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Ecology of sites of confinement: Everyday life in a detention center for Illegalized non-citizens

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dc.contributor.authorEsposito, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorOrnelas, José
dc.contributor.authorBriozzo, Erica
dc.contributor.authorArcidiacono, Caterina
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T20:01:16Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T20:01:16Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractDrawing on almost 3 years of fieldwork, comprising qualitative interviews and ethnographic observations, this study provides an exploration into the detention of illegalized non-citizens in Italy. Taking the largest detention center as a case study, the fabric of everyday life and the lived experiences of people, both detainees and professional actors, are the focus of examination. An ecological community psychology framework, with a focus on justice, guided the data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Findings highlight the oppressive qualities of detention, and its ripple effects on people's life spaces. Scarcity of resources, activities, and information created a very distressing environment for detainees, also enhancing feelings of powerlessness and frustration in professionals willing to assist them. Uncertainty and instability, rather than coercion or discipline, emerged as modes of governing and dominating. Bound in a different space and time, detainees were turned into unwanted and expendable others, their confinement becoming a means to extract profit from them. Yet, people languishing in these sites displayed an extraordinary ability to cope with, resist, and challenge the persisting conditions of injustice they endured. We conclude by highlighting the potential of the proposed framework, and discussing broader implications of our findings and avenues for research and action.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, S.i., 1-18 Doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12313pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajcp.12313pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn00910562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6899
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellpt_PT
dc.relationSFRH/BD/ 87854/2012pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.titleEcology of sites of confinement: Everyday life in a detention center for Illegalized non-citizenspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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person.familyNameEsposito
person.familyNameOrnelas
person.givenNameFrancesca
person.givenNameJosé
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