1st Edition
The Securitization of Humanitarian Migration Digging moats and sinking boats
1. Migration and Securitization 2. Norms of the International Refugee Regime 3. Detention and Naval Interception in Canada 4. Naval Interception and Detention in Australia 5. Visa Requirements in Canada and Australia
Biography
Scott D. Watson is Assistant Professor in International Security at the University of Victoria, Canada. He teaches classes in international security, international relations theory, ethno-nationalist violence and ethics in international affairs.
He recently published a journal article entitled "Manufacturing Threats: Asylum Seekers as Threats or Refugees" Journal of International Law and International Relations, Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 2006), and "Impugning the Humanitarian Defense" is under review in Ethics and International Affairs.
He is also an occasional media commentator on issues of international security and migration policy, and has been quoted in Maclean’s, CTV National News and Global News (all Canadian national news sources).
