Listen "Natasha Saunders on The Slow Violence of Asylum and Digital Border Technologies"
Episode Synopsis
Natasha Saunders (University of St. Andrews - @NEGSaunders) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Refugees, Digital Border Technologies and The Violence of Asylum. Dr. Saunders chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about the distinction between refugee status and asylum, the 'slow violence' of the latter, digital border technologies, current UK policy towards asylum seekers and refugees, and the manner in which resistance manifests to these. Additionally, check out Natasha's article in The European Journal of Political Theory 'Security, digital border technologies, and immigration admissions: Challenges of and to non-discrimination, liberty and equality'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a donation.
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