| The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: towards an oppositional discourse. | |
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PMID: 20827845 Owner: HMD Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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"Housing" - the practical provision of a roof over one's head - is experienced by users as "home" - broadly described as housing plus the experiential elements of dwelling. Conversely, being without housing, commonly described as "homelessness", is experienced not only as an absence of shelter but in the philosophical sense of "ontological homelessness" and alienation from the conditions for well-being. For asylum seekers, these experiences are deliberately and explicitly excluded from official law and policy discourses. This article demonstrates how law and policy is propelled by an "official discourse" based on the denial of housing and the avoidance of "home" attachments, which effectively keeps the asylum seeker in a state of ontological homelessness and alienation. We reflect on this exclusion and consider how a new "oppositional discourse" of housing and home - taking these considerations into account - might impact on the balancing exercise inherent to laws and policies concerning asylum seekers. |
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Authors:
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Lorna Fox O'Mahony; James A Sweeney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of law and society Volume: 37 ISSN: 0263-323X ISO Abbreviation: J Law Soc Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-20 Completed Date: 2010-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100968794 Medline TA: J Law Soc Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 285-314 Citation Subset: Q |
Affiliation:
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Durham Law School, England. |
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Government Regulation
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history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Homeless Persons* / education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Housing* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Human Rights / economics, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Language* Public Health / economics, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence Public Opinion / history Public Policy* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Refugees* / education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Social Alienation* / psychology Social Welfare / economics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology |
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