Andi Dickson

Andi Dickson is a Research Fellow (Immigration Detention) affiliated with the School of Social and Political Science. Their work focuses on political geography, maritime migration governance, and detention policies. Key research areas include maritime migration control, EU policies, and the legal frameworks shaping asylum seeker treatment.

Research interests include analyzing how geopolitical boundaries and maritime spaces influence migration governance. Dickson explores topics like Australia’s maritime detention practices, Mediterranean mobility dynamics, and the erosion of migrant rights in transnational contexts. Their work bridges historical and contemporary analyses, examining both ancient thalassocracies and modern policy frameworks.

Recent publications critically assess Australia’s indefinite detention policies, Mediterranean geopolitical entanglements, and the interplay between legislation and mobility control. Dickson has participated in workshops like the Migration Network Maritime Migration Seminar Series and contributed to media discussions on border policies and global migration challenges.

Expert commentary includes interviews for the documentary film *Getting Across* and public engagement on authoritarian border policies. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates legal, sociopolitical, and environmental dimensions to address global migration governance complexities.