Der Dolmetscher als Hilfspolizist – Zwischenergebnis einer Feldstudie –

Donk, Ute

doi:10.1515/zfrs-1994-0104

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“…Interpreters not only establish clarity and prevent misunderstandings; in some observed interview situations, they seem to act as assistant officials. This is a wellknown phenomenon among interpreter-mediated interviews in bureaucratic settings (Donk 2016(Donk [1994Pöllabauer 2005). In the following, a number of scenes will illustrate how the interpreter seizes the power of definition with regard to the course of the interview.…”

Section: (Ii) Unprofessional Attitudes: the Interpreter As An Assistantmentioning

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Inside Asylum Bureaucracy: Organizing Refugee Status Determination in Austria

Dahlvik

2018

IMISCOE Research Series

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Section: (Ii) Unprofessional Attitudes: the Interpreter As An Assistantmentioning

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Inside Asylum Bureaucracy: Organizing Refugee Status Determination in Austria

Dahlvik

2018

IMISCOE Research Series

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“…This is a wellknown phenomenon among interpreter-mediated interviews in bureaucratic settings (Donk 2016(Donk [1994Scheffer 2001;Pöllabauer 2005). In the following, a number of scenes will illustrate how the interpreter seizes the power of definition with regard to the course of the interview.…”

Section: Ii) Unprofessional Attitudes: the Interpreter As An Assistantmentioning

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The Asylum Interview as a Magnifying Glass for Key Issues: Conflicting Norms, Power Struggles, and Actors’ Strategies

Dahlvik

2018

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“…While sometimes interpreters need to manage a communication situation in order to establish clarity and prevent misunderstandings, in other observed interview situations the interpreter behaves like an assistant official; this is a well-known phenomenon (Donk 2016(Donk [1994Scheffer 2001;Pöllabauer 2005). The following scenes are examples of situations in which the interpreter seizes the power of definition concerning the course of the interview:…”

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Why Handling Power Responsibly Matters: The Active Interpreter Through the Sociological Lens

Dahlvik

2018

Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies

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This contribution is based on empirical findings from an ethnographic case study on the administration of asylum applications in a branch of the former Austrian Federal Asylum Office. I adopt a sociological perspective to explore the relationship between public official and interpreter in asylum interviews and thereby hint at the complexity and contours of the power imbalance in these institutional(ised) interactions. As existing literature suggests, the relation is more complex than a simple contractee-contractor relation and, as a part of that, interpreters are often in a more powerful position than officials would want them to be. Against this background, I argue that both researchers and practitioners need to focus more on professionalism and ethics in community interpreting, especially in the context of international protection.

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Der Dolmetscher als Hilfspolizist – Zwischenergebnis einer Feldstudie –

Cited by 7 publications

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Inside Asylum Bureaucracy: Organizing Refugee Status Determination in Austria

Inside Asylum Bureaucracy: Organizing Refugee Status Determination in Austria

The Asylum Interview as a Magnifying Glass for Key Issues: Conflicting Norms, Power Struggles, and Actors’ Strategies

Why Handling Power Responsibly Matters: The Active Interpreter Through the Sociological Lens

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