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Ecology of Sites of Confinement: Everyday Life in a Detention Center for Illegalized Non‐citizens
Author(s) -
Esposito Francesca,
Ornelas José,
Briozzo Erica,
Arcidiacono Caterina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12313
Subject(s) - health psychology , psychosocial , economic justice , ethnography , criminology , everyday life , sociology , ecology , public health , environmental ethics , political science , psychology , law , anthropology , biology , medicine , philosophy , nursing , psychiatry
Highlights In spite of concerns about migration‐related detention, research inside these sites of confinement is scarce. We present an ethnographic exploration into the detention of illegalized non‐citizens in Italy. Transcending individual‐centered analysis, we adopt an ecological framework with a focus on justice. We contribute to create knowledge on the psychosocial and cultural world behind the walls of detention. We discuss the oppressive qualities of detention and avenues for research and action for community psychologists.