'Fleeing Communism': Yugoslav and Vietnamese post-war migration to Australia and changes to immigration policy

Nina Markovic Khaze, Adam Khaze

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    Abstract

    White Australia Policy was Australia’s official immigration policy from 1901 until its gradual dismantling after the Second World War. Only persons from selective backgrounds, mostly white and European could migrate to Australia. This chapter investigates major changes to Australia’s post-war immigration policy using a historical analysis of selective case studies in immigration from former Yugoslavia and Vietnam. These two immigration waves have had a significant impact on Australian regulations, apart from adding to the diversity of Australian population. This chapter highlights the importance of maintaining research focus on the Communist and post-Communist countries as they undergo major transformation in the current era of multipolarity. Future migration trends from these states could coincide with a regime change in the former Communist space or a reversal of democracy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
    Subtitle of host publicationturns and twists in economies, politics, and societies in the post-Communist countries
    EditorsAlexandr Akimov, Gennadi Kazakevitch
    Place of PublicationSingapore
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    Chapter17
    Pages405-425
    Number of pages21
    ISBN (Electronic)9789811503177
    ISBN (Print)9789811503160
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Publication series

    NamePalgrave Studies in Economic History
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    ISSN (Print)2662-6497
    ISSN (Electronic)2662-6500

    Keywords

    • Australian migration history
    • Yugoslavia
    • Vietnam
    • Australian migration law
    • Diaspora Studies

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