Venezuelan Migration and Crime in Colombia: Migrant Stigmatization in the Media and Its Connection to a Crisis of (Failed) Integration of Said Migrants

Sáez, Felipe Aliaga; Andrade, Ángelo Flórez de; Moya, Nicolás Villa

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-07059-4_2

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The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic

Ranji,

Archetti

2024

Media, Culture & Society

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This article is about the role of the media in the phenomenon of contemporary racism. More specifically, it outlines the discursive mechanisms through which insidious, hidden forms of racism are able to exist “invisible in plain sight,” even in the media and public discourse of countries, like Norway, that regard themselves as democratic and tolerant. The study is part of a broader investigation into the role of the media in the life-experience of immigrants. It addresses the question: How did Norwegian media portray immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic? Based on a discourse analysis of media coverage, the study demonstrates how racism is hidden “between the lines,” in the assumptions behind a text. It also explains how racism is produced and reproduced covertly, yet systematically, through a media text’s small, even “irrelevant”-looking details. The analysis, importantly, reveals the presence of already existing and widely shared racist scripts which, although they became more noticeable during the Covid-19 crisis, actually underlie public- and media discourse at all times. The results of the study, while related to the case of Norway and the pandemic crisis, help us more broadly understand how and why racism, under the shape of “normality,” tends to remain practically unchallenged.

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The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic

Ranji,

Archetti

2024

Media, Culture & Society

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Cultural Stress And Mental Health Among Venezuelan Migrants: Cross-National Evidence From 2017 To 2024

Salas-Wright,

Pérez-Gómez,

Maldonado-Molina

et al. 2024

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BACKGROUND Since 2015, ~ 8 million Venezuelans have fled what was once Latin America’s most prosperous nation, with many relocating to nearby Colombia and others migrating to the United States (U.S.). Emerging research suggests that migration-related cultural stress is a challenge for Venezuelans and is related to an increased risk of mental health problems. However, it remains uncertain how cultural stress and mental health outcomes manifest over time and across countries. METHODS We analyze survey data from multiple studies of Venezuelan migrants in Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia, and the U.S. State of Florida. Data collected include self-report measures on discrimination, negative context of reception (NCR), and depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screening diagnoses, collected from distinct cross-national cohorts in 2017 (N = 638) and 2023–2024 (N = 1,241). RESULTS Self-reported NCR and discrimination were consistently higher among Venezuelan migrants in Colombia than among Venezuelans in Florida. Levels of cultural stress within countries were variable, with NCR decreasing across years in Florida and self-reported discrimination increasing in both Florida and Colombia. Many Venezuelan migrants reported symptoms of mental health problems, with half of the sample in Colombia (54–56%) and two-fifths of the sample in Florida (39–41%) screening positive for depression in 2017 and 2023–2024. Individuals exposed to higher levels of cultural stress were substantially more likely to screen positive for depression and PTSD. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to examine cultural stress and mental health among Venezuelan migrants across national contexts and different stages of the still-unfolding international migration crisis.

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El debate político en X/Twitter sobre la inmigración venezolana en Colombia: análisis desde el framing

Ferré-Pavia,

Silva Aguilar

2024

Estud. mensaje periodís.

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El objetivo de este artículo es examinar las narrativas digitales sobre la inmigración de Venezuela entre los y las usuarias colombianas. Para ello, se analiza el debate político sobre este colectivo en la plataforma X/Twitter en Colombia. La muestra está conformada por los tuits que fueron categorizados según una tipología de encuadres genéricos y específicos diseñada para este análisis de contenido. De un corpus de 160.095 tuits con hashtags sobre esta migración, se filtraron 15.703 tuits originales. Los resultados sugieren la pervivencia de la polarización respecto a los tipos de encuadre utilizados. Los de tipo genérico responden a ejes temáticos; los específicos, a mensajes que encuadran mayoritariamente a los migrantes como víctimas de un conflicto o crisis humanitaria (25 % y 17,3 %). Quienes los sitúan en el frame de la amenaza fiscal o del orden público suman un 26,7 %. Los datos obtenidos apuntan a que es esencial promover un debate público informado y constructivo sobre la migración venezolana en Colombia. Esto implica, no solo abordar la desinformación y los discursos de odio, sino también proporcionar espacios para que las voces de los migrantes y las comunidades receptoras sean escuchadas y tenidas en cuenta en el debate público y en la toma de decisiones políticas.

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Venezuelan Migration and Crime in Colombia: Migrant Stigmatization in the Media and Its Connection to a Crisis of (Failed) Integration of Said Migrants

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic

The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic

Cultural Stress And Mental Health Among Venezuelan Migrants: Cross-National Evidence From 2017 To 2024

El debate político en X/Twitter sobre la inmigración venezolana en Colombia: análisis desde el framing

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