Political Asylum Deceptions: The Culture of Suspicion
Intro -- Endorsements -- Acknowledgments -- About the Book -- Contents -- Author Bios -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2: Telling the True Story -- Failures of Logic -- Inconsistencies and Discrepancies -- Embellishments Designed to Bolster a Claim -- Scripted Stories -- The Case of Beatrice Munyenyezi -- Narrative as Documentation -- Conclusion: Narrative and Deception -- Chapter 3: Documentary Evidence -- The Cultural, Institutional Production of Documents -- Passports, Identity Documents, and Birth Certificates as Documentary Evidence -- The Use of False Documents -- The Risks of Obtaining Documents -- The Absence of Documents -- Using False Documents as a Criminal Act -- The Difficulty of Assessing False Documents -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Science and Technology as a Way of Determining Credibility -- DNA Testing -- Age Assessment -- Language Assessment -- Voice Recognition -- Fingerprinting -- Lie Detectors -- Medical Evidence -- Other Expert Testimony -- Digital Technologies -- Documenting the Body as a Source of Evidence -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: New Forms of Evidence: Membership in a Particular Social Group -- The Origin of Membership in a PSG -- The Meaning and Use of the Category of PSG -- Problems of Evidence -- Proving the Existence of the Group -- Proving Membership in the PSG -- Extra Suspicion About LGBTI Claims -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Your Bribery Is My Networking: Understanding the Meaning of the Exchange of Favors -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: False Pretenses -- Introduction -- Credibility and Deception -- Embellishments -- Borrowing a Script -- Lying About the Basic Facts -- Perpetrator as Victim -- Laundering the Case and Media Attention -- The Moral Economy of Lying -- The Discovery of Deception -- Slippery Truth -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Victim or Perpetrator? -- Material Support