Asylum as Violence

Helen Stalford is Professor of Law at Liverpool University. Elaine Chase is Professor of Wellbeing and Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Ingi Iusmen is Associate Professor in Governance and Policy at the University of Southampton. Jana Kreppner is Professor in Developmental Psychology at the University of Southampton. William Shankley is Lecturer in Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. Emira Bracaj is a PhD Student at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool and was a co-researcher with lived experience on the LOHST project.

• Part 1: Understanding Violence in the UK Asylum System1. Introduction: Insights From Theory – Elaine Chase, Helen Stalford and Will Shankley2. Violence As Illegal: Insights From Law – Helen Stalford and Edmira Bracaj3. Violence As Protracted Uncertainty and Discontinuities: Insights From Psychology – Jana Kreppner4. Falling Through the Cracks: Violence As Failing To Respond to Children and Young People’s Complex Circumstances – Will ShankleyPart 2: Confronting Violence in the UK Asylum System: Practical and Procedural Strategies5. Developing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Asylum Processes – Ingi Iusmen6. Not a Devil With Horns: Working Constructively With the Home Office – Ingi Iusmen and Jana Kreppner7. Conflicts in Care: Clarifying the Position of Social Workers – Helen Stalford and Elaine Chase8. Lessons for Research – Elaine Chase, Edmira Bracaj and Will Shankley