The dispersal and social exclusion Of asylum seekers : between liminality and belonging /

The dispersal and social exclusion Of asylum seekers : between liminality and belonging /

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Establishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their lives.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hynes, Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Portland, OR : Policy Press ; Policy Press c/o International Specialized Book Services, 2011.
Subjects:
Political refugees > Government policy > Great Britain.
Marginality, Social > Great Britain.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Boxes, Figures and Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Social Exclusion and Refugees
  • Introduction
  • The Policy Context and Social Exclusion
  • Legislative and Historical Framework
  • Past Dispersal of Refugees in the Uk
  • The Creation of a Qualitatively New Environment for Asylumseekers
  • Outline of the Book
  • 2. Key Terms and Concepts
  • Introduction
  • Key Terms in Contemporary Uk Asylum Debates
  • Refugees and Key Concepts
  • Perceptions of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
  • Conclusions
  • 3. Dispersal
  • Introduction
  • Pre-1999 8216;Informal Dispersals
  • Dispersal Under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Structure of Dispersal: Past and Present
  • Agencies in the Dispersal System
  • Conclusions
  • 4. The Evolution and Geographyof Dispersal
  • Introduction
  • Evolution and Implementation of Dispersal
  • Deprivation and Dispersal
  • Social Exclusion and Neighbourhoods
  • Conclusions
  • 5. The Process and Experienceof Dispersal
  • Introduction
  • The Dispersal Process: Aka 8216;the Nass System
  • Impact of the Dispersal System: Policy-Imposed Liminality Andthe Absence of Trust
  • What Is Lost in the Process
  • 8216;Cultural Somersaults and the 8216;Hypocrisy of Democracy
  • Resistance to Policy-Imposed Liminality
  • Conclusions
  • 6. Access to Services
  • Introduction
  • Changing Entitlements and Tangible Barriers
  • Temporary Services
  • Access to Services: Identities, Perceptions and Status
  • Intangible Barriers to Accessing Services
  • Gaps in Services in Dispersal Locations
  • Conclusions
  • 7. Social Networks and Belonging
  • Introduction
  • Dispersal and Social Networks
  • Shame, Stigma and Wanting to Be Normal
  • Belonging: Ghosts, Shadows, Masks and 8216;Ordinary People
  • Conclusions
  • 8. Conclusions
  • Formal and Informal Social Exclusion
  • Exclusion and Imposing Liminality
  • Trust and Mistrust
  • Between Liminality and Belonging
  • The Trajectory of Asylum Policy
  • Broader Policy Implications
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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