Coloniality In queer asylum: towards theorising 'colonial surveillance' and its resistances.

This article introduces the concept of 'colonial surveillance' as a tool for analysing contemporary regulatory practices within queer asylum. Based on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork with queer refugees, immigration officers and support organisations in Berlin and Copenhagen, we argue that the...

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Publicado en:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. 2166 - 2183
Autores principales: Lunau, Marie, Schröder, Rieke
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2025
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          Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde Universitet, Roskilde, Denmark
          Department of Politics and Society, Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, Denmark
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        Racialization
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