Bearing witness to structural violence against migrants and envisioning transnational solidarity.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12592
Abstract: Guided by a critical and transnational framework, this qualitative study centers on the perspectives and analyses of activists and organizers working with migrants to the United States who face devastating conditions due to historical and… read more here.
Keywords: bearing witness; violence; transnational solidarity; structural violence ... See more keywords
Social suffering and the psychological impact of structural violence and economic oppression in an ongoing conflict setting: The Gaza Strip.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22367
Abstract: Structural violence and economic oppression (e.g. control over resources, politically engineered poverty and unemployment) are common features of warfare, yet there is a lack of research exploring the impact this has on civilian wellbeing in… read more here.
Keywords: violence; oppression; violence economic; economic oppression ... See more keywords
Structural violence on the margins of society: LGBT student access to health services
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DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2019.1707000
Abstract: abstract This focus piece examines the findings of a qualitative study on the utilisation of health services among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in Durban. In-depth interviews with 12 LGBT-identifying students from the… read more here.
Keywords: health services; health system; health; lgbt students ... See more keywords
Curtailing structural violence in Nigeria: the legislature and poverty alleviation in the fourth republic
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DOI: 10.1080/13572334.2024.2390767
Abstract: ABSTRACT The pivot of the legislature in addressing structural violence in a democratic polity is its responsibility of enacting legislation for good governance, representing citizens’ interests in the public policy formulation process and performing oversight… read more here.
Keywords: legislature; poverty; structural violence; poverty alleviation ... See more keywords
Obstructing lives: local borders and their structural violence in the asylum field of post-2015 Europe
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2019.1608168
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article contributes to the literature debate on local-level as a crucial arena of migration government in Europe, after the so-called ‘refugees crisis’ in 2015 and the attempt to limit migration movements towards Europe… read more here.
Keywords: obstructing lives; structural violence; europe; migration ... See more keywords
Remitting amid autocracy: Venezuelan migrant remittances to relatives enduring widespread structural violence
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DOI: 10.1177/00113921241260430
Abstract: Homeland conditions shape how migrants and refugees perceive the purpose and impact of their remittances (i.e. financial support). Countries of origin with low violence and stable conditions allow migrants to remit with hopes of improving… read more here.
Keywords: autocracy venezuelan; amid autocracy; remitting amid; widespread structural ... See more keywords
“We work in the light but get paid in the dark”: Structural violence and Haitian labor in Dominican sugarcane production
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DOI: 10.1177/08969205251392775
Abstract: This study examines the exploitation of Haitian migrant workers in the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane industry, focusing on structural violence, racial discrimination, and capitalist labor extraction. Based on fieldwork in El Seibo and San Pedro de… read more here.
Keywords: labor; structural violence; work light; light get ... See more keywords
Structural Violence and Normalising Human Suffering: Labour Migration During the COVID Pandemic in India
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DOI: 10.1177/09731741221077496
Abstract: The abrupt lockdown imposed by the Indian government at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 led to unprecedented scenes of human suffering. Millions of migrant workers were suddenly made redundant, evicted… read more here.
Keywords: violence normalising; normalising human; covid pandemic; structural violence ... See more keywords
The UK Carer's Allowance overpayments saga: Structural violence in digital welfare state administration?
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DOI: 10.1177/13882627251351126
Abstract: The harsh treatment of carers by the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the focus of this article. By prioritising fraud detection rather than beneficiary well-being, the administration of the Carer's Allowance (CA)… read more here.
Keywords: carer allowance; overpayments saga; digital welfare; structural violence ... See more keywords
Structural violence of platform capitalism: A case study of online sex workers’ experiences
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DOI: 10.1177/14407833241293161
Abstract: With the rise of Web 2.0 and online sex work platforms, it's important to understand the structural violence faced by online sex workers. Utilising data from an online forum, AmberCutie, and drawing on structural violence… read more here.
Keywords: structural violence; sex workers; sex; online sex ... See more keywords
Educating for anti-complicity: A pedagogical response to political and structural violence
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DOI: 10.1177/14749041251325403
Abstract: This article addresses the thorny issue of complicity in global reckonings of political and structural violence and asks: What does it mean to educate students for anti-complicity, when educators, students and their communities are already… read more here.
Keywords: political structural; anti complicity; structural violence; educating anti ... See more keywords