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.
Introduction PART I: SEEKING ASYLUM AND THE JOURNEY 1. Policy and Research on Refugees and Asylum-Seekers 2. Theory and Method in Understanding the Experiences of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers PART II: GETTING HERE 3. Places of Death - Constructing Asylum-Seekers' and Refugees' Countries of Origin 4. Places of Safety - Constructing Countries of Refuge 5. Who Counts as an Asylum-Seeker or Refugee? PART III: BEING HERE 6. Asylum-Seekers and the Right to Work 7. Relationships with Local Residents - Antagonism, Racism and Belonging PART IV: STAYING HERE OR GOING BACK 8. Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Integration 9. Destitution, Detention and Forced Return PART V: CONCLUSION 10. Conclusion
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