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- Can stigma become a resource? The mobilisation of aesthetic–corporal capital by female immigrant entrepreneurs from BrazilPublication . Malheiros, Jorge; Padilla, BeatrizThe proportion and visibility of Brazilian women and particularly the specific images of Brazil and Brazilians in the Portuguese imaginary have contributed to the construction of new versions of stigma and stereotypes surrounding them. Mainstream images of Brazilian women have incorporated prejudices about the sensuality of Creole women who are reminiscent of the Portuguese colonial imaginary. Starting from this stigmatised image, we show how Brazilian women entrepreneurs in the ‘beauty’ business filière reinterpret and mobilise this perceived negative image, transforming it into an added value associated with an ‘aesthetic’ Brazilian body culture. This idea of ‘body’ aesthetics becomes a business resource transformed into aesthetic–corporal capital, a key component of the Brazilian beauty business filière. Empirically, this research is based on qualitative elements, in particular 25 interviews with Brazilian women entrepreneurs of the beauty filière working in Portugal, collected for the project BELTS-W (Brazilian Entrepreneurial Links and Transnational Strategies – Women).
- Experience of discrimination during COVID-19 pandemic: the impact of public health measures and psychological distress among refugees and other migrants in EuropePublication . Marchi, Mattia; Magarini, Federica Maria; Chiarenza, Antonio; Galeazzi, Gian Maria; Paloma, Virginia; Garrido, Rocío; Ioannidi, Elisabeth; Vassilikou, Katerina; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Gaspar, Tania; Guedes, Fábio Botelho; Primdahl, Nina Langer; Skovdal, Morten; Murphy, Rebecca; Durbeej, Natalie; Osman, Fatumo; Watters, Charles; van den Muijsenbergh, Maria; Sturm, Gesine; Oulahal, Rachid; Padilla, Beatriz; Willems, Sara; Spiritus-Beerden, Eva; Verelst, An; Derluyn, IlseBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately hard impact on refugees and other migrants who are often exposed to the virus with limited means to protect themselves. We tested the hypothesis that during the COVID-19 pandemic, refugees and other migrants have suffered a negative impact on mental health and have been unjustly discriminated for spreading the disease in Europe (data collection from April to November 2020). Methods: Participants in the ApartTogether Survey (N = 8297, after listwise deletion of missing items final N = 3940) provided data regarding to their difficulties to adhere to preventive recommendations against COVID-19 infection (CARE), self-perceived stigmatization (SS), and psychological distress (PD). Structural Equation Modeling was used to investigate PD as a mediator in the pathway linking CARE to SS, while adjusting for the housing and residence status. To improve confidence in the findings, single hold-out sample cross-validation was performed using a train/test split ratio of 0.8/0.2. Results: In the exploratory set (N = 3159) SS was associated with both CARE (B = 0.200, p < 0.001) and PD (B = 0.455, p < 0.001). Moreover, PD was also associated with CARE (B = 0.094, p = 0.001) and mediated the effect of CARE on SS (proportion mediated = 17.7%, p = 0.001). The results were successfully replicated in the confirmation set (N = 781; total effect = 0.417, p < 0.001; proportion mediated = 29.7%, p < 0.001). Follow-up analyses also found evidence for an opposite effect (i.e., from SS to CARE, B = 0.132; p < 0.001), suggesting that there might be a vicious circle between the self-perceived stigmatization and the access to health care and the use of preventive measures against COVID-19 infection. Conclusions: Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another side the need to proper housing as a strategy to prevent both COVID-19 and mental distress.
- “Having a family is the new normal”: Parenting in neoliberal academia during the COVID‐19 pandemicPublication . França, Thais; Godinho, Filipa; Padilla, Beatriz; Vicente, Mara; Amancio, Lígia; Fernandes, Ana A.The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has made explicit the burden of care shouldered by academic mothers, in addition to juggling their scholarly commitments. Although discussions are abundant on the impact of caring responsibilities on the careers of women academics, neoliberal academia continues to minimize such struggles. Despite the disruptions to family routines caused by the health crisis, academic institutions have expected academic mothers and fathers to continue undertaking their professional responsibilities at the same level as before, disregarding their parenting demands. This paper contributes to the research on parenthood in academia by looking at how, throughout the pandemic, academic parents have negotiated the tensions between parenthood and academic demands, and by investigating the strategies they use to confront neoliberal culture of academic performativity, even amid the health crisis. The paper engages with the “space invaders” concept used by Puwar (2004) to analyze the “hypervisibil ity” of academic mothers' and fathers' “bodies out of place” during the pandemic, and to investigate their “renegade acts” against the uncaring attitudes of their institutions. Evidence is drawn from a qualitative study conducted during December 2020 and January 2021 among scholars affiliated to Portuguese academic institutions: 17 in-depth interviews conducted with women, and two mixed-gender focus groups. Our results research reveal how the experiences of academic mothers and fathers were not uniform during the pandemic. In addition, it shows how, despite their commitment to their academic responsibilities, these parents have crafted various resistance strategies to confront the institutional pressure to continue maintain their working routines, and instead positioning themselves as “more than just academics.”
- “Having a family is the new normal”: Parenting in neoliberal academia during the COVID‐19 pandemicPublication . França, Thais; Godinho, Filipa; Padilla, Beatriz; Vicente, Mara; Amancio, Lígia; A. Fernandes, AnaThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has made explicit the burden of care shouldered by academic mothers, in addition to juggling their scholarly commitments. Although discussions are abundant on the impact of caring responsibilities on the careers of women academics, neoliberal academia continues to minimize such struggles. Despite the disruptions to family routines caused by the health crisis, academic institutions have expected academic mothers and fathers to continue undertaking their professional responsibilities at the same level as before, disregarding their parenting demands. This paper contributes to the research on parenthood in academia by looking at how, throughout the pandemic, academic parents have negotiated the tensions between parenthood and academic demands, and by investigating the strategies they use to confront neoliberal culture of academic performativity, even amid the health crisis. The paper engages with the “space invaders” concept used by Puwar (2004) to analyze the “hypervisibility” of academic mothers' and fathers' “bodies out of place” during the pandemic, and to investigate their “renegade acts” against the uncaring attitudes of their institutions. Evidence is drawn from a qualitative study conducted during December 2020 and January 2021 among scholars affiliated to Portuguese academic institutions: 17 in-depth interviews conducted with women, and two mixed-gender focus groups. Our results research reveal how the experiences of academic mothers and fathers were not uniform during the pandemic. In addition, it shows how, despite their commitment to their academic responsibilities, these parents have crafted various resistance strategies to confront the institutional pressure to continue maintain their working routines, and instead positioning themselves as “more than just academics.”
- Health and migration in the European Union : building a shared vision for actionPublication . Padilla, Beatriz; Miguel, José Pereira
- Integration of brazilian immigrants in portuguese society: problems and possibilitiesPublication . Padilla, BeatrizThis paper touches upon different aspects related to the integration of Brazilians into Portuguese society, including work discrimination, access to services, access to housing, etc. Do Brazilians feel integrated? How important is legalization as a condition for integration? What are the main problems Brazilians have faced upon arrival to Portugal? In addition this presentation considers the image and stereotypes of Brazilian immigrants which vary depending on their gender, class and race, as well as their consequences.
- Portuguese policies fostering international student mobility: a colonial legacy or a new strategy?Publication . França, Thais; Alves, Elisa; Padilla, BeatrizThis paper explores policies on international student mobility to Portugal from within the Lusophone space, analyzing the cases of Angola, Cape Verde and Brazil. We argue that Portuguese strategies to attract international students respond to different demands and interests embedded in its geopolitical memberships. One the one hand, they respond to pressure from the European Commission to increase the internationalisation level within the European Higher Education Area. On the other hand, they are embedded within Portugal’s desire to continue its influence over the former colonies. We analyze available statistical data and policy documents on Angolan, Cape Verdean and Brazilian students in Portugal, using insights from postcolonial theoretical frameworks. Our results suggest that Portuguese policies on international student mobility, even if discontinuous over time, still aim at maintaining a leading role among the Portuguese-speaking countries, through practices rooted in neocolonial logics. However, Portugal’s membership of the European Union propels the need to adapt to wider political forces through contextual and opportunistic strategies as well.
- Redes sociales de los brasileros recién llegados a Portugal : solidariedad étnica o empatia étnica?Publication . Padilla, BeatrizHoy en día la inmigración es un tema de conversación e interés tanto para los ciudadanos comunes como para los académicos. La inmigración no es un fenómeno nuevo, ya que es parte de la historia de la humanidad, pero la era de la globalización parece haber traído un nuevo cariz al tema. La facilidad de comunicación, la difusión de las noticias a nivel internacional, la masificación del turismo y la accesibilidad de los viajes internacionales, los tratados y acuerdos internacionales que exoneran a ciudadanos de ciertos países de una visa de entrada, la permanente necesidad de mano de obra tanto calificada como no calificada en ciertos países y el exceso de mano de obra en otros, las expectativas de mejorar la calidad de vida o de conocer nuevos horizontes, la persecución y las guerras, son algunas de las situaciones relacionadas con los movimientos de personas que se verifican en el Siglo XXI. Este trabajo pretende hacer una descripción de la situación actual de la comunidad brasilera en Portugal, sobre todo de los brasileros de la última ola inmigratoria, en el mercado laboral, y analizar el papel de las redes en la integración, subalternidad y promoción de los inmigrantes brasileros en Portugal. Para ello se usan datos cualitativos provenientes de entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a 40 brasileros y brasileras inmigrantes, así como también datos cuantitativos derivados de un pre-registro realizado durante 2003 (setiembre y octubre), prerrequisito del último proceso de legalización extraordinario para ciudadanos brasileros en Portugal. Además se analizarán datos cuantitativos producto de un estudio de opinión que realizó la Casa de Brasil en Lisboa auspiciado por el Observatorio de la Inmigración.
- The road ahead : conclusions and recommendationsPublication . Fernandez, Ana; Padilla, Beatriz; Carballo, Manuel; Miguel, José Pereira
- Segunda ou terceira vaga? As características da imigração brasileira recente em PortugalPublication . Góis, Pedro; Marques, José Carlos; Padilla, Beatriz; Peixoto, JoãoNeste texto apresentamos alguns resultados preliminares de um projecto de investigação em curso sobre imigração brasileira em Portugal. Em primeiro lugar, é efectuado um breve esboço da bibliografia existente sobre a imigração brasileira, no mundo e em Portugal. Em segundo lugar, são descritos alguns dos principais dados estatísticos disponíveis sobre a população de nacionalidade brasileira, bem como dados sobre remessas de imigrantes. Finalmente, são apresentados alguns dos primeiros resultados de um inquérito a imigrantes brasileiros que entraram no país a partir de 2003. O principal objectivo é conhecer o volume e as características da vaga de imigração brasileira recente, por contraste com a “segunda vaga” estudada anteriormente. Conclui-se que os fluxos aumentaram muito de intensidade mas seguiram, em traços gerais, o mesmo padrão migratório. Por essa razão, deve falar-se mais numa intensificação da “segunda vaga” do que num movimento de novo tipo.