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Asylum Determination in Europe : Ethnographic Perspectives.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gill, Nick.
Other Authors: Good, Anthony.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • 1 Introduction
  • Asylum as a Moral Panic
  • The Asylum System 'in Crisis'
  • The 'Refugee Crisis' in Perspective
  • Legal and Ethnographic Approaches to Asylum
  • Approaching Asylum Determination Ethnographically
  • References
  • 2 Legal Overview
  • Introduction
  • International and European Law Framework
  • The Asylum Procedure: Determining Refugee-Or Subsidiary Protection Status
  • Actors
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Standard and Burden of Proof
  • Evidentiary Assessment
  • Procedural Norms for the Assessment of Evidence (Article 4 QDI
  • QDII)
  • Credibility Assessment
  • Article 4(2) the Duty to Co-operate
  • Judicial Remedies
  • Final Remarks
  • References
  • Part I Actors
  • 3 The "Inner Belief" of French Asylum Judges
  • Introduction
  • The Appeal's Path
  • Seeing or Not Seeing the Refugee
  • Emotional Judges
  • Asylum as a Value
  • The Moral Certainty of Defending Asylum
  • References
  • 4 "It's All About Naming Things Right": The Paradox of Web Truths in the Belgian Asylum-Seeking Procedure
  • Introduction
  • Globalisation, the EU and the Diversification of Diversity
  • Asylum, Institutional Encounters and the Authority of the Web
  • The Belgian Asylum Procedure
  • Method
  • Bashir's Asylum Application
  • A Chat with Bashir's Roommate
  • It Is All About Naming Things Right
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 The World of Home Office Presenting Officers
  • Introduction
  • The Role and Work of HOPOs
  • Litigating Appeals
  • Case 1. First Tier Asylum Appeal of HZ
  • Case 2. Second Stage Reconsideration Appeal of AK
  • The Views of Immigration Judges About HOPOs
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Asylum Procedures in Greece: The Case of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Minors
  • Introduction
  • Greece's Record on Refugee Protection.
  • From Refugees to Clandestines
  • The Perception of Unaccompanied Minors in the Humanitarian Context
  • The Field Sites
  • Childhood as Linear and Universal
  • Separated Children as Dependent Burdens
  • Separated Children as Undeserving
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II Communication
  • 7 Why Handling Power Responsibly Matters: The Active Interpreter Through the Sociological Lens
  • Introduction
  • The Asylum Procedure in Austria and the Interpreter-Mediated Interview
  • Discussion of Findings
  • Officials' Perspectives on Working Together with Interpreters
  • Quality of Work as an Aspect of Professionalism
  • The Interpreter as a Resource and Cooperation as a Game of Power
  • Active Interventions in the Interaction
  • Professional Attitudes: Managing the Communication Situation
  • Unprofessional Attitudes: Over-Cooperating with the Official
  • Unprofessional Attitudes: Not Taking the Job and the Asylum Claimant Seriously
  • Conclusion: Learning to Handle Power Responsibly
  • References
  • 8 Communicative Practices and Contexts of Interaction in the Refugee Status Determination Process in France
  • Introduction
  • Ethnography, Communicative Practice and Contexts of Interaction
  • Determining Refugee Status in France
  • Admissibility Interviews at the Border
  • Asylum Interviews and Appeal Hearings
  • Offices and Corridors
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 9 Narrating Asylum in Camp and at Court
  • Introduction
  • A Narrative Approach
  • Methods
  • Legal Context and Background
  • The Trajectory of the Asylum Motive
  • The Circulation of Asylum Talk at the Camp
  • Asylum Narratives at the RAB
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 10 Interactions and Identities in UK Asylum Appeals: Lawyers and Law in a Quasi-Legal Setting
  • Introduction
  • The UK Asylum System
  • Methodology: Studying Lawyers in Asylum Appeals
  • Lawyering in a Hostile Environment.
  • 'If They Like You, It Helps': Personal Relationships and the Significance of Being Local
  • 'We Recognise Our Own': Professional Relationships and the Significance of Being a Lawyer
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part III Decision-Making
  • 11 What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Credibility? Refugee Appeals in Italy
  • Introduction
  • A Prequel
  • At the Tribunal
  • So, What Does Credibility Mean?
  • Beyond Credibility
  • References
  • 12 Making the Right Decision: Justice in the Asylum Bureaucracy in Norway
  • Introduction
  • Uncertainty and Discretion in the Decision-Making Process
  • Justice in Decision-Making
  • Equal Treatment: Creating Local Justice?
  • The Production of Cases
  • Deferred Justice? The Role of the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE)
  • The Media Debate: Criticism and the Production of Certainty
  • Discussion
  • References
  • 13 Taking the 'Just' Decision: Caseworkers and Their Communities of Interpretation in the Swiss Asylum Office
  • Introduction
  • Tracing the 'Just Decision'
  • What 'Correctness' Means
  • Negotiating 'Fairness'
  • Communities of Interpretation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 14 Becoming a Decision-Maker, or: "Don't Turn Your Heart into a Den of Thieves and Murderers"
  • Introduction
  • Fieldwork and Methods
  • The Asylum-Administrative Setting in Germany
  • Organised Detachment
  • "Don't Turn Your Heart into a Den of Thieves and Murderers"
  • Learning How to Interview
  • Learning How to Write Decisions
  • Conclusions and Outlook
  • References
  • 15 Conclusion
  • Fairness and Efficiency
  • Consistency and Variety
  • References
  • Index.

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