Entangled Asylum in the Nordic Region

“A profound socio-legal analysis, unraveling the complexities of asylum law and human rights in the Nordic region.” Maja Janmyr, University of Oslo “Studies of asylum law and politics too often focus on just one country, one decision-making body or just look at legal opinions. In contrast, Sarah Scott Ford’s excellent book gives us a truly comparative and holistic study of asylum law in the Nordic region, explaining in rich detail how domestic actors translate and co-produce international law within their institutional contexts. While the Nordic states are unique in certain ways, Ford’s concept of entanglement gives scholars of asylum law and politics a powerful comparative tool which can be applied in other jurisdictions and will enable further much-needed comparative work in the field. This work is an important contribution and a must-read.” Rebecca Hamlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst