The Eritrea report: Symbolic uses of expert information in asylum politics
Damian Rosset & Tone Maia Liodden
| Résumé |
This paper discusses the role of country of origin information (COI)
in asylum policies by examining the debate about a controversial
Danish report on Eritrea that has been used to attempt to
legitimise a restrictive turn in Danish asylum policy. Following
substantial criticism, Danish authorities changed their policy
interpretation of the report and returned to their former practice
when dealing with asylum applications made by Eritreans.
Nevertheless,the number of Eritrean applications lodged in Denmark
has since dropped sharply and the report has influenced other
asylum receiving states in Europe. The Eritrea case suggests that
COI may function as a potential means of deterrence and that the
boundaries between COI and policy goals blur easily, such that the
production of knowledge becomes a site of political negotiation. |
| Mots-clés |
asylum, COI, expert knowledge, Eritrea |
| Citation | Rosset, Damian et Tone Maia Liodden. "The Eritrea report: Symbolic uses of expert information in asylum politics." Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration 5.1 (2015): 26-32. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 2015 |
| Nom du périodique | Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration |
| Volume | 5 |
| Numéro | 1 |
| Pages | 26-32 |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tone_Liodden/publica... |
| Liée au projet | Producing Knowledge and Legitimacy: Country of Origin Inf... |