The Language of Movement: ‘Asylum Seeker’, ‘Refugee’, ‘Migrant’ and ‘Immigrant’

Public discussion of migration is dominated by unstable vocabulary. Terms such as asylum seeker, refugee, migrant, and immigrant are routinely used interchangeably across media narratives and socio-political discourse, despite each having a distinct legal and historical foundation. This conceptual blurring is not merely a semantic irritation: it shapes public attitudes, legitimises particular policy choices, and... Continue Reading →

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