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At the extremes of exclusion: Deportation, detention and dispersal

Bloch, A. & Schuster, L. (2005). At the extremes of exclusion: Deportation, detention and dispersal. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 28(3), pp. 491-512. doi: 10.1080/0141987042000337858

Abstract

Deportation, detention and dispersal have formed an occasional part of Britain's migration regime throughout the twentieth century, though they tended to be used in response to particular events or “crises”. By the end of the twentieth century, however, deportation, detention and, most recently, dispersal have become “normalized”, “essential” instruments in the ongoing attempt to control or manage immigration to Britain. This article outlines the use of detention, deportation and dispersal in the twentieth century exploring how they have evolved and then become an integral part of the migration regime into the twenty-first century. Where appropriate, British practices are compared with those of its European neighbours, where to differing degrees, deportation, detention and dispersal have also become everyday practices. In examining these practices in Britain, we consider the rationale and stated aims of their employment, as well as describing some of the consequences, where known, of detention, deportation and dispersal.

Publication Type: Article
Publisher Keywords: Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, deportation, detention, dispersal, refugees, asylum-seekers
Subjects: J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Departments: School of Policy & Global Affairs > Sociology & Criminology
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