On Borders and the Liminality of Undocumented Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa

Moyo, Inocent

doi:10.1080/15562948.2019.1570416

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“…Liminality describes a state of transition or passage [ 10 , 11 ]. The term has been appropriately used to describe the ambiguous in-between state of individuals completing migratory journeys, and borderlands themselves characterised by their social, economic, legal, and physical insecurity [ 12 ]. Hence, liminality provides a theoretical framework to understand the peculiarities of the experiences of refugee women around the world in border regions.…”

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Intimate partner violence against women on the Colombia Ecuador border: a mixed-methods analysis of the liminal migrant experience

2021

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Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) has serious long-term health and psychological consequences and is highly prevalent in Latin America and among displaced populations. Liminality - the ambiguous in-between state of individuals completing a migratory journey - represents a state of legal, economic, and physical insecurity. Through the framework of liminality, this analysis seeks to understand the unique challenges faced by displaced Colombian women in Ecuador including their experience of IPV. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of 15 in-depth interviews and 319 longitudinal surveys, conducted on the border of Ecuador and Colombia, following a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design. We analysed interviews thematically and mapped the main themes onto complementary quantitative variables. We conducted logistic regression with identified risk and protective factors (measured at time 1) and recent IPV (measured at time 2), controlling for demographic characteristics and IPV at time 1. Results Our mixed-methods analysis revealed four main mechanisms by which displacement influenced the social and economic realities of Colombian women years after crossing the border, compounding their risk of IPV and limiting their ability to escape it. Lack of legal residence and documentation, violence experienced along life course and migratory continuums which increased their risk for later revictimisation, social isolation including loss of support networks and restricted mobility and lastly, financial stress. Conclusions This research highlights the critical importance of supporting the economic and social integration of migrants and refugees in host communities, as well as the need to carefully consider migration-related vulnerabilities in IPV prevention and response interventions. As the regional refugee crisis grows, policy makers must consider how the long-term marginalisation of refugee women contributes to their victimisation. This research also supports the idea of incorporating gender synchronised, transformative IPV prevention and response programmes into migration-related and poverty alleviation international development efforts.

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Intimate partner violence against women on the Colombia Ecuador border: a mixed-methods analysis of the liminal migrant experience

2021

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“…A significant number of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa are unskilled and undocumented because of the stringent immigration requirements that do not accommodate low and unskilled migrants to apply for a temporary work permit (Landau et al, 2005, pp. 13–17; Mbiyozo, 2018, p. 9; Moyo, 2020, p. 65). Often Zimbabweans use the 90-day visitor permit granted to all Southern African Development Committee (SADC) citizens to enter and stay in South Africa.…”

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Negotiating In(security): Agency and Adaptation Among Zimbabwean Migrant Women Working in the Informal Sector in South Africa

Mutambara

Naidu

2023

The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal

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The deepening levels of poverty in Zimbabwe have resulted in high numbers of Zimbabwean women migrating to South Africa in the hopes of securing better wages and job security. Most of these migrants end up working in the informal sector with limited income, high levels of insecurity, and a lack of protection against gender-based violence and xenophobia. Regardless of the adversities that these women encounter, they often display resilience and adaptability. Based on semi-structured interviews with 22 Zimbabwean migrant women, this article documents how these migrant women navigated some of the vulnerabilities and challenges they encountered. Instead of always being constrained by different structures of violence, this article unpacks the women’s strategies to ensure their survival.

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“…During a rite's liminal stage, participants stand at the threshold between their previous connection to identity and community and a new connection (Turner, 1974 and1969). Nevertheless, the usage of this concept has broadened to describe political, social, and cultural change (Horvath, Thomassen and Wydra, 2018), and has been expanded to include liminoid experiences relevant to a post-industrial society, such as migration and war (e.g., Genova and Zontini, 2020;Moyo, 2019). The dissolution of normal order during liminality creates an unstable situation that fosters misfortune.…”

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Documenting the Invisible: How Data Activism Fills Visual Gaps

Gutiérrez

2022

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Este artículo examina, desde la perspectiva del activismo de datos, cómo algunas organizaciones están desarrollando nuevos lenguajes para hablar sobre la invisibilización, la desaparición y la liminalidad. Para ello, estas emplean la inteligencia de fuentes abiertas (conocida como Open Source Intelligence [OSINT, por sus siglas en inglés]), los mapas y los datos públicos y ciudadanos. Al examinar cuatro proyectos pioneros en la incorporación de estas prácticas (Forensic Architecture, Bellingcat, Syrian Archive y el trabajo de la activista María Salguero), el artículo plantea cómo tecnologías como la OSINT y los mapas pueden servir para mapear lo antes no cartografiado y, de esta forma, arrojar luz sobre la agencia y los destinos de personas invisibilizadas. Frente a las formas tradicionales de hablar sobre los abusos y el sufrimiento en los documentales, este tipo de activismo de datos ofrece contra-narrativas que renuevan el lenguaje visual para tratar sobre abusos de derechos humanos. Al adoptar OSINT y mapas para visualizar la desaparición, el activismo de datos ha adquirido la precisión de las herramientas digitales y ha influido en las prácticas periodísticas y de investigación. Este análisis también sugiere que OSINT y la cartografía digital podrían ser parte de una renovación en la producción documental.

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On Borders and the Liminality of Undocumented Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa

Cited by 27 publications

References 8 publications

Intimate partner violence against women on the Colombia Ecuador border: a mixed-methods analysis of the liminal migrant experience

Intimate partner violence against women on the Colombia Ecuador border: a mixed-methods analysis of the liminal migrant experience

Negotiating In(security): Agency and Adaptation Among Zimbabwean Migrant Women Working in the Informal Sector in South Africa

Documenting the Invisible: How Data Activism Fills Visual Gaps

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