Mismanagement and misinterpretations in asylum interviews: Perspectives from South Africa and Sweden
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| Title: | Mismanagement and misinterpretations in asylum interviews: Perspectives from South Africa and Sweden |
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| Authors: | Lisa Ottosson, Pineteh Angu, Kristina Gustafsson |
| Source: | Journal of Refugee Studies. 37:785-799 |
| Publisher Information: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Subject Terms: | Sweden, Asylum interview, Interpreter, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, 05 social sciences, 0211 other engineering and technologies, justice and strong institutions, 02 engineering and technology, Legal representative, 16. Peace & justice, 0506 political science, Asylum seeker, SDG-16: Peace, bureaucratic violence, State official, Internationell Migration och Etniska Relationer (IMER), South Africa (SA), interdependence, public service interpreting, asylum interviews, management |
| Description: | This article explores the interactions between key actors in asylum interviews in South Africa and Sweden. It is based on forty-one interviews with asylum seekers, interpreters, state officials, and legal representatives. The analysis is guided by theories on professional encounters, bureaucratic violence, and interdependence. The result is presented in two themes: the emergence of mismanagement due to repressive policies and cost-cutting measures, and misinterpretation due to poor interpretation services and failure to recognize the hermeneutic aspects of asylum seekers’ claims. These issues lead to mistrust in the asylum system and in each other’s capacities, as key actors fail to take joint responsibility for the interview act and its outcome. The conclusion is that all key actors operate within a destructive process of mistrust, reinforced by an increasingly repressive political framework as its strongest driving force. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1471-6925 0951-6328 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jrs/feae054 |
| Access URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-131553 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....c581f3b552af547e4fb6faf66a845938 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This article explores the interactions between key actors in asylum interviews in South Africa and Sweden. It is based on forty-one interviews with asylum seekers, interpreters, state officials, and legal representatives. The analysis is guided by theories on professional encounters, bureaucratic violence, and interdependence. The result is presented in two themes: the emergence of mismanagement due to repressive policies and cost-cutting measures, and misinterpretation due to poor interpretation services and failure to recognize the hermeneutic aspects of asylum seekers’ claims. These issues lead to mistrust in the asylum system and in each other’s capacities, as key actors fail to take joint responsibility for the interview act and its outcome. The conclusion is that all key actors operate within a destructive process of mistrust, reinforced by an increasingly repressive political framework as its strongest driving force. |
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| ISSN: | 14716925 09516328 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jrs/feae054 |