Inside the Logic of Asylum Law: A Conversation with Philip Kretsedemas

Philip Kretsedemas, an expert on immigration law and social policy, uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to explore the reasoning behind appellate asylum decisions. His work highlights the limitations of traditional statistical methods in capturing the complexity of judicial decision-making. Grounded in his extensive academic and advocacy experience, Kretsedemas aims to shed light on how legal reasoning is influenced by social contexts, underscoring the critical implications of these decisions for immigrant rights and equitable legal access as he ties theoretical insights to real-world applications.

I've long been interested in how legal reasoning intersects with broader social forces. QCA stood out to me because it captures the kind of structured, logic-based thinking.

With asylum law, where outcomes can mean life or death, I wanted a method that provides insights beyond traditional statistical analysis to understand judicial decision-making.

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