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Mayblin, Lucy (2014) Asylum, welfare and work : reflections on research in asylum and refugee studies. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 34 (5/6). pp. 375-391. doi:10.1108/IJSSP-11-2013-0113 ISSN 0144-333X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-11-2013-0113
Abstract
Purpose
– Over the past 30 years asylum has become an issue of great political significance, public interest and media coverage in most “Western” countries. Policies and laws designed to deal with asylum seekers have proliferated, as have the resources required to manage them. These developments have come as a result of the rise of asylum as a social, political and economic “problem” which is seen to necessitate urgent action. Within this context, some countries, such as Britain, have sought to limit asylum seekers’ social and economic rights. In Britain specifically this has involved making paid employment illegal for asylum seekers, and in the process making the government liable for the living costs of such individuals – creating a situation of forced welfare dependency. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
– This paper provides a review of research into work and welfare policy relating to asylum seekers in Britain. The paper focuses particularly on three key issues which are affected by asylum policies relating to work and welfare. These have all received particular scholarly attention in recent years: destitution, illegal working and forced labour, and the impact on integration outcomes.
Findings
– In the final section the author proposes some directions for future research.
Originality/value
– The review is, of course, not exhaustive, but does provide an overview of key themes in the literature and should be of interest to scholars interested in the politics, sociology and social policy of asylum.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | ||||||
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0144-333X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 34 | ||||||
| Number: | 5/6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 375-391 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJSSP-11-2013-0113 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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