Blomfield, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-1420 (Accepted: 2025) Institutional testimonial injustice and asylum claims. Social Theory and Practice. ISSN: 0037-802X (In Press)
Abstract
People seeking international protection as refugees are often treated unjustly by receiving states. Examination of an institution that is key to the refugee system but underexplored by philosophers – namely, asylum adjudication – suggests that some of this unjust treatment is distinctly epistemic in nature. In this paper I identify five ways in which testimonial injustice may be institutionalized in asylum adjudication systems. I also anticipate and respond to an important challenge for diagnosing such injustice in real-world institutions. The resulting account should help us to identify testimonial injustice in asylum adjudication systems, and other institutions involved in credibility assessment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). |
Keywords: | epistemic injustice; institutional testimonial injustice; refugee and asylum ethics; credibility assessment; asylum adjudication |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities |
Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2025 13:05 |
Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2025 13:05 |
Status: | In Press |
Publisher: | Philosophy Documentation Center |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:232297 |
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