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Redefining refugees

Interpretive control and the bordering work of legal categorization in U.S. asylum law

Bibliographic Data

ID7971589
AuthorsCynthia S Gorman (0000-0001-9480-9000, West Virginia University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume58
Pages36-45
Publication date2017-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0962-6298 • E-ISSN: 1873-5096
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.polgeo.2016.12.006
OpenAlexW2580184168
LanguageEN
Citations received48
References cited41

Categorization · Criminology · Deportation · Enforcement · Epistemology · Human rights · Immigration · Political science · Refugee · Refugee law · Sociology · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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Citations per year5,33
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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