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Showing 1 to 20 of 150 for “"Asylum seekers"”.
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'Perceiving Italy' : an exploration of asylum-seekers' strategies. The case of Eritrean asylum-seekers.
… way perceptions and emotions shape the agency of asylum seekers. Using Eritrean asylum seekers that travel to Italy and their perceptions of the Italian asylum system as a case study, it explores how perceptions of Italy and its asylum system shape the strategies of Eritrean asylum seekers at …
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Daily occupations among asylum seekers- Experience, performance and perception
Asylum seekers often find themselves in a situation where the structure and content of daily occupations have been disrupted and they might have limited access to paid work and education. Studies have shown that asylum seekers experience occupational depri- vation and a change in daily occupations …
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Community Participation Among Refugees and Asylum Seekers Who Experienced Trauma
… trauma and ongoing instability. For refugees and asylum seekers, rebuilding life is not only a matter of safety and survival, but also of reestablishing their participation in daily life, reclaiming their identity, and securing a sense of belonging in their new communities. Despite this, refugees …
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Exploring psychosocial and therapeutic needs among refugees and asylum-seekers
… the post-migration experiences of refugees and asylum-seekers. A narrative review was conducted, which examined the findings of existing research in relation to theory and policy. The review identified key areas in which gender appears to interact with other variables that affect psychosocial …
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The Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers: Arbitrary Detention in South Africa
… on the use of arbitrary detention to criminalise asylum seekers in South Africa. After the democratic transition in 1994 South Africa became a leading destination for asylum seekers from across the African continent. South Africa’s post-apartheid immigration and refugee system were based on a …
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Representations of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Irish Print Media
This study examines media representation of asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland. The research is based on a detailed content analysis and discourse analysis of media coverage of the issues involved in immigration in five national newspapers over selected periods. The contention of this work is …
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Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
… out to examine the extent to which refugees and asylum seekers are able to access justice in South Africa, both for the enforcement of their rights and to settle disputes or other interests at law. In doing this, the thesis examines the obligations that South Africa owes to refugees and asylum …
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Asylum Seekers and Primary Care in Malta: A Critical Exploration of Healthcare Encounters
… of literature that highlights disparities in asylum seeker health and healthcare access and the difficulties that healthcare professionals face when providing care to asylum seekers and refugee populations. Few studies, however, have explored these processes within the context of Maltese …
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Asylum seekers in the UK: a social psychological understanding of a moral panic
… 'moral panic' in relation to the UK response to asylum seekers and considered how the explanatory value of this concept could be enhanced by using social psychological theory to understand the cause and impact of such a moral panic. A theoretical framework of social representations and social …
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Migrant Surveillance and State Power: Electronic Tagging of Asylum-Seekers in the UK
While the electronic tagging of asylum-seekers is often considered a humane alternative to detention, it is actually a tactic of Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ that deeply constricts an individual’s physical, psychological, and social freedom. This study focuses on the experiences of …
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‘In between spaces’: experiences of asylum seekers in the ‘direct provision’ system in Ireland
… and analysis of the lived experiences of asylum seekers living in the direct provision system in Ireland. Through a participatory photography project with a group of people seeking asylum and living in the direct provision system in 2010, a body of work was gradually created, consisting of …
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An exploration of the experience of midwifery care by women asylum seekers and refugees
Background: There were approximately 63,097 known asylum seekers in England in 2002 (Heath et aL 2003). Women asylum seekers may be more seriously affected by displacement than men, leading to increased isolation, poverty, hostility and racism (Burnett and Peel, 2001a). In England, Black African …
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Gender Identity, Refugeehood, and Belonging: Transgender Asylum-Seekers and International Refugee Status Determination (RSD)
This research deals with transgender asylum-seekers and refugee status determination (RSD). It considers the excessively complex legal developments and discourse surrounding gender-related asylum applications and challenges the strict interpretation of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of …
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Women asylum seekers and refugees in West Yorkshire: opportunities, constraints and the role of agency
… of this thesis is to add to the knowledge about asylum seekers and refugees in the LJK by looking specifically at the experiences of women, who have often been overlooked. The thesis is underpinned by a concern with structure and agency, and the interplay between them. Thus, it explores women's …
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The use and formation of social networks among asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland
… use and formation of social networks among the asylum seeker and refugee population in Northern Ireland. The social network perspective considers the phenomenon of migration as being socially embedded and places social relationships as its most important feature. Whilst the significance of …
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Dealt with on their merits? : the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France
This study examines the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France. The need for such a study arises from the apparent contradiction between, on the one hand, the commitment of EU states to give protection to people fleeing persecution (they are all signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention) …
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The refugee rate: evidence from a field experiment of discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers
With the number of displaced continuing to rise, there is more urgency than ever to create sustainable solutions for the economic inclusion of refugees. One path that offers benefits to all stakeholders is self-reliance though providing refugees the right to work. Yet little work has been done to …
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Learning from refugees and asylum seekers: experiences of distressing suspicious thoughts and accessing mental health support
… distress and accessing support for refugees and asylum seekers, from the perspectives of service users and staff who work with them.Part one: Systematic Literature ReviewPart one contains a systematic literature review, exploring the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers who access therapy, …
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How do social work professionals construct asylum seekers as objects of knowledge and targets for intervention
Over the years, the issue of migrants seeking asylum in the United Kingdom has been the subject of increasing media and political attention. The need to provide asylum seekers with culturally sensitive services is widely acknowledged within social work. However, the social work profession continues …
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