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The Language of Asylum: Refugees and Discourse

Steve Kirkwood, Simon Goodman, Chris McVittie, Andrew T. M. McKinlay

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The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies.

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The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies.

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The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies.

Key concepts: Refugee, Asylum seeker, Political science, Displacement (psychology), Criminology, Displaced person, Gender studies, Work (physics)

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