Abstract
Gender identities and family roles and relationships have an important – but controversial and contested – place in the British asylum system. Drawing on the experience of a refused asylum seeker, who I call Martin, this article considers the various ways in which 'family' arose in the long course of his asylum claim: from the loss of his parents, to falling in love and creating new family ties in the UK. Through Martin's narrative of his experiences of the immigration system, and the realities and aftermath of prison and immigration detention, the article considers the politics, tensions and hurdles of family ties for asylum seekers and those facing forced removal from the UK.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 153-156 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Families, Relationships and Societies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 18 Jan 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- Migration
- Mobility
- Article 8
- masculinity
- Gender
- Asylum
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Checked for eligibility: 21/03/2018 This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Families, Relationships and Societies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Griffiths, Melanie. "Seeking asylum and the politics of family." Families, Relationships and Societies 6.1 (2017): 153-156.] is available online at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/tpp/frs/2017/00000006/00000001/art00011 This version must not be cited.