Nothing personal : geographies of governing and activism in the British asylum system /: geographies of governing and activism in the British asylum system. (2015)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Nothing personal : geographies of governing and activism in the British asylum system /: geographies of governing and activism in the British asylum system. (2015)
- Main Title:
- Nothing personal : geographies of governing and activism in the British asylum system
- Further Information:
- Note: Nick Gill.
- Authors:
- Gill, Nick
- Contents:
- List of Figures 4 List of Acronyms 5 Chapter 1 - Introduction 6 Migrant Deaths 6 Moral Distance and Encounters 11 Enriching Accounts of Moral Distance 15 Violence and Asylum Seekers in the UK 18 Approaching Immigration Control: Spaces and Settings 25 Plan of the Book 29 Chapter 2 - Moral Distance and Bureaucracy 34 The Status of Proximity in Moral Theory and Practice 37 Keeping People Apart 46 Re-reading the Modern State in Terms of Moral Distance 54 Moral Distance and Immigration Control 62 Conclusion 69 Chapter 3 - Distant Bureaucrats 72 The National Asylum Support Service 78 Insulation 84 The Phonelines 87 Regionalisation 92 Buffering 97 Competition 102 ‘Find Your Local Asylum Support Team’ 106 Conclusion 109 Chapter 4 - Distance at Close Quarters 112 The Conditions of Contact 118 Inside Lunar House 123 Asylum Interviews 131 Appeals 146 Conclusion: On the Arts of Averting Encounters 153 Chapter 5 - Indifference towards Suffering Others During Sustained Contact 156 Immigration Detention in the UK 161 Empathy in Immigration Detention 169 Making Insensitivity Imperative 174 Making Insensitivity Easier 182 The Cruel Consequences of Insensitivity 188 Conclusion 193 Chapter 6 - Indifference and Emotions 197 Emotions versus Indifference? 201 The Interplay of Emotions in Immigration Control 204 The softer side of British Immigration Control 214 Conclusion 225 Chapter 7 - Examining Compassion 228 Closing Moral Distance through the Media 232 Nurturing PositiveList of Figures 4 List of Acronyms 5 Chapter 1 - Introduction 6 Migrant Deaths 6 Moral Distance and Encounters 11 Enriching Accounts of Moral Distance 15 Violence and Asylum Seekers in the UK 18 Approaching Immigration Control: Spaces and Settings 25 Plan of the Book 29 Chapter 2 - Moral Distance and Bureaucracy 34 The Status of Proximity in Moral Theory and Practice 37 Keeping People Apart 46 Re-reading the Modern State in Terms of Moral Distance 54 Moral Distance and Immigration Control 62 Conclusion 69 Chapter 3 - Distant Bureaucrats 72 The National Asylum Support Service 78 Insulation 84 The Phonelines 87 Regionalisation 92 Buffering 97 Competition 102 ‘Find Your Local Asylum Support Team’ 106 Conclusion 109 Chapter 4 - Distance at Close Quarters 112 The Conditions of Contact 118 Inside Lunar House 123 Asylum Interviews 131 Appeals 146 Conclusion: On the Arts of Averting Encounters 153 Chapter 5 - Indifference towards Suffering Others During Sustained Contact 156 Immigration Detention in the UK 161 Empathy in Immigration Detention 169 Making Insensitivity Imperative 174 Making Insensitivity Easier 182 The Cruel Consequences of Insensitivity 188 Conclusion 193 Chapter 6 - Indifference and Emotions 197 Emotions versus Indifference? 201 The Interplay of Emotions in Immigration Control 204 The softer side of British Immigration Control 214 Conclusion 225 Chapter 7 - Examining Compassion 228 Closing Moral Distance through the Media 232 Nurturing Positive Interaction 237 The Distinctiveness of Seeking Compassion 245 Against Compassion 250 Mitigating Considerations 255 Conclusion: The Recourse to Compassion 259 Chapter 8 - Conclusion 261 Encounter-Aversion 269 Remaining Oppositional 272 Generalised Indifference 275 Methodological Appendix 278 Sampling and Access 279 Ethics 282 Analysis 284 List of References 285 … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 325.210941
Refugees -- Great Britain
Refugees -- Government policy -- Great Britain - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781118316016
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