Publikation: Asylum Interviews in the UK : The Problem of Evidence and the Possibility of Applied Anthropology
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Evidence and credibility assessments are an important part of asylum procedure in the UK. But answers given in the asylum interviews cannot be measured against an independent standard. This is particularly the case if the applicant claims to be stateless. Drawing on ethnomethodology, I analyse asylum interviews and show in what ways evidence can rather be understood as the result of an asymmetrical co-construction. Consequently, the individual applicant disappears and a ‘case’ is established. Anthropologists who write country of origin reports based on such ‘case material’ for tribunals and courts can highlight the asymmetries in evidence-making and question the very categorisations through which the state operates. The article contributes to ongoing debates on the role of anthropologists and their knowledge as experts in court.
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Les contrôles de preuves et de crédibilité sont une partie importante du processus d'asyle au Royaume-Uni. Mais les réponses de candidats pendant les entretiens d'asyle ne peuvent pas être mesurées contre une norme indépendante. Ceci est le cas, surtout si le candidat se déclare apatride. En s'appuyant sur l'ethnométhodologie, nous analysons des entretiens d'asyle et nous montrons les différentes façons dont nous pouvons considérer les preuves comme le résultat d'une co-construction asymétrique. En conséquence, le candidat individuel va disparaître et un ‘cas’ sera établi. Les anthropologistes qui écrivent des rapports sur le pays d'origine, et qui s'appuient sur ‘la documentation de cas’ pour des tribunaux, peuvent souligner les asymétries dans la création de preuves et questionner les catégorisations à la base des opérations d’état. L'article contribue aux débats actuels sur le rôle des anthropologues et leur savoir d'experte devant les tribunaux.
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BEYER, Judith, 2025. Asylum Interviews in the UK : The Problem of Evidence and the Possibility of Applied Anthropology. In: Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale. Bern Open Publishing. 2025, 33(3), S. 51-65. ISSN 0964-0282. eISSN 1469-8676. Verfügbar unter: doi: 10.3167/saas.2025.330305BibTex
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