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The Language of Asylum

Refugees and Discourse

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 1-4
  3. Seeking Asylum and the Journey

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Policy and Research on Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 7-23
    3. Theory and Method in Understanding the Experiences of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 24-39
  4. Getting Here

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Places of Death — Constructing Asylum-Seekers’ and Refugees’ Countries of Origin

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 43-60
    3. Places of Safety — Constructing Countries of Refuge

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 61-77
    4. Who Counts as an Asylum-Seeker or Refugee?

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 78-95
  5. Being Here

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Asylum-Seekers and the Right to Work

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 99-120
    3. Relationships with Local Residents — Antagonism, Racism and Belonging

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 121-140
  6. Staying Here or Going Back

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Integration

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 143-161
    3. Destitution, Detention and Forced Return

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 162-179
  7. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Conclusion

      • Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay
      Pages 183-194
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 195-216

About this book

The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Edinburgh, UK

    Steve Kirkwood, Andy McKinlay

  • Coventry University, UK

    Simon Goodman

  • Queen Margaret University, UK

    Chris McVittie

About the authors

Steve Kirkwood is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His research relates to justice and identity, including criminal justice and the experiences of asylum-seekers. He has published in several international journals, including the Journal of Refugee Studies and the British Journal of Social Psychology.

Simon Goodman is a Research Fellow at Coventry University, UK, where he was previously a Senior Lecturer. His research applies discursive psychology to a range of issues including asylum seeking, prejudice and racism, the far right and income inequality. He has published widely on discourse about and by asylum-seekers.

Chris McVittie is Professor of Social Psychology at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK. He has published widely on topics relating to discourse and identities and is co-author (with Andy McKinlay) of Social Psychology and Discourse (2008) and Identities in Context: Individuals and Discourse in Action (2011).

Andy McKinlay is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His research interests lie in the areas of identity and discourse and he is co-author (with Chris McVittie) of Social Psychology and Discourse (2008) and I dentities in Context: Individuals and Discourse in Action (2011).

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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