In search of recognition: Gender and staff-detainee relations in a British immigration removal centre

In this article we draw on research conducted in a British immigration removal centre (IRC) to explore the affective nature of detention. We consider staff and detainee testimonies of their everyday interactions within the IRC as bids for recognition of social status in an institution characterized...

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Main Authors: Bosworth, M, Slade, G
Format: Journal article
Published: SAGE Publications 2014