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"Unvetted Single Males:" Humanizing Three African Men Who Sought Asylum in Ireland
Séamus A Power1, Flora Botelho2
1Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, 1353, København K, Denmark. seamus.power@psy.ku.dk.
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science
|January 5, 2026
Summary
This study explores the resilience and imagination of African male asylum seekers in Ireland, contrasting hopeful futures with the tragic outcome of one denied asylum. It humanizes refugee experiences and challenges negative discourse.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Migration Studies
Background:
- Socio-political crises compel individuals to seek asylum.
- Negative societal discourse often surrounds refugees and asylum seekers.
- The experiences of African male asylum seekers in Ireland are under-examined.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the lived experiences of African male asylum seekers in Ireland.
- To explore how imagination shapes hopeful futures amidst precariousness.
- To humanize asylum seeker narratives and challenge derogatory discourse.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of narratives from three African male asylum seekers.
- Examination of individual experiences of seeking refuge.
- Incorporation of a case study reflecting a tragic outcome.
Main Results:
- Two participants demonstrated radical positive engagement with asylum seeking and negative discourse.
- Imagination played a key role in constructing utopian future possibilities.
- The death by suicide of one asylum seeker deeply impacted others, symbolizing a dystopian outcome.
Conclusions:
- The power of imagination is crucial for asylum seekers in creating hopeful futures.
- Highlighting human experiences can counter negative immigration and refugee narratives.
- There is a need to problematize derogatory discourse surrounding asylum seekers, particularly "unvetted single males".
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