia , meaning (existential) , development economics , political science , geography , economic growth , business , economics , sociology , ethnology , law , psychology , finance , psychotherapist
This paper examines the governance of forced migration in Southeast Asia. The region hosts about 2.5 million of forcibly displaced migrants from a worldwide total of 70 million (2018). The migrants include intra- ASEAN and non-ASEAN refugees or asylum seekers, notably from the Middle East. Based on a review of recent literature, the paper investigates three main destination states in SEA that host the majority of the forced migrants; Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The paper examines (i) local policies in the governance of forced migrants and (2) the practice of non-refoulement principle. The findings reveal that in terms of forced migration governance, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are ‘same but different'; meaning that despite being similar, each country produces different outcomes.