Hostile Homes : Violence, Harm and the Marketisation of UK Asylum Housing /

This book explores the ways in which the state and private security firms contribute to the direct and structural harm of asylum seekers through policies and practices that result in states of perpetual destitution, exclusion, and neglect. By synthesising historic and contemporary public policy, cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hirschler, Steven A. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Series:	Critical Criminological Perspectives,
Subjects:	Critical criminology. Public safety. Emigration and immigration. Political sociology. Welfare state. Human geography. Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime. Crime Control and Security. Migration. Political Sociology. Politics of the Welfare State. Human Geography. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Britain's Legacy of Inhospitality and Violence Towards Immigrants
3. From 'Crimmigration' to Governmentality: Theoretical Perspectives on the Management and Marketisation of Immigration Control
4. The Asylum 'Marketmarket': Deportation, Detention and the Privatisation of Dispersed Accommodation
5. Hostile Environments: Life Within Privatised Dispersed Housing
6. The Role of Third Sector Organisations and Concluding Remarks.