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Stevens, Christine A. "Asylum Seeking in Australia." International Migration Review 36, no. 3 (September 2002): 864–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2002.tb00107.x.

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The rise in the number of asylum seekers in Australia presents considerable challenges to the state as they are a self-selected, demand-driven group, whose numbers, country of origin, ethnic background, and social demographic characteristics cannot be determined in advance of their arrival. People who apply for protection at the border are regarded primarily as illegal immigrants, and only secondarily as asylum seekers, and the illegality of their entry has become the primary factor in the way they are treated by the state, rather than their need for protection. Two streams of asylum seekers and two streams of refugees have been created. There are marked differences in the treatment given while claims for protection are examined and once decisions have been made in their favor. This article examines the development of asylum policy in Australia and sets the discussion within a review of the number of people who have applied for and been granted protection in recent years.

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Tenenbaum, Harriet R., Tereza Capelos, Jessica Lorimer, and Thomas Stocks. "Positive thinking elevates tolerance: Experimental effects of happiness on adolescents’ attitudes toward asylum seekers." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 23, no. 2 (March 22, 2018): 346–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104518755217.

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Inducing emotional reactions toward social groups can influence individuals’ political tolerance. This study examines the influence of incidental fear and happiness on adolescents’ tolerant attitudes and feelings toward young Muslim asylum seekers. In our experiment, 219 16- to 21-year-olds completed measures of prejudicial attitudes. After being induced to feel happiness, fear, or no emotion (control), participants reported their tolerant attitudes and feelings toward asylum-seeking young people. Participants assigned to the happiness condition demonstrated more tolerant attitudes toward asylum-seeking young people than did those assigned to the fear or control conditions. Participants in the control condition did not differ from participants in the fear condition. The participants in the happiness condition also had more positive feelings toward asylum-seeking young people than did participants in the control condition. The findings suggest that one way to increase positive attitudes toward asylum-seeking young people is to improve general emotional state.

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Talley, N., E. Ofner, and A. Lynch. "Statement on the health of people seeking asylum." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 49, no. 12 (December 2013): 989–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12434.

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Fullerton, Christine. "A meta-ethnographic review of people's experience of seeking asylum in the UK and its impact on psychological and social wellbeing." BJPsych Open 7, S1 (June 2021): S250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.670.

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AimsEthnographic accounts of the everyday, lived experience of seeking asylum have been incredibly useful for shedding light on how the asylum process and UK policy influences health and wellbeing. However, there lacks an analysis which pulls together these voices and establishes common themes. This review aims to address this gap by synthesising published literature related to people's experience of seeking asylum in the UK and its impact on their psychological and social wellbeing.MethodA systematic literature search was conducted in SCOPUS, PubMed and PsychINFO. Ten qualitative studies, capturing the accounts of over 190 people, were included in the review. The steps of meta-ethnography were used to synthesise the experiences of seeking asylum. Overarching themes which linked the studies were conceptualised and a framework of ‘constructs’ used to organise verbatim narratives and researcher interpretations from each study by theme and sub-theme. Finally, the constructs from each theme were translated to produce an overarching line of argument to the research.ResultFive key themes illustrating the experience of seeking asylum in the UK were identified. These were: a need for safety; distress; resilience and coping; sources of support; and looking to the future. The line of argument indicated that people seeking asylum in the UK experience a need for safety, high levels of psychological distress and social isolation, yet throughout exhibit extreme resilience. Analysis highlighted the need for increased governmental support and legal empowerment during the asylum process.ConclusionThis synthesis illustrates the widespread impact, both direct and indirect, of a culture of deterrence and disbelief within the Home Office on the psychological and social wellbeing of people desperately seeking refuge and compassion. To achieve equitable and optimum health for those seeking asylum in the UK, we must urgently move away from the hostile environment which has been created. As we develop a more holistic and expanded notion of health, the concept of wellbeing provides a person-centred framework for understanding how the social context can result in certain outcomes. The global public health response to the health-needs of people seeking asylum, and the wider migrant community, must be informed by lived experiences if they are to create interventions which have benefit.

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Canning, Victoria. "Degradation by design: women and asylum in northern Europe." Race & Class 61, no. 1 (May 23, 2019): 46–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306396819850986.

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The increasingly punitive measures taken by European governments to deter people seeking asylum, including increased use of detention, internalised controls, reductions in in-country rights and procedural safeguards, have a hugely damaging impact on the lives and wellbeing of women survivors of torture, sexual and domestic violence. This article, based on a two-year research project examining Britain, Denmark and Sweden, involved more than 500 hours speaking with people seeking asylum, as well as interviews with practitioners. It highlights among other issues non-adherence to the Istanbul Convention (for Denmark and Sweden, who have ratified it); non-application of gender guidelines; and significant wholesale violations of refugee rights. It demonstrates some of the ways in which increasingly harsh policies impact on women seeking asylum and highlights the experiences relayed by some who are affected: those stuck in asylum systems and practitioners seeking to provide support. Indeed, it indicates that women seeking asylum in Britain, Denmark and Sweden are made more vulnerable to violence due to the actions or inactions of the states that are supposed to protect them.

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Green, Belinda A. "Drowning In Neoliberal Lies: State Responses Towards People Seeking Asylum." British Journal of Social Work 50, no. 3 (June 10, 2019): 908–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz070.

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Abstract This article argues that further enhancement of critical social work education and practice is needed to counter politicised and restrictive policies towards people seeking asylum in advanced globalised market economies. This means social workers giving more emphasis and prominence to the role of neoliberalism rather than solely focusing on the adverse moral and mental health impacts of state responses. Drawing on current debates and practices within critical social work and seven years’ experience in the Australian refugee sector, this article will demonstrate the punitive and deterrent configurations adopted by states like Australia to respond to people seeking asylum. The article then highlights the importance of social workers critically analysing historicised discourses which normalise such people as ‘dangerous’, ‘illegitimate’, ‘othered’ and a ‘burden’. Further interrogation of the social and cultural logic(s) of neoliberalism which serve to justify the former discourses will also be included. Finally, reflections on a range of strategies and solutions will be presented for critical social work educators and practitioners to resist and subvert neoliberalism and to secure better outcomes for people seeking asylum in Australia and elsewhere.

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Sivunen, Nina. "An Ethnographic Study of Deaf Refugees Seeking Asylum in Finland." Societies 9, no. 1 (January 9, 2019): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc9010002.

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Deaf asylum seekers are a marginalized group of people in refugee and forced migration studies. The aim of this paper is to explore and highlight the experiences of deaf asylum seekers in the asylum procedure in Finland. The data come from linguistic ethnographic methods, interviews, and ethnographic observation with 10 deaf asylum seekers. While living in the reception centers, the study participants have faced a range of linguistic and social challenges. The findings show that language barriers appeared from day one after the participants’ arrival in Finland. The investment and initiatives of deaf volunteers played a crucial role for deaf asylum seekers in their access to and participation in Finnish society. In addition, receiving formal Finnish sign language instruction had a positive effect on their well-being. Drawing on content analysis of deaf asylum seekers’ experiences, I argue that greater awareness, recognition, and support of deaf asylum seekers are needed in the Finnish asylum system. I conclude this paper with a discussion of and suggestions for a better asylum system for deaf individuals.

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Connolly, Helen. "Seeing the Relationship between the uncrc and the Asylum System through the Eyes of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People." International Journal of Children’s Rights 23, no. 1 (March 28, 2015): 52–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02301001.

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The rights and experiences of unaccompanied asylum seeking children living in industrialised nations are rarely seen from the perspectives of children themselves. This paper takes a narrative based approach to report on the lives 29 unaccompanied asylum seeking young people in the uk. The research from which this paper emerges explored the ways in which they thought the rights of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) were or were not being realised on their behalf. It highlights the significance of making the promises that are held within the uncrc into viable strategies of protection for unaccompanied asylum seeking children as they search for a new place to belong to and a new place that belongs in them.

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Boyd, Bill, Emma Doolan, and Ruth Henderson. "Seeking Asylum—Holding Patterns: The 2020 Ballina Region for Refugees Poetry Prize." Coolabah, no. 29 (February 28, 2021): 47–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/co20212947-72.

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Poetry provides valuable and insightful ways to explore and record social and political experiences and engagements. The plight of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia is well known. Community groups such as the Ballina Region for Refugees provide support to refugees and asylum seekers both in Australia and offshore. To help raise awareness and validate the experience of refugees and asylum seekers, the Ballina Region for Refugees runs an annual Poetry Prize. The 2020 Ballina Region for Refugees Poetry Prize theme was Seeking Asylum—Holding Patterns. This article presents the winning and highly commended poems, along with poems by refugee and asylum seeker poets. Poems from both insider witnesses – refugees and asylum seekers – and outsider witnesses – poets who seek to express an empathy with the plight of refugees and asylum seekers – have contributed to this collection. From haunting statements of human dissolution that should strike fear into anyone’s heart, through glimpses of hope, the poems explore the trails of asylum seeking and the dysfunctionality of the aftermath.

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Bazerghi, Chantelle. "Right to food for people seeking asylum: A statement from the asylum seeker resource centre." Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism 3, no. 3 (2016): 328–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.15761/ifnm.1000153.

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Burke, Rachel, Caroline Fleay, Sally Baker, Lisa Hartley, and Rebecca Field. "Facilitating Access to Higher Education for People Seeking Asylum in Australia: Institutional and Community Responses." Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees 36, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 58–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.40658.

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Higher education remains unattainable for many people seeking asylum in Australia, where temporary visa status renders individuals ineligible for a range of government services including assistance with financing tertiary study. Many universities have responded by offering scholarships and other essential supports; however, our research indi- cates the challenges associated with studying while living on a temporary visa can affect the success of educational assistance. Here we highlight the importance of scholarships and other supports for facilitating access to tertiary study, particularly given the continuation of restrictive government policies, and identify the need for people seeking asylum to inform institutional and community responses.

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Lindberg, Annika. "The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime." Zeitschrift für Sozialreform 66, no. 4 (December 1, 2020): 413–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zsr-2020-0018.

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Abstract The special issue discusses the intersections between social welfare and migration control, as well as how stratified access to welfare services is used to govern ‘unwanted’ groups. This article explores these intersections in Denmark’ deterrence-oriented asylum policy regime, analysing the discourses and practices whereby people seeking protection are constructed as ‘undeserving’ poor. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in different sites of enforcement of Denmark’s asylum regime as well as interviews with street-level workers and people who sought asylum in Denmark, I trace how the Danish deterrence approach operates through the production of poverty and precarity among people seeking protection in asylum reception camps, deportation-oriented integration programmes, and finally, deportation camps. I show how the Danish welfare state, as a result of the merging of external and internal bordering practices, produces a condition of precarity and (non)deportability that extends from the asylum camps to those awarded temporary protection status. Hence, while the deterrence-oriented Danish policy regime has not proven ‘effective’ from the point of view of immigration control, it has served to reinforced a dualised, hierarchically ordered welfare rights’ regime that gradually erodes the rights and life opportunities of unwanted noncitizen ‘others’.

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Robinson, Kim, and Lucy Williams. "Leaving Care: Unaccompanied Asylum- Seeking Young Afghans Facing Return." Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees 31, no. 2 (December 2, 2015): 85–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.40312.

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Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the United Kingdom approach adulthood knowing that they will be encouraged or even forced to return to their countries of birth. Drawing on a project that promoted voluntary return to Afghanistan, we use interviews with twelve young people, professionals working in the Home Office and in education, local authorities, and voluntary-sector agencies to describe a complex area of immigration policy. We show how the state’s obligations as “corporate parent” clash with increasingly punitive migration controls and with growing political scrutiny of public spending. We propose education as a way to prepare young people for futures as global citizens in either country of settlement or of origin.

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Joels, Claire. "Impact of national policy on the health of people seeking asylum." Nursing Standard 22, no. 31 (April 9, 2008): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns2008.04.22.31.35.c6442.

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Chase, E. "Agency and Silence: Young People Seeking Asylum Alone in the UK." British Journal of Social Work 40, no. 7 (September 22, 2009): 2050–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcp103.

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Stickley, Theodore, Ada Hui, Michelle Stubley, Francesca Baker, and Michael Craig Watson. "“Write here, sanctuary” creative writing for refugees and people seeking asylum." Arts & Health 11, no. 3 (July 12, 2018): 246–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2018.1494450.

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Wade, Jim. "Supporting unaccompanied asylum‐seeking young people: The experience of foster care." Child & Family Social Work 24, no. 3 (July 30, 2019): 383–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12474.

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Webb, Sue, Karen Dunwoodie, and Jane Wilkinson. "Unsettling equity frames in Australian universities to embrace people seeking asylum." International Journal of Lifelong Education 38, no. 1 (December 24, 2018): 103–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2018.1559891.

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Williams, Bhanu, Mary Boullier, Zoe Cricks, Allison Ward, Ronelle Naidoo, Amanda Williams, Kim Robinson, Sarah Eisen, and Jonathan Cohen. "Screening for infection in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people." Archives of Disease in Childhood 105, no. 6 (February 24, 2020): 530–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318077.

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We aimed to evaluate a screening programme for infection in unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people against national guidance and to described the rates of identified infection in the cohort. The audit was conducted by retrospective case note review of routinely collected, anonymised patient data from all UASC referred between January 2016 and December 2018 in two paediatric infectious diseases clinics.There were 252 individuals from 19 countries included in the study, of these 88% were male, and the median age was 17 years (range 11–18). Individuals from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Albania constituted the majority of those seen. Median time between arriving in the UK and infection screening was 6 months (IQR 4–10 months, data available on 197 UASC). There were 94% (238/252) of cases tested for tuberculosis (TB), of whom 23% (55/238) were positive, including three young people with TB disease. Of those tested for hepatitis B, 4.8% (10/210) were positive, 0.5% (1/121) were positive for hepatitis C and of 252 tested, none were positive for HIV. Of the 163 individuals who were tested for schistosomiasis, 27 were positive (16%).The majority of patients were appropriately tested for infections with a high rate of identification of treatable asymptomatic infection. Infections were of both individual and public health significance. Our findings of clinically significant rates of treatable infections in UASC highlight the importance of infection screening for all in this vulnerable patient group.

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Wright, F. "Social Work Practice with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People Facing Removal." British Journal of Social Work 44, no. 4 (November 23, 2012): 1027–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs175.

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Hoare, Thomas, Andrew Vidgen, and Neil P. Roberts. "How do people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom conceptualize and cope with the asylum journey?" Medicine, Conflict and Survival 36, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 333–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2020.1849960.

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Prudil, Lukáš. "Asylum Seekers and Informed Consent — European Perspective." European Journal of Health Law 18, no. 1 (2011): 37–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157180911x549199.

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AbstractFor centuries, people of various nationalities from various States have sought asylum for varied reasons. These people seeking asylum can need medical care in the host country. In this article I would like to discuss to what extent informed consent is needed, and to what extent informed consent must be sought. The problem is discussed from the perspective of European international documents, mainly on those of the Council of Europe.

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Woodhouse, Donna, and Dom Conricode. "In-ger-land, In-ger-land, In-ger-land! Exploring the impact of soccer on the sense of belonging of those seeking asylum in the UK." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 52, no. 8 (March 21, 2016): 940–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690216637630.

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Utilising research conducted in Sheffield (UK) with people seeking asylum, this article explores the ways in which soccer might be used to create a sense of belonging in the host country. It explores participant feelings about soccer and its potential to alleviate the pressures that the status of being an ‘asylum seeker’ brings. The ways in which soccer may play a role in the identity formation of those seeking asylum is considered in relation to both self-identity and the perceptions of others. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that the various ways of interacting with soccer can provide participants with a sense of control, identity and belonging.

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Fleay, Caroline, Anita Lumbus, and Lisa Hartley. "People Seeking Asylum in Australia and their Access to Employment: Just What Do We Know?" Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 8, no. 2 (July 26, 2016): 63–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v8i2.4969.

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Public and political claims about the employment of people from a refugee background in Australia do not always reflect the research findings in this area. For example, recent claims by a senior Coalition Government Minister about people seeking asylum who arrived to Australia by boat during the previous Labor Government’s terms in office (2007-13) posit that many have limited employment prospects. However, given there is little research or government reporting on the experiences of asylum seekers who arrived during this time, and none that focuses specifically on their employment, there is no evidence to support this. A review of research on the employment experiences of people from a refugee background, and Australian policies, suggests a more nuanced picture. This includes research that found while initially people from a refugee background are more likely to be unemployed, have temporary jobs and lower incomes than other newly arrived immigrants, over the longer term second-generation refugees have higher levels of labour market participation than the general population and refugees and their families make significant economic and community contributions to Australia. Research also highlights that refugees may experience a range of barriers to accessing employment, including discrimination, and a review of Australian policies indicates these are likely to have exacerbated some of these barriers for asylum seekers who arrived to Australia by boat. In addition, given previous findings that public attitudes can be influenced by representations made in public and political discourses, the public statements of senior Ministers may be further deepening barriers to accessing employment faced by asylum seekers who arrived by boat.

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Fleay, Caroline, Abbas, Ghulam Mumtaz, Mehdi Vakili, Nasrullah, Lisa Hartley, Baden Offord, Christopher Macfarlane, and Rosemary Sayer. "Enabling Access to Higher Education for People Seeking Asylum: A Collective Approach." Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning 21, no. 2 (May 1, 2019): 168–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5456/wpll.21.2.168.

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Portnoy, Sara, and Allison Ward. "Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people – Understanding their journeys towards improved physical and emotional health." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 25, no. 3 (June 15, 2020): 636–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104520925865.

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In 2018, approximately 20,000 unaccompanied children and young people applied for asylum in a European Union country. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children present with significant emotional and physical health needs. These needs are likely the result of the situation that led them to leave their home, the difficult journeys they make to reach safety and their living circumstances after arriving at their destination. Maintaining engagement with both screening and therapeutic health services is challenging. A stepwise approach to delivery of services is recommended so as not to overwhelm them. Case studies and personal practical experience are used to highlight key learning points.

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Summerfield, Derek. "Commentary." Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 8, no. 4 (July 2002): 247–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.8.4.247.

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What prior assumptions might a psychiatrist bring into the room when the patient is an asylum-seeker? First, as a member of the public he or she is likely to have a view on asylum-seeking as a sociological phenomenon – up to 5 million have sought asylum in Western Europe in the past decade – and on how ‘deserving’ the average case is. After all, two adversarially opposed constructions of asylum-seeking have predominated. Governments, and the conservative social sectors, have stressed the prevalence of ‘bogus' applications by people who are essentially economic migrants, portraying them as wily, determined and tough rather than as having suffered. On the other side are the agencies and interests who support asylum-seekers, and the liberal and radical social sectors. They portray asylum-seekers as people who had no choice but to run from their countries, innocent of any thought but to escape further persecution and the risk of death. This portrayal invokes the image of suffering and vulnerability rather than resilience and agency. The reality is the muddied, uneven terrain that lies between these two entrenched positions. Many asylum-seekers do not have stories that easily fit the definition of a political refugee in the 1951 United Nations Convention. Even those with the clearest-cut cases – such as those with a credible history of torture – usually cannot prove it; few are vulnerable in any medically attestable sense and, however much they have suffered, they continue to make choices and actively engage with their situations. All asylum-seekers are looking for a better life for themselves and their children.

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Thorshaug, Ragne Øwre, and Cathrine Brun. "Temporal injustice and asylum reception centres in Norway: towards a critical geographies of architecture in the institution." Fennia - International Journal of Geography 197, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 232–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.11143/fennia.84758.

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A temporal injustice is inherently built into the asylum-seeking system. Asylum seekers lack control over their biographical and their everyday time. In Norway, most asylum seekers live in reception centres while their applications are processed. This article develops a conceptual framework for understanding the asylum centre by drawing on geographical literature on architecture and contributions from migration studies on temporality. It analyses the ways in which the reception centre becomes a focal point in the asylum seekers’ lives and how people’s lived experiences, the asylum institution and the materiality of the buildings housing the centres come together in the particular temporalities produced by the asylum-seeking process. People’s agentic capacities within institutional and material structures are conceptualised as ‘orientations’. The paper analyses the lived experience of residents in three different reception centres in Norway. The temporal frames operating in the reception centres are expressions of power that produce blurred, uncertain and clashing temporalities. In this context, the reception centre operates as a material disorientation device where institutional durability, temporary dwelling and decaying as well as sub-standard materialities are significant aspects of the asylum seekers’ experience. However, some residents are able to re-orient their perspective and find ways of coping with the uncertainty and waiting. These strategies are identified as ‘reorientations’ to show how the governance and the inhabitation in the centres come together and how people engage with the reception centre through stubborn everyday strategies of inhabiting the centre. In conclusion, the paper reflects on the limited possibility that improving the material conditions may have for a better experience of the asylum-seeking process: it is the interaction between the material, the institution and the lived experience that creates the temporal injustice.

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Devenney, Kelly. "Social Work With Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People: Reframing Social Care Professionals As ‘Co-Navigators’." British Journal of Social Work 50, no. 3 (June 10, 2019): 926–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz071.

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Abstract This article explores the relationships between unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and the social care professionals who work with them. Based on the interviews with both young people and professionals, analysed using a thematic narrative approach, the findings seek to reframe practitioners in this field as ‘co-navigators’. Such co-navigators assist asylum-seeking young people to plot a course through complex and uncertain social terrain, including the shifting and inhospitable terrain of immigration regimes. Viewing practice in this way brings into focus the interplay of agency and control in these relationships. In contrast to some previous conceptualisations, the agency of the young people here is expressed through relationships with professionals as many of the young people relied on social care to help them manifest their goals and aspirations; both through pragmatic assistance in navigating the complexity of institutional bureaucracy and through developing emotional, therapeutic bonds. Understanding social care professionals as ‘co-navigators’ allows us to understand the emotional value of practical forms of assistance as well as explore how agency might operate as such relationships evolve.

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Hatton, Timothy J. "Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Policy in OECD Countries." American Economic Review 106, no. 5 (May 1, 2016): 441–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20161062.

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Refugees and asylum seekers are only a small proportion of the 60 million forcibly displaced persons. But those seeking asylum in the developed world have received much of the attention as western governments have struggled to develop a policy response. An analysis of asylum applications by origin and destination indicates that these flows are largely driven by political terror and human rights abuses. Poor economic conditions in origin countries and tough asylum policies in destination countries matter too. In the light of the findings I suggest that greater coordination among OECD countries could improve the lot of those fleeing from persecution but even this would make only modest inroads into the sum of human misery that displaced people exemplify.

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Bosworth, Mary, and Marion Vannier. "Blurred lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France." Journal of Sociology 56, no. 1 (November 12, 2019): 53–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783319882534.

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In this article, we explore the use of immigration detention for asylum seekers in Britain and France who are awaiting removal to other European Union (EU) member states for processing under the terms of the Dublin Convention. As we will show, the emphasis on risk assessment as the grounds for detaining these people recasts humanitarian protections as security matters, effectively folding asylum seekers into a broader criminalisation of migration. A punitive response to those seeking refuge, this practice blurs the line between detention and asylum, and thereby hollows out key international human rights protections that have been central to the European project.

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Jeffers, Alison. "Dirty truth: personal narrative, victimhood and participatory theatre work with people seeking asylum." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 13, no. 2 (June 2008): 217–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569780802054919.

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Rezaie, Habid. "Commentary on “Supporting unaccompanied asylum‐seeking young people: The experience of foster care”." Child & Family Social Work 24, no. 3 (July 30, 2019): 391–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12458.

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Bhatia, Monish. "Crimmigration, imprisonment and racist violence: Narratives of people seeking asylum in Great Britain." Journal of Sociology 56, no. 1 (November 6, 2019): 36–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783319882533.

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The past five decades have witnessed a dramatic growth in immigration controls. The external controls have expanded, but at the same time, there has been a proliferation of internal control measures. The British state has increasingly resorted to using penal machinery to punish people who violate immigration laws. Individuals can now be prosecuted under the criminal law and receive custodial sentences for immigration crimes. This article draws upon narratives, interviews and experiences of asylum seekers who were imprisoned for such crimes, in order to understand how their trauma is exacerbated and ways in which injuries are strategically and deliberately inflicted by the state and built within legal and policy frameworks. It draws attention to the racist nature of the crimmigration system and production of violence.

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Tribe, Rachel. "Mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers." Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 8, no. 4 (July 2002): 240–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.8.4.240.

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Refugees are not a recent phenomenon. Since the time of the Roman Empire there have been many examples of people fleeing persecution and seeking refuge and protection in other countries. Refugees flee war, internal unrest and persecution by their own governments because of their ethnic origin or their political, religious or social activities. Estimates of the number of refugees and displaced people worldwide range from about 23 million to about 50 million, this latter figure including those who are not officially registered. It is perhaps pertinent to realise that this number is larger than the entire population of Australia and almost the same as the number of refugees resulting from the Second World War. Refugees represent a variety of cultures, races and nations from all over the world. Summerfield (2000) claims that nearly 1% of the people in the world are refugees or displaced persons resulting from about 40 current violent conflicts.

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Will, Anne-Kathrin. "On “Genuine” and “Illegitimate” Refugees: New Boundaries Drawn by Discriminatory Legislation and Practice in the Field of Humanitarian Reception in Germany." Social Inclusion 6, no. 3 (August 30, 2018): 172–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1506.

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A high number of legal changes accompanied the increase of people seeking asylum in Germany throughout the 18th legislative period from 2013–2017. These changes have transformed the field of humanitarian reception in Germany, especially along the axes of citizenship, integration performance and deviation from administrative and legal rules. Half of the legal measures from this period have led to differential rights for different groups of asylum seekers according to one of these three axes. The axis of citizenship has also structured the development of administrative procedures referred to as “integrated refugee management” which was established to speed up asylum seeking processes, classifying persons applying for a humanitarian residence visa in Germany into four clusters. This categorization, too, led to different entitlements regarding the admittance to state-financed German courses and integration measures focussed on education and the labour market. In this article I employ the notion of differential inclusion (Mezzadra & Neilson, 2012) to analyse these legal and administrative changes. I show that they have reshaped the substructures impacting the lives of those categorized as “genuine” and “illegitimate” refugees and thus redrawn the boundaries and created hierarchies among those seeking humanitarian protection in Germany.

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Dukic, Darko, Brent McDonald, and Ramón Spaaij. "Being Able to Play: Experiences of Social Inclusion and Exclusion Within a Football Team of People Seeking Asylum." Social Inclusion 5, no. 2 (June 29, 2017): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v5i2.892.

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Australian policy makers and funding organisations have relied heavily on sport as a vehicle for achieving the goals of social cohesion and social inclusion. The generally accepted premise that sport includes individuals in larger social contexts, and in doing so creates positive social outcomes, remains largely untested and uncontested. This article considers the ways in which playing in an asylum seeker football team, located in Melbourne, Australia, facilitates both inclusive and exclusive experiences for its participants. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, life histories, and policy analysis, this article identifies the often-ignored importance of a sporting habitus and physical capital in individuals’ experiences of playing. The success or failure of the asylum seeker team to foster social inclusion is somewhat tenuous as the logic of competition can create conditions counter to those that would be recognised as inclusive. Further, such programmes are faced with sustainability problems, as they are heavily reliant on individuals within the organisation and community to “make things happen”. However, we suggest that for many men, the asylum seeker team provides an important site for the development and appreciation of ‘poly-cultural’ capital that contributes to forms of resilience and the achievement of other indicators of social inclusion.

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Hill, Natalie, and Kate Murray. "Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People." Australian Psychologist 55, no. 4 (March 9, 2020): 349–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12459.

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Jackson-Blott, Kim Alexandra, Brian O'Ceallaigh, Karen Wiltshire, and Sarah Hunt. "Evaluating a “healthy minds” course for asylum seekers." Mental Health and Social Inclusion 19, no. 3 (August 10, 2015): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-03-2015-0012.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the addition of a “resilience-focused” Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based psycho-educational course for asylum seekers within a primary care Increasing Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service. Design/methodology/approach – Eight asylum seekers who attended the “Healthy Minds” psycho-educational course took part in semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis to gain insight into participants’ experiences of attending the course. Findings – Five main themes emerged: factors promoting engagement; acquiring coping skills; connecting with personal strengths; connecting with others; and future support. Overall, positive feedback from the course participants suggests that the intervention was effective and well received. Research limitations/implications – The sample’s heterogeneity and size, as well as potential biases, limit the generalisability of the findings. Future research is therefore needed to confirm these findings and additional areas for further enquiry are considered. Practical implications – The group-based intervention provided a cost-effective and culturally relevant means of promoting social inclusion, whilst disseminating psycho-educational material. Social implications – Good practice in this area is important and timely. The success of this intervention indicates that future collaborations between IAPT services and community organisations which support people seeking asylum, should be explored. Originality/value – This study is valuable as it demonstrates that a non-specialist IAPT service has the ability to provide an effective low intensity psycho-educational intervention for people seeking asylum.

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O'Connell, Molly, Richard Duffy, and Niall Crumlish. "Refugees, the asylum system and mental healthcare in Ireland." BJPsych. International 13, no. 2 (May 2016): 35–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000001082.

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The number of people seeking refugee status in Ireland is increasing year on year and the burden of mental illness experienced by refugees and asylum seekers is high. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has recommended the establishment of a number of specialist refugee mental health teams. In this paper we discuss the Irish asylum system, the Irish evidence regarding mental illness in this population, and current health service policy regarding refugee mental health. We propose a model of specialist refugee mental healthcare delivery.

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Devenney, Kelly. "‘My own blood’: family relationships of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in the UK." Families, Relationships and Societies 9, no. 2 (July 1, 2020): 183–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674318x15394355767055.

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This article explores the family social networks of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in the UK. While significant attention has been paid to their experiences, few studies have considered family relationships. The findings in this article, based on empirical research with unaccompanied young people, suggests that they are engaged in complex and fluid family relationships both within the UK and transnationally. The young people in this study felt significant obligations towards family members and sought to provide care and support to those in the UK and abroad. However, they faced significant barriers to achieving these aims.

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Arfaoui, Rafik. "The Asylum Seekers in Non-Metropolitan Areas in France: Between Temporary Integration and Leading to Autonomy. The Case of the Ambertois Territory." Social Sciences 8, no. 7 (July 5, 2019): 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci8070210.

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This article focuses on the integration process of people seeking asylum in non-metropolitan areas in France. It conceptualizes the reception of asylum seekers involving two interrelated approaches: the utilitarian approach and the humanitarian approach. This article is based on surveys, participatory and sensitive cartography, and participant observation conducted in the Ambertois territory between 2017 and 2018. I find the Ambertois territory can be considered a “fragile space,” particularly in terms of demographics, with difficulties in maintaining public services. These difficulties are risks for asylum seekers, and are impacting the urban space. These risks are intensified by the national and regional level policies like the recent reform of the asylum and immigration act on the one hand, and the suffering they experienced throughout their migratory journey on the other. Faced with these risks, local synergies, which facilitate the integration of asylum seekers, are emerging from local actors. This integration is temporary and is considered by local actors as leading to the autonomy of asylum seekers.

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Napwanga, Eluby Sarah Patrick, Sheenagh McShane, and Lucio Naccarella. "Appropriateness of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre-adapted Refugee Health Assessment Tool." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 2 (2020): 132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py19059.

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People seeking asylum (PSA) are recommended to undertake a comprehensive risk-based health assessment within 1 month of arrival in Australia. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) offers health services to PSA in Victoria, through the ASRC nurse-led clinic. A healthcare assessment is conducted by nurses using a Refugee Health Assessment (RHA) tool. A process evaluation was conducted to assess if the adapted 2016 version of the RHA tool was able to appropriately identify, describe and prioritise the needs of PSA. Twelve ASRC nurses who conducted assessments were interviewed. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed. The adapted RHA tool was considered as appropriate for identifying, describing and prioritising the needs of PSA. Three key interconnected themes emerged influencing the appropriateness of the tool: the tool; users’ experiences; and the individual characteristics of the PSA undergoing the assessment. Key tool limitations included: the structure not being user-friendly; variability in users’ sensitivity to using the tool; and the limited feedback from PSA on the adapted RHA tool. Given the high number of people seeking asylum in Australia and the complexity of their healthcare needs, this research provides preliminary guidance on ways to improve the appropriateness of the ASRC-adapted RHA tool.

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Jansen, Melanie, Alanna Sue Tin, and David Isaacs. "Prolonged immigration detention, complicity and boycotts." Journal of Medical Ethics 44, no. 2 (August 9, 2017): 138–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-104125.

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Australia’s punitive policy towards people seeking asylum deliberately causes severe psychological harm and meets recognised definitions of torture. Consequently, there is a tension between doctors’ obligation not to be complicit in torture and doctors’ obligation to provide best possible care to their patients, including those seeking asylum. In this paper, we explore the nature of complicity and discuss the arguments for and against a proposed call for doctors to boycott working in immigration detention. We conclude that a degree of complicity is unavoidable when working in immigration detention, but that it may be ethically justifiable. We identify ways to minimise the harms associated with complicity and argue that it is ethical to continue working in immigration detention as long as due care and attention is paid to minimising the harms of complicity.

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Kohli, Ravi, and Rosie Mather. "Promoting psychosocial well-being in unaccompanied asylum seeking young people in the United Kingdom." Child & Family Social Work 8, no. 3 (July 9, 2003): 201–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00282.x.

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Adler, Robert. "One psychiatrist’s experience of visiting offshore processing centres for people seeking asylum in Australia." Australasian Psychiatry 24, no. 1 (September 23, 2015): 23–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856215604485.

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Shaw, Gina. "Head Injury and Persistent Headache in People Seeking Asylum: What Neurologists Need to Know." Neurology Today 20, no. 22 (November 19, 2020): 22–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.nt.0000723756.96337.01.

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Kohli, Ravi K. S., Helen Connolly, and Andrea Warman. "Food and its meaning for asylum seeking children and young people in foster care." Children's Geographies 8, no. 3 (August 2010): 233–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2010.494862.

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Astor, Bonny. "Psychological Therapies for Survivors of Torture: A Human-Rights Approach with People Seeking Asylum." International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 11, no. 4 (September 10, 2018): 312–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-09-2018-077.

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Hopkins, Peter, and Malcolm Hill. "The needs and strengths of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people in Scotland." Child & Family Social Work 15, no. 4 (August 19, 2010): 399–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00687.x.

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