Chronicle of a Reform Process
The Irish Working Group on Protection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12211530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ciara Smyth (0000-0003-1991-5780, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author), Ciara M Smyth |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 388-410 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Refugee Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-6328 • E-ISSN: 1471-6925 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jrs/fev032 |
| OpenAlex | W2399106851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Irish system of international protection (refugee and subsidiary protection) is broadly recognized to be dysfunctional, with endemic delays in the status-determination procedure and applicants living for years in institutionalized accommodation never designed for long-term residence or family life. Towards the end of 2014, the Irish government created a Working Group on Protection to investigate and report on how the protection system, including the protection procedure, reception conditions and supports for persons seeking international protection, could be improved. In June 2015, following eight months of deliberation, the Working Group published a report which runs to over 400 pages and addresses nearly every aspect of the protection system. This contribution, written by a member of the Working Group, describes and analyses the deliberative process. It portrays the sometimes contentious negotiations around problem identification and choice of reform options and describes the information shared, the understandings gleaned and compromises made within the group. It also explores the multi-stakeholder deliberative process as encapsulated by the Working Group as a method of policy reform in the area of international protection
Child protection · Deliberation · Dysfunctional family · Government (linguistics · Irish · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Stakeholder · Working group · Healthcare Systems and Practices · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |