Reference : Waiting as probation: selecting self-disciplining asylum seekers

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Anthropology Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Human geography & demography
	Focus Areas :	Migration and Inclusive Societies
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/47802

Title :	Waiting as probation: selecting self-disciplining asylum seekers
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Vianelli, Lorenzo [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO) >]
	Gill, Nick [University of Exeter > College of Life and Environmental Sciences > Department of Geography]
	Hoellerer, Nicole [University of Exeter > College of Life and Environmental Sciences > Department of Geography]
Publication date :	2021
Journal title :	Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publisher :	Carfax Publishing
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1369-183X
e-ISSN :	1469-9451
Country :	United Kingdom
Keywords :	[en] Governmentality ; Waiting ; Asylum adjudication ; Refugee integration ; Humanitarian protection ; Asylum seekers
Abstract :	[en] This article diagnoses and critiques a type of governmentality associated with waiting during protracted asylum appeal procedures by drawing upon data from a multi-methodological study of asylum adjudication in Europe. Focusing on Austria, Germany and Italy, we explore the use of integration-related considerations in asylum appeal processes by looking at the ways in which these considerations permeate judges’ decision-making, particularly, but not exclusively, on the granting of national, non-EU harmonised protection statuses. Building on insights from the literature on conditional integration we question the implicit sociopolitical biases and moral assumptions that underpin this permeation. We show that the use of integration-related considerations in asylum appeals transforms migrant waiting into a period of probation during which rejected asylum seekers’ conducts are governed and tested in relation to the use of time. More than simply waiting patiently, rejected asylum seekers are expected to wait productively, whereby productivity is assessed through the neoliberal imperatives of entrepreneurship, autonomy and selfimprovement. We thus contribute to scholarship on migrant waiting by showing how time is capitalised by state authorities even when – and actually because – it offers opportunities for migrants.
Funders :	European Research Council
Name of the research project :	ASYFAIR
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/47802
DOI :	10.1080/1369183X.2021.1926942
Other URL :	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1926942
Mentions required by the publisher for OA :	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Framework Programme / European Project :	H2020 ; 677917 - ASYFAIR - Fair and Consistent Border Controls? A Critical, Multi-methodological and Interdisciplinary Study of Asylum Adjudication in Europe

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