Deficiencies in UK Asylum Data: Practical and Theoretical Challenges
Deficiencies in UK Asylum Data: Practical and Theoretical Challenges
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英国庇护数据的缺陷：实践和理论挑战
DOI：
10.1093/jrs/17.1.29
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发表时间：
2004
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
E. Stewart
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作者：
E. Stewart
在英国，缺乏关于庇护和难民的数据，这给难民研究的研究人员带来了实践和理论上的挑战。本文件报告三个实质性问题。首先，审计现有的庇护数据在联合王国。对研究人员使用的数据来源进行的评估表明，庇护和难民数据是一种“饮食”。这导致了真实的实际挑战。其次，英国庇护数据与澳大利亚和瑞典的数据收集进行了比较。难民和庇护变量与每个国家的公开数据来源交叉列表。对一个非欧洲国家和一个欧洲国家的分析凸显了英国数据的不足。在评估联合王国目前的情况时，也考虑了国际机构的意见。最后，难民研究中的理论问题被确定，以展示潜在的未来方向的数据收集，在关键的公共政策问题。需要关注的领域包括更详细的申请数据，收集纵向信息、经济和政策数据，以及更好地了解公众对寻求庇护者和难民的看法。
In the UK there is a lack of data on asylum and refugees, which creates practical and theoretical challenges for researchers within refugee studies. This paper reports on three substantive issues. Firstly an audit of available asylum data in the UK is presented. An evaluation of the data sources utilized by researchers reveals that there is a 'diet' of asylum and refugee data. This results in real practical challenges. Secondly, UK asylum data is compared with both Australian and Swedish data collection. Refugee and asylum variables are cross-tabulated with the publicly available data sources in each country. The analysis of a non-European and a European country highlights the deficiencies in UK data. The opinions of international bodies are also considered to evaluate the current UK situation. Finally, theoretical issues within refugee studies are identified to demonstrate potential future directions for data collection, in relation to key public policy issues. Areas needing attention include more detailed application data, gathering longitudinal information, economic and policy data, and better understanding of public opinions towards asylum seekers and refugees.