RT journal article
T1 Struggling in pandemic times: Migrant women's virtual political organization during the COVID-19 crisis in Spain
A1 Martín Díaz, Enma
A1 Castellani, Simone
A2 Economía General
AB During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the lockdownsbrought about the loss of labour and social rights for manymigrant women working in highly informal employmentsectors. Drawing on digital ethnography, this article examinesthe role of migrant women in political mobilizationwithin migrant associations during 2020 in Spain, whenonline interactions assumed primary importance. First,it shows how migrant organizations create bricolage bycombining economic, social, cultural and political resourcesto organize migrants in Spain during COVID-19 within thedigital space. Second, the article highlights how the reactionsof the migrant population to the pandemic in Spainrepresent an act of disruption led mainly by women, withinthe dynamics of social conflict and political activism thatcharacterize migratory processes. This analysis displays aswell the crucial role played by care relationships in thesecontexts of crises.
PB WILEY
SN 0020-7985
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27237
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27237
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026