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Reference: Cubero, A. & Garrido, R. (2023). Ain’t I a Woman?’: Feminist Participatory Action-Research with African Migrant Women Living in Spain. International Migration and Integration, 24, 1611–1634. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-023-01020-0 Abstract: There is a growing trend towards a feminization of migration which calls for an urgent intersectional analysis in migration and integration...

Reference: Cubero, A., Mildenberger, L., & Garrido, R. (2024). Photovoice for promoting empowerment with migrant and refugee communities: A scoping review. Action Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503241269750 Abstract: Policymakers and researchers carry a significant responsibility to foster environments and opportunities that authentically enhance migrants’ sociopolitical involvement in host societies. Incorporating participatory action research...

Reference: Garrido, R., Cubero, A., & Dimuro, G. (2024). Equity in education for migrant and racialized students in Southern Spain: From multilevel analysis to participatory recommendations. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2024.2408504 Abstract: This paper aims to analyze equity in education policies and practices in Southern Spain...

Reference: Rochira, A., Verbena, S., Briozzo, E., De Simone, E., Esposito, F., Garrido, R., García-Ramírez, M., Paloma, V., Vargas-Moniz, M., & Mannarini, T. (2024). Multiculturalism in dominant ethnic populations: A transnational profile analysis. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 103, 102051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102051 Abstract: Following a person-centered approach, the present study investigates support...

Coordinator: Virginia Paloma. Duration: 2023-2026. Abstract: Latina, African migrant and Roma mothers in situations of social vulnerability have been relevant agents in our societies. However, they have often been relegated to the margins and trapped in a cycle of vulnerability during their experience of motherhood. Although the life stories of...

Reference: Paloma, V., Benítez, I., Agüero-Collins, A., López-Núñez, C., & Saavedra-Macías, F.J. (2024). Perceived detention environment and mental health of detainees in immigration detention centers in Spain. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-01977-3  Abstract: The increase in migratory flows worldwide has led to the creation of detention centers as...

Coordinator: Rocío Garrido Muñoz de Arenillas. Duration: 2024 Summary: CESPYD has been designated to lead the investigation of the project “THE MIGRATORY EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN IN THE US.” The University of Seville (US) has launched this initiative in response to the growing awareness of double discrimination and inequality faced by...

This article from ElDiario.es summarizes the actions carried out by CESPYD in the first phase of MadresUp project. During this stage, interviews and group sessions were conducted with African mothers who were being assisted by the Red Cross women’s shelter in Seville. Additionally, the fundamental objectives of the project are...

Coordinator: Virginia Paloma. Duration: 2023. Abstract: This project aims to find out how motherhood develops in contexts of adversity, as well as to promote the exercise of resilient motherhood among African migrant women settled in Seville. To this end, a participatory needs assessment will be carried out with 30 African...

Reference:  Paloma, V., Martínez-Damia, S., de la Morena, I., López-Torres, C., & Berbel, I. (2023). A Community-based intervention to enhance posttraumatic growth among refugees in receiving societies. In R. Berger (Ed.), The Routledge International Handbook on Posttraumatic Growth (pp. 542-555). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032208688 Abstract: This chapter discusses a community-based intervention aimed...

The article “Community participation and subjective wellbeing among the immigrant population in northern Italy: An analysis of mediators”, published in the American Journal of Community Psychology by Martínez-Damia, S., Paloma, V., Luesia, J.F., Marta , E. , and Marzana, D. (https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12652), has been adapted to an informative format and published...

Reference: Martínez-Damia, S., Paloma, V., Luesia, J.F., Marta, E., & Marzana, D. (2023). Uncovering the relationship between community participation and socio-political control among the migrant population. Journal of Community Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23085 Abstract: Prior research on psychological empowerment has found that community participation is associated with socio-political control, which takes place...

Reference: Martínez-Damia, S., Marzana, D.; Paloma, V., & Marta, E. (2023). Community participation among immigrants: A generative journey towards personal growth. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101853 Abstract: Immigrants usually live under oppressive settings and experience social suffering because of the unjust socio-cultural conditions of host societies. Community participation can...

The Jesuit Service to Migrants (SJM) has presented its 2022 Annual Report on Foreigners’ Detention Centres (CIE) in Spain, entitled ‘Inequalities that generate inequality’. In this Report, CESPYD has collaborated in anticipation of the main results of a study on the mental health of inmates, carried out in collaboration with...

Reference: Martínez-Damia, S., Marzana, D.; Paloma, V., & Marta, E. (2023). The mediating role of migrant community-based organizations: Challenges and coping strategies. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-023-00572-0 Abstract: Migrant community-based organizations (MCBOs) are key mediating structures between immigrants and host societies. However, when implementing this role...

Reference: Aceros, J.C., Duque, T. & Paloma, V. (2023). El activismo en las migrantes trabajadoras del hogar: Estudio cualitativo en el sur de España. Estudios Fronterizos, 24, e116. https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2305116 Abstract: Domestic work is an oppressive occupational niche for migrant women. The strategies domestic workers employ to resist this situation have...

On 16 March, the final conference of the European ATHENA project “Entrepreneurship as a Path to Socio-Economic Inclusion of Migrant Women” took place at the European Economic and Social Committee. The objective of the event was to present and discuss with the key stakeholders and European politicians the results of...

Reference: Ríos-Vicente, L., Paloma, V., & Velo-Ramírez, S. (2022). Discriminación Percibida, Identidad y Satisfacción con la Vida: Una Comparación entre las Personas Senegalesas residentes en Senegal y en el sur de España [Perceived Discrimination, Identity and Life Satisfaction: A Comparison between Senegalese Residents in Senegal and Southern Spain]. En M. Adamuz-Santos...

Reference: Duque, T., Aceros, J.C., & Paloma, V. (2022). El activismo de las trabajadoras del hogar latinoamericanas. Sevilla: Asociación de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores del Hogar de Sevilla, Universidad Industrial de Santander & Universidad de Sevilla. Presentation: En primavera del año 2020 realizamos un trabajo de investigación en el que entrevistamos...

Reference: Marchi, M., Magarini, F.M., Chiarenza, A., Galeazzi, G.M., Paloma, V., Garrido, R., et al. (2022). Experience of discrimination during COVID-19 pandemic: the impact of public health measures and psychological distress among refugees and other migrants in Europe. BMC Public Health 22, 942. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13370-y. Abstract: Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has...

Reference: Duque, T., Aceros, J.C., & Paloma, V. (2022). Sociopolitical development of female migrant domestic workers in southern Spain: A qualitative study of a pathway against injustice. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2613. Abstract: Domestic work is a sector characterized by various forms of injustice, prompting some women...

Reference: Iglesias-Pascual, R., Benassi, F., & Paloma, V. (2022). A spatial approach to the study of the electoral resurgence of the extreme right in southern Spain. Spatial Demography. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40980-022-00105-1. Abstract: This study analyzes at a local level (i.e. census tract) the spatial patterns and main contextual factors related to the...

Como parte de los resultados de un trabajo reciente sobre el activismo de las trabajadoras del hogar migrantes en Sevilla, se están realizando unas sesiones de webinar tituladas El bienestar de las mujeres migrantes en contextos opresivos. La actividad estará a cargo de Juan Carlos Aceros, profesor de la Escuela...

Reference: Garrido, R., Paloma, V., Benítez, I., Skovdal, M., Verelest, A. & Derluyn, I. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being of migrants and refugees settled in Spain. Ethnicity & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2022.2035692. Abstract: Objectives. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequalities worldwide, having a disproportionately harsh impact on...

Reference: Zaptsi, A., Garrido, R., Aceros, J. C. & Agüero, A. (2021). Migrant women workers against labour exploitation in Southern Spain in times of COVID-19. In F. Staiano & G. Ciliberto (Eds.), Labour migration in the time of COVID-19: inequalities and perspectives for change. Roma: Cnr Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-8080-348-5. Abstract:...

Reference: Suarez‐Balcazar, Y., Early, A., Miranda, D. E., Marquez, H., Maldonado, A. & Garcia‐Ramirez, M. (2021). Community-engaged asset mapping with Latinx immigrant families of youth with disabilities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12578. Abstract: Asset mapping is a participatory methodology that engages community members in identifying services and settings...

Reference: Iglesias-Rosado, B. & Leon-Larios, F. (2021). Breastfeeding experiences of Latina migrants living in Spain: a qualitative descriptive study. Int Breastfeed J 16, 76. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-021-00423-y. Abstract: Background. The migratory flows in Spain have changed due to the arrival of a diverse migrant population. Among the new migrants the Latino collective...

Reference: De Freitas, C., Massag, J., Amorim, M. & Fraga, S. (2020). “Involvement in maternal care by migrants and ethnic minorities: a narrative review”. Public Health Reviews 41 5, 41: 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-020-00121-w. Abstract: Background. Guidelines for improving the quality of maternal health services emphasise women’s involvement in care. However, evidence...

Reference: Lisi, C., de Freitas, C. & Barros, H. (2021). “The Impact of Formula Industry Marketing on Breastfeeding Rates in Native and Migrant Mothers”. Breastfeeding Medicine, 16 (9): 725-733. http://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2021.0041. Abstract: Introduction. Lifelong benefits of breastfeeding are far-reaching. However, optimal breastfeeding practices may be negatively affected by the marketing of...

Reference: MacFarlane, A., Ogoro, M., De Freitas, C., Niranjan, V., Severoni, S. & Waagensen, E. (2021). “Migrants’ involvement in health policy, service development and research in the WHO European Region: A narrative review policy and practice”. Tropical Medicine & International Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13643. Abstract: OBJECTIVES. The involvement of individuals and communities...

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Nuestras compañeras de CESPYD, Virginia Paloma y Rocío Garrido, participaron en la Jornada Técnica “El impacto social de la pandemia en la población migrante” organizada por la Concejalía de Bienestar Social del Ayuntamiento de Fuenlabrada (Madrid). Esta tuvo lugar el 24 de marzo de 10 a 12 horas de la mañana...

En el informativo de 7 TV Andalucía han entrevistado a Virginia Paloma la coordinadora de CESPYD acerca del estudio Apart Together y sus resultados a nivel internacional. Os dejamos el fragmento del informativo en el que podéis ver la entrevista que le hizo Moisés Ruz a nuestra compañera Virginia Paloma. Pinchad...

En Onda Local de Andalucía, en el programa De este a oeste, han entrevistado a Virginia Paloma la coordinadora de CESPYD acerca del estudio Apart Together y sus resultados a nivel internacional. Os dejamos el fragmento del programa en el que podéis escuchar la entrevista que le hizo Paco Aguaza...

More information: https://www.cope.es/actualidad/sociedad/noticias/cvirus-un-estudio-senala-que-covid-amplifica-las-desigualdades-migrantes-refugiados-nivel-mundial-20210112_1082177

More information: https://www.sevillaactualidad.com/sevilla/168033-un-estudio-de-la-us-alerta-de-que-la-covid-19-aumenta-las-desigualdades-que-sufren-los-migrantes/

Reference: Spiritus-Beerden, E., Verelst, A., Devlieger, I., Langer-Primdahl, N., Botelho-Guedes, F., Chiarenza, A., De Maesschalck, S., Durbeej, N., Garrido, R., Gaspar de Matos, M., Ioannidi, E., Murphy, R., Oulahal, R., Osman, F., Padilla, B., Paloma, V., Shehadeh, A., Sturm, G., van den Muijsenbergh, M., Vasilikou, K., Watters, C., Willems, S.,...

Reference: Aceros, J. C., Duque, T. & Paloma, V. (2021). Psychosocial benefits and costs of activism among female migrant domestic workers in Southern Spain. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22610 Abstract: Economic migrant women often experience oppressive living and working conditions in the receiving societies. Activism is a liberatory behavior these...

Reference: Paloma, V. & Garrido, R. (2021). ApartTogether: Estudio sobre el impacto psicosocial de la COVID-19 en población migrante y refugiada en España y el mundo. Dosier RECI 3. RECI – Red de Ciudades Interculturales. Abstract: El objetivo de la contribución en este dosier es ofrecer de manera divulgativa los principales...

Reference: Buckingham, S. L., Langhout, R. D., Rusch, D., Mehta, T., Chávez, N. R., Ferreira van Leer, K., Oberoi, A., Indart, M., Paloma, V., King, V. E. & Olson, B. (2021). The roles of settings in supporting immigrants’ resistance to injustice and oppression: A policy position statement by the Society...

Reference: Iglesias-Pascual, R., Paloma, V., & Benítez, I. (2021). The role of contextual factors in the electoral resurgence of extreme right-wing parties in Spain: The case of Andalusia. Political Geography, 86. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102356  Abstract: Up until the end of 2018, extreme right-wing parties and their anti-immigration discourse, now a common...

Reference: Garrido, R. (2019). Hacia la Equidad en Salud en Andalucía: Diagnóstico de la incorporación de una perspectiva sensible a la diversidad cultural y al género en las políticas y servicios sanitarios. Sevilla: MAD África. Abstract: Este estudio se enmarca en el proyecto Nder: Alzando la voz desde los feminismos...

Reference: World Health Organization. (2020). ApartTogether survey: Preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19. Geneva: World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY‐NC‐SA 3.0 IGO. Abstract: ApartTogether is a collaboration between World Health Organization​ and a consortium of research centres led by Prof. Ilse Derluyn and Dr. An Verelst...