Thomas McGee

Project Description

Against the backdrop of the UN’s IBelong campaign to End Statelessness by 2024, this thesis unpacks changing situations of, and discourse around, statelessness relating to Syria. Specifically, the thesis focuses on transformations of Syria’s statelessness landscape since the 2011 critical juncture triggered by popular protest and followed by government crackdown and subsequent conflict. It traces how experiences have evolved for key profiles affected by protracted, multi-generational statelessness (primarily for Palestinians and Kurds), as well as considering new risks and instances of statelessness induced by the conflict and associated displacement. The thesis argues that Syria’s statelessness landscape has diversified, internationalised and become increasingly aware of its own intersectional connections.

Supervisors

Professor Michelle Foster, Melbourne Law School
Professor Susan Kneebone, Melbourne Law School
Dr Christoph Sperfeldt, Melbourne Law School