Afinal, que asilo é este que não nos protege?

Santinho, Cristina

doi:10.4000/etnografica.2522

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“…Portuguese immigration policy and legislation address values on social inclusion, expanding the number of citizens (Santinho, 2013;Cáritas Portuguesa, 2019;Solano & Huddleston, 2020). In Portugal, foreigners, and foreign residents (stateless persons) have the same labor, social and civic rights as Portuguese citizens.…”

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“…While Portugal is well recognized internationally on migrant's integration policy (Solano & Huddleston, 2020) and presents legislation progresses, the literature (Santinho, 2013;Cáritas Portuguesa, 2019) highlights the importance of change in the political and society paradigm. Migrants, whatever, their status is, should be given the citizenship recognition in terms of rights, a real social inclusion policy.…”

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“They fill jobs we do not want” – Third-country nationals’ inclusion and Low-Density Regions

Diogo¹

2021

Proceedings of ‏The 3rd International Conference on Future of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Public policies and social intervention are challenged to reinvent themselves facing the constraints of the nature of low-density territories. Furthermore, Europe and therefore Portugal have received migrants from a range of countries, comprising of a complexity in the management of the growing flow of migrants. Therefore, migrants and specifically thirdcountries nationals (TCN) may represent a resource for those regions where Portuguese people escape from. This exploratory study, based on a qualitative approach, aims to acknowledge, and understand the relation between professional practices for social inclusion of TCN and the development of low-density regions in Portugal. It presents the participants' perspective about how their practices and activities carried out contribute to the inclusion of TCN. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, in 2020 and 2021. Sampling includes social workers from the three organizations that offer a CLAIM service (a local center to support migrants' integration) in the Alentejo region. Qualitative data analysis, based on categorical analysis, is supported by WebQDA software. Data are being analyzed, and preliminary findings show that job opportunities are central to attract migrants to low-density regions. In cities with few job vacancies, migrants take up physically demanding and low wage sector jobs that no one wants, contributing to local demographic, social and economic impact. Conclusions seem to suggest that social workers' practices reduce migrants' daily obstacles and facilitate access to public services, promoting social inclusion. As for implications for policy and practice, we suggest more labour inspections are carried out, and public services professionals are provided with more training.

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“They fill jobs we do not want” – Third-country nationals’ inclusion and Low-Density Regions

Diogo¹

2021

Proceedings of ‏The 3rd International Conference on Future of Social Sciences and Humanities

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“…However, in practice there are also shortcomings in the implementation of the law. Based on in-depth fi eldwork in Lisbon, Maria Cristina Santinho (2013Santinho ( , 2016 testifi es to the diffi culties faced by refugees in fi nding work, gaining access to adequate physical and mental health services and to their dissatisfaction with living standards in Portugal. Furthermore, the subsidies they received were not enough to live on and there was a lack of linguistic and cultural mediation services.…”

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Refugee Hospitality Encounters in Northern Portugal

Challinor¹

2018

Migration and Society

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This article discusses the legal and institutional framework of refugee hospitality in Portugal. This sets the context for an analysis of how hospitality encounters take place in northern towns between asylum seekers, refugees, voluntary hosting institutions, public services, and volunteers. The aim is to enquire into the conflicting expectations, morals, and values of these different people and institutions, and into how they are managed and negotiated in practice. Through focusing on the “moral subjectivities” of individuals, the data elucidates the tensions that arise between charity- based and rights-based approaches, how misunderstandings arise and are avoided through engaging in “contextual protection,” and how linear transitions from hospitality to hostility cannot be presumed.

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“…In Portugal, the number of refugees and asylum seekers has also increased significantly (Eurostat, 2020). Compared to other European countries, Portugal has no tradition of hosting refugees (Santinho, 2013; Sousa & Costa, 2017), so there is little knowledge about the refugee integration process in the national context. Moreover, the media coverage of the topic and researchers' practical experience in refugee reception centres, as well as the scarcity of literature on the subject, suggest that the goals proposed by integration programs are overambitious.…”

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‘My new home?’: Strategies and challenges of refugee integration programs in Portugal

Minas

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Europe is experiencing the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, which is reflected in an unprecedented influx of refugees into Europe. Against this backdrop, the effective strategies and challenges faced by the programs designed to facilitate the integration of refugees need to be understood. Portugal, together with other countries, has opened its doors to refugees. In this study, qualitative methods are used to understand how the refugee reception and integration are being conducted in Portugal. The perspectives of both refugees and professionals involved in programs aimed at promoting the integration of refugees are taken into consideration. The results suggest that, despite the existence of best practices in the various types of programs, there is significant room for improvement. Thus, specific changes to these programs are proposed with a view to boosting their efficacy and facilitating the integration of refugees in Portugal.

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Afinal, que asilo é este que não nos protege?

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

“They fill jobs we do not want” – Third-country nationals’ inclusion and Low-Density Regions

“They fill jobs we do not want” – Third-country nationals’ inclusion and Low-Density Regions

Refugee Hospitality Encounters in Northern Portugal

‘My new home?’: Strategies and challenges of refugee integration programs in Portugal

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