Nothing Personal? Geographies of Governing and Activism in the British Asylum System

'In this important book, Gill puts morality, suffering and compassion at the heart of asylum politics and scholarship. Drawing on empirical research, he offers a damning account of how the British immigration system has created a culture of indifference towards asylum seekers and examines the compassionate, but 'risky', activisms that have arisen in response to the immorality of border controls.'
- Imogen Tyler, Lancaster University, UK
 
'Nothing Personal is personal: a thoughtful and timely analysis of the roles played by morality and indifference shaping detention in the UK. Gill insightfully explores spatial strategies such as dispersal, separation, buffering, and distance to better understand how people suffer (and die) in the custody of officials. This is an important read for anyone interested in understanding the people who run detention and asylum systems, and the politics of indifference at work there.'
- Alison Mountz, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada