Boko Haram, Refugee Mimesis, and the Archive of Contemporary Gender-Based Violence

What is it about?

This article explores how asylum-seekers and their advocates frame fear of Boko Haram as a basis for refugee protection.

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Why is it important?

First, it is important to understand the strategies of asylum-seekers in order to appreciate the constraints of the international refugee apparatus. Second, asylum narratives compiled together can be read as an archive of gender-based violence.