Rejecting refugees : political asylum in the 21st century / Carol Bohmer and Amy Shuman.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

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Many nations recognize the moral and legal obligation to accept people fleeing from persecution, but political asylum applicants in the twenty-first century face restrictive policies and cumbersome procedures. So, what counts as persecution? How do applicants translate their stories of suffering and trauma into a narrative acceptable to the immigration officials? How can asylum officials weed out the fake from the genuine without resorting to inappropriate cultural definitions of behaviour? Using both in depth accounts by asylum applicants and interviews with lawyers and other.

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Print version: Bohmer, Carol. Rejecting refugees. London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

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August 07, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index.

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