Slow Resistance: Resisting the Slow Violence of Asylum

In this article we seek to expand on the developing interest in Slow Violence and how it relates immigration asylum, by exploring such violence is resisted. Following Foucault’s insight that order better understand power, helps study resistance it, draw original research into acts of protest refugees asylum seekers Scotland, connect existing experiences UK system. so doing offer ‘Slow Resistance’ as a potentially useful concept with which not just particular configuration power relations, but form violence. The conceptual utility Resistance lies its ability illuminate: operations power/violence system; multiple forms violence/power; these may be connected (thus discouraging ‘silo-ing’ analysing different resistance); time creatively engaged resistance. If, has been argued, challenge slow representational – devise arresting images stories adequate then potential focus our attention gradually prepare ground for meaningful change. While developed here relation system, think can wide range contexts operates.