Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Glasgow: The Role of Multi-agency Networks

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Wren
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

scholarly journals The Imagination of the Other in a (Post-)Sectarian Society: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Divided City of Belfast

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike M. Vieten ◽  
Fiona Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Christian Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The City ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees ◽  
Do So

This article explores the ways a salient sectarian community division in Northern Ireland frames the imagination of newcomers and the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees. We examine the dominant ethno-national Christian communities and how their actions define the social-spatial landscape and challenges of manoeuvring everyday life in Northern Ireland as an ‘Other’. We argue all newcomers are impacted to some degree by sectarianism in Northern Ireland, adding a further complexified layer to the everyday and institutional racism so prevalent in different parts of the UK and elsewhere. First, we discuss the triangle of nation, gender and ethnicity in the context of Northern Ireland. We do so in order to problematise that in a society where two adversarial communities exist the ‘Other’ is positioned differently to other more cohesive national societies. This complication impacts how the Other is imagined as the persistence of binary communities shapes the way local civil society engages vulnerable newcomers, e.g. in the instance of our research, asylum seekers and refugees. This is followed by an examination of the situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland. We do so by contextualising the historical situation of newcomers and the socio-spatial landscape of the city of Belfast. In tandem with this, we discuss the role of NGO’s and civil support organisations in Belfast and contrast these views with the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees. This article is based on original empirical material from a study conducted in 2016 on the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees with living in Northern Ireland.

scholarly journals Sacred Welcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
Benjamin Boudou ◽  
Hans Leaman ◽  
Maximilian Miguel Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Moral Reasons ◽  
Structural Support ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Religious Associations ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This special section explores the role of religious ideas and religious associations in shaping the response of states and non-state actors to asylum-seekers and refugees. It brings together insights from anthropology, law, history, and political theory to enrich our understanding of how religious values and resources are mobilized to respond to refugees and to circumvent usual narratives of secularization. Examining these questions within multicultural African, European, and North American contexts, the special section argues that religion provides moral reasons and structural support to welcome and resettle refugees, and constitutes a framework of analysis to better understand the social, legal, and political dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in contexts of migration.

Primary care for asylum seekers and refugees

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 214-222
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Aspray ◽  
Judith Matsiko
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Good Care ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

Clinicians often find consultations with asylum seekers and refugees challenging, with significant and multifactorial barriers to good care. Patients often have to overcome such barriers even before arriving in the consulting room, ranging from difficulty accessing healthcare to differing health beliefs. As a result, the role of the GP in providing holistic care is essential when looking after this vulnerable group of patients. This article focuses on asylum seekers and refugees but other migrants may face similar challenges.

scholarly journals Women Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Opportunities, Constraints and the Role of Agency

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Support Structures ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This article is based on the findings of research undertaken towards a doctoral thesis funded by the University of Leeds. The research focuses upon the actions and experiences of women asylum seekers and refugees living in West Yorkshire. While acknowledging that the context in which women find themselves can present a number of barriers, this paper looks at their actions and practices at the individual and collective levels. It illustrates that some women are able to draw on the resources available, and are engaged in activities that not only assist their own settlement in the host society but also assist the development of support structures for future arrivals of asylum seekers and refugees.

Part III Regional Regimes, Ch.18 Regional Refugee Regimes: Middle East

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janmyr Maja ◽  
Stevens Dallal
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Refugee Convention ◽  
Refugee Protection ◽  
Arab States ◽  
International Refugee Law ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This chapter focuses on the Middle East as a region, which is defined to include Arab States, Israel, and Turkey, but to exclude North African countries apart from Egypt. It explores the role of the Refugee Convention, UNHCR, influential NGOs, and international human rights law to protect asylum seekers and refugees in the region. The chapter opens with a brief outline of the Middle Eastern context, historical background in relation to international refugee law, and the significance of UNHCR and the UN Relief Works Agency in Arab States. It compares the approach of States that are parties to the Refugee Convention and those that are not, and considers the consequences of non-ratification as well as the use of domestic legislation to deal with asylum seekers and refugees. An important focus of the chapter is how—and whether—refugee protection is achieved across the region in light of States’ differing approaches to refugeehood, which arise from historical, political, and religious (Islamic) notions of hospitality and the treatment of foreigners, as well as the role of law.

No Going Back: Continuity and Change in Australian Documentary

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deane Williams ◽  
John Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Political Stance ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This chapter discusses how, over the years, Australian filmmakers have responded to the public broadcaster's control over documentary funding, forms, production, and distribution patterns. It assess the evolution of the role of Australian television by focusing on a group of films dealing with asylum seekers, refugees, and immigration. Here, independence is not only understood in terms of production and distribution patterns, but also in terms of political stance and social commitment. The chapter examines two projects: one that sits at the commencement of official government filmmaking, and another, a television series emblematic of recent developments in Australian factual programming. Both of these projects, Mike and Stefani (1952) and Go Back to Where You Came From (2011) address Australian responses to asylum seekers and refugees.

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