South-South Migration
Our CLACSO Working Group on South-South Migration Its objective is to promote, in a network format, a transdisciplinary exchange space for researchers in the area of migration in South America, from a critical, autonomous and creative perspective.
In the current migration scenario in South America, in recent years most members of the South-South Migration Working Group have focused on analyzing the new migration dynamics that reflect these population, socioeconomic, political, and territorial transformations. These include those related to circular migration and return migration, so-called skilled migration, and new migration corridors, some of which are products of forced displacement.
The economic crisis in Brazil has highlighted the circular migration patterns and re-emigration of Haitians in South America. Changes in migration flows have brought to light the challenges of skilled migration in the region, many of these movements linked to public policies of repatriation and the attraction of highly qualified personnel. Family migration along the western and eastern migration corridors reveals complex strategies and migratory trajectories, as well as new forms of family organization that place migrant children and youth at the forefront, particularly in border areas between Chile and Peru. Furthermore, for approximately a decade, the region has been experiencing a complex situation regarding migration flows and the number of people in need of international protection seeking refuge from various forms of widespread violence, internal conflicts, massive human rights violations, and serious disruptions to public order.
Finally, it is important to highlight the growing significance of Venezuelan migration in our region, transforming countries that historically sent migrants into receiving countries, such as Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Receiving countries like Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil have also implemented special policies and regulations to address this situation. Given the political and economic changes underway in some of these countries, we also critically examine how the visions and actions of the new governments influence migration flows, as well as the lives, work, and rights of migrant populations.
The GT's main academic-activist commitments are:
a) the publishing project PERIPLOS: Journal of Migration Research (https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/obmigra_periplos)Launched in 2017, this journal aims to foster reflection and debate within our region on international and internal migration studies. It promotes the publication of research from a critical perspective, considering South-North, South-South, and North-South migration flows.
b) Special emphasis on the pre- and postdoctoral training of students and young researchers. In this regard, postdoctoral researchers are responsible for organizing training activities and disseminating early-stage research projects in order to promote the development of theoretical and methodological components for doctoral theses and provide a space for the presentation of completed research that fosters debate and the dissemination of results.
coordinate
Claudia Pedone
Secretariat of Research and Graduate Studies
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
University of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Caterine Joanna Galaz Valderrama
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Universidad de Chile
Márcio Sérgio Batista Silveira de Oliveira
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Postgraduate Program in Sociology
Brazil
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