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.

• Introduction1. What Is Violence?2. Understanding Violence from a Developmental Perspective3. The Violence of Asylum Law4. The Violence of Chaos and Conflict5. Violence by Institutional Neglect6. Countering Violence through Care, Compassion and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Asylum7. Countering Epistemic Violence Through Research8. Conclusion: Possible Futures, Radical Hope

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