The Politics of Compassion : Immigration and Asylum Policy
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 21 - Sociology
- Output identifier
- 279848118
- Type
- A - Authored book
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- Publisher
- University of Bristol
- ISBN
- 9781529200423
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This is the first extensive study of how ‘benevolence’ is articulated in immigration and asylum debates in the minority world. It draws on data collected in USA, Australia and the UK over 2.5 years (2015 to 2017). The book took another year to write. Data included interviews with activists in each state and analysis of parliamentary speeches, media reporting, NGO campaign materials and other relevant documents. The research took place during periods of rapid change in migration policy (refugee crisis, election of Donald Trump, closure of the Manus Island detention centre). This required continuous monitoring, further data collection and amendments.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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