Status: 2023 - current

Brief description: The aim of this study is to systematize the main historical, social and migratory aspects of ASCALA's work with migrants in the Dominican Republic.

Team: Tuila Botega, Diana Mundarain, Igor B. Cunha

Status: 2022 - current.

Partner institutions: IOM and SEDES-DF

Brief description: Research developed by CSEM, in partnership with the IOM and the Federal District's Social Development Secretariat (SEDES), with the aim of profiling international migrants who access SUAS services, programs and projects in the Federal District, as well as mapping the main demands of the migrant population in terms of access to the social assistance network.

Team: Tuila Botega, Diana Mundarain, Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves, Vitor Coelho Camargo de Melo, Jennifer Alvarez (IOM), Diana Naranjo (IOM).

Status: 2022 - current

Supporting institution: Scalabrinian Foundation

Brief description: It aims to identify the good practices adopted by MSCS institutions/missions/projects in working with international volunteers. These elements are important for identifying the potential and challenges, as well as the actions and strategies necessary for the implementation of a broader international volunteer project by the MSCS Congregation and for the formulation of congregational policies on the subject.

Team: Tuila Botega, Igor B. Cunha

Productions:

SCALABRINIAN CENTER FOR MIGRATORY STUDIES. Report: Study on the International Volunteer Program of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo-Scalabrinians. Subsidies for building a congregational volunteer program. 2023.

Status: 2022 - current

Supporting institution: Pastoral de Movilidad Humana de Honduras

Brief description: This study continued and deepened the research activities on the subject of care for returned migrants with disabilities in Honduras. This phase focuses specifically on women migrant returnees with disabilities who are caregivers of migrant returnees with disabilities, analyzing their process of reworking their subjectivity after the accident, taking into account the subjective and social dimensions.

Team: Barbara Marciano Marques, Tuila Botega, Thamires Castelar Torres, Rosa Elizabeth Flores, Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves

Productions:

DONDÉ, Nyzelle Juliana (Org.). Fuerza de la vida: Returning migrant women with physical disabilities and caregivers of migrants. Brasília: CSEM, 2022. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

GÓMEZ, Rosa Elizabeth Flores. Psychosocial categories in the subjective configuration of women returnees with disabilities and women caregivers of migrant returnees with disabilities. In: DONDÉ, Nyzelle Juliana (Org.). Strength of life: Returning migrant women with physical disabilities and caregivers of migrants. Brasília: CSEM, 2022, p. 43-56. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

MARQUES, Barbara Marciano. Women and the reproduction of life: forging links between care, gender and migration. In: DONDÉ, Nyzelle Juliana (Org.). Strength of life: Returning migrant women with physical disabilities and caregivers of migrants. Brasília: CSEM, 2022, p. 27-42. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

SALES, Thamires Castelar Torres. PMH's work with returned migrant women with disabilities and women caregivers in Honduras. In: DONDÉ, Nyzelle Juliana (Org.). Strength of life A: Returning migrant women with physical disabilities and caregivers of migrants. Brasília: CSEM, 2022, p. 13-25. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

Status: completed.

Period: 2020-2022

Supporting institution: Pastoral de Movilidad Humana de Honduras, FLACSO

Brief description:  The research sought to trace the profile of returned migrants with disabilities as a result of accidents suffered on the Honduras - Mexico - United States migratory route who were assisted by the Pastoral de Movilidad Humana de Honduras in the period 2010-2020.

Team: Tuila Botega, Nyzelle Juliana Dondé, Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves

Productions:

BOTEGA, Tuíla. Pastoral de Movilidad Humana and Returning Migrants with Disabilities: Building Paths to Reintegration. Brasília: CSEM, 2023. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

BOTEGA, Tuíla. Pastoral de Movilidad Humana y Migrantes Retornados con Discapacidad: Construyendo caminos para la reintegración. Tegucigalpa: FLACSO; Brasília: CSEM, 2022. E-book available at: https://www.csem.org.br/csem-livros/

DONDÉ, Nyzelle. Juliana; BOTEGA, Tuila. Returning migrants with disabilities and their struggles for recognition: a view from the Pastoral de Movilidad Humana de Honduras. REMHU: Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Mobility, v. 28, n. 60, p. 263-270, Sept. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880006015

Status: completed

Supporting institution: General Government MSCS

Brief description: The aim of this study is to collect documents and testimonies of the Congregation's experience in the struggle for land and dignity; to systematize the MSCS Sisters' pastoral experience with landless migrants in Brazil; and to recover and make visible significant elements of the methodology and spirituality that marked this pastoral practice.

Team: Carmem Lussi, Sergio Coutinho, Marlene Elisabete Wildner, Lice Maria Signor

Productions:

BROILO, Elda; ZILIOTTO, Zenaide; LUSSI, Carmem (Org). Experiences of solidarity
in the struggle for land and dignity. The work of the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters with landless migrants. Brasília: CSEM, 20024. In press.

Status: 2019- Current

Supporting institution: General Government MSCS

Brief description: The study aims to systematize the experiences of the MSCS missions of the Itinerant Service, carried out from 2019 to 2022 in Mexico, Italy and Mozambique, with a view to identifying and substantiating elements for the construction of an MSCS model for the itinerant service of the Congregation.

Team: Roberto Marinucci, Carmem Lussi, Tuila Botega, Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves

Period: 2019-2020

Status: completed

Supporting institution: General Government MSCS

Brief description: The study presents the data related to the mapping of the demands for international volunteering with the institutions/missions/projects of the MSCS Sisters, carried out by CSEM in 2020.

Team: Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves, Tuila Botega, Igor Borges Cunha,

Productions:

SCALABRINIAN CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES. Report: Mapping the demands for international volunteering - Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo- Scalabrinians. 2020.

Period: 2017-2020

StatusCompleted.

Supporting institution: Adveniat, Germany

Brief description: The general objective of the research was to analyze how migrants and refugees deal with situations of risk and uncertainty in border regions, as well as the socio-pastoral actions that are developed in these locations in response to migratory challenges. Specifically, it focused on the socio-pastoral actions developed by the MSCS Sisters with migrant women in Tijuana, on Mexico's Northern Border, from the Mother Assunta Institute.

Team: Tuila Botega; Delia Dutra; Nathália Vince E. Fernandes; Igor Borges Cunha; Pedro Russi

Productions:

- Executive summary at English and in Spanish

- Final report in English and in Spanish 

Articles and book chapters:

BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges. (Movilidad en la frontera. Tijuana as a space for the (re)construction of life. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2020. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges; FERNANDES, Nathalia. The meanings of "remaking life": an analysis based on the narratives of migrant women in Tijuana". Presentation at the Migrations, Mobilities and Displacements WG at the XIII Mercosur Anthropology Meeting, in Porto Alegre, in July 2019.

DUTRA, Delia; BOTEGA, Tuila. The Border: A Space of Life for Migrants and Refugees. Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 20 (1), 2019, p. 177-180.

BOTEGA, Tuila; CUNHA, Igor Borges; FERNANDES, Nathalia. V. E; DUTRA, Delia. Rebuilding lives on the borders. Good practices in the care of migrant women and children on the northern border of Mexico. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.) Reconstruindo vidas nas fronteiras. Challenges in caring for migrants and refugees. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v.1, p. 99-120.

BOTEGA, Tuila; CUNHA, Igor Borges; FERNANDES, Nathalia. V. E; DUTRA, Delia. Rebuilding lives at borders. Good practices in serving migrant women and children on the Northern border of Mexico. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.) Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challanges in dealing with migrants and refugees. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v. 1, p. 91-110.

CUNHA, Igor Borges; FERNANDES, Nathalia. The charism of reconstruction: reflections on the care of the Scalabrinian Sisters in Tijuana - Mexico. REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum., Brasília , v. 27, n. 56, p. 245-251, Aug. 2019. 

BOTEGA, TUÍLA. "How can I support you in taking the next step?" An analysis of migration and agency on the border. In: BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges. (Movilidad en la frontera. Tijuana as a space for the (re)construction of life. 1ed.Brasilia: CSEM, 2020, v. , p. 205-228. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

MARINUCCI, Roberto. Dios es Dios, es como un recurso. Religion and religiosity at the Mother Assunta Institute (IMA). In: BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges (Org.). Movilidad en la frontera: Tijuana como espacio de (re)construcción de la vida. 1ed. Brasília: CSEM, 2020, p. 183-203. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

CUNHA, Igor. Borges; RIBEIRO, Brenda; DUTRA, Delia. Relaciones institucionales entre el mundo de la migración y el activismo LGBTI. Tijuana as a city of (dis)encounters. In: BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges. (Movilidad en la frontera. Tijuana as a space for the (re)construction of life. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2020, p. 163-182. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

RUSSI, Pedro; DUTRA, Delia; BOTEGA, Tuila. Bumps and bruises in migration research. A process of reflection and team decision-making. In: BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges. (Movilidad en la frontera. Tijuana as a space for the (re)construction of life. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2020, p. 115-138. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

VINCE, Nathalia. Categories, intersections and reflections on discrimination against migrants in tijuana. In: BOTEGA, Tuila; DUTRA, Delia; CUNHA, Igor Borges. (Movilidade en la frontera: Tijuana como espacio de (re)construcción de la vida. 1ed. Brasília: CSEM, 2020, p. 10-234. Available at: https://www.csem.org.br/livros/lanzamiento-del-libro-movilidad-en-la-frontera-tijuana-como-espacio-de-reconstruccion-de-la-vida/

BOTEGA, Tuila. Care for women in Tijuana and the role of migrants. Paper presented at the VI NIEM Seminar. Rio de Janeiro. 2021.

BOTEGA, Tuila.; DUTRA, Delia. Reflections on care, hospitality and welcoming migrants in Mexico's Northern Border. In: 20th Brazilian Congress of Sociology, 2021, Belém. Proceedings of the 20th Brazilian Congress of Sociology, 2021.

BOTEGA, Tuila.; GONCALVES, Maria do Carmo S.; MELO, Vitor. C. C.; MELO, Fabiano. The protagonism of migrants as an approach to research practice: ethical and methodological dilemmas. In: Ronaldo Munck; Tanja Kleibl; Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves; Petra Daňková. (Org.). Migration transformation and social engaged perspectives. 1ed.Dublin; Brasília: Machdohnil Ltd.; CSEM, 2022, p. 20-36.

BOTEGA, Tuila.; GONCALVES, Maria do Carmo S.; MELO, Vitor. C. C.; MELO, Fabiano. The Protagonism of Migrants as an Approach to Research Practice: Ethical and Methodological Dilemmas. In: MUNK, Ronaldo Munck; KLEIBL, Tanja; GONÇALVES, Maria do Carmo dos Santos; DAŇKOVÁ, Petra. (Org.). Migración y transformación social: perspectivas comprometidas. Brasília: CSEM, 2023, p. 44-61. https://doi.org/10.61301/isbn.978-65-85775-03-8.2023.v24.p44-61

Period: 2017-2019

Status: completed.

Supporting institution: Weltkirche

Brief description: The overall aim of the research was to identify the survival strategies of migrants and refugees and to understand the ways in which people in situations of mobility deal with the adversities they face in their lives. At the same time, it sought to understand and analyze the strategies adopted in humanitarian interventions with this type of population, focusing on the challenges faced and the responses that have been given by the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters in their work with migrant youth and children on the border of Ressano Garcia, located between Mozambique and South Africa.

Team: Tuila Botega; Igor Borges Cunha; Paulo Inglês.

Productions:

- Executive summary at English and in Portuguese

Articles:

INGLÊS, Paulo. A border with borders: fieldwork notes on the border of Ressano Garcia, Mozambique. In: REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum., Brasília , v. 25, n. 51, p. 199-204, dec. 2017.

INGLÊS, Paulo. Rebuilding lives on the borders. Challenges in caring for migrants in Ressano Garcia - Mozambique. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.) Reconstruindo vidas nas fronteiras. Challenges in caring for migrants and refugees. 1ed. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v.1, p. 75-98.

INGLÊS, Paulo. Rebuilding lives at the border. Challenges in the care of migrants in Ressano Garcia - Mozambique. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.). Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challanges in dealing with migrants and refugees. 1ed.Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v. 1, p. 69-90.

Status: Completed

Period: 2016 e 2017.

Partner institution: Migrants Foundation

Brief description: This is a survey on the impact of migration in the Italian ecclesial context. 115 people were interviewed, including 34 people in a situation of mobility, from more than 20 countries and with very diverse migratory profiles. The research also included participant observation activities and discussion seminars to broaden and deepen the analysis of the results.

Team: Carmem Lussi, Roberto Marinucci, Giusto Della Vale, Michele, Luppi (Como); Giuseppe Caldera; Leonora Zefi, Tatiana Brusco (Trento); Santi Calderone, Grazia Trischitta, Santino Tornesi (Messina)

Productions:

LUSSI, Carmem (org.). An encounter that transforms. Sfide e opportunità della relazione tra Chiesa italiana e le migrazioni. Todi: Tau Editrice, 2018, v. 1, 170p.

LUSSI, Carmem. Challenges in care from the perspective of those served. Contributions from field research with migrants and refugees. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.). Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challenges in caring for migrants and refugees. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, p. 35-58.

LUSSI, Carmem. Challenges of the care of migrants and refugees from the perspective on the assisted. Contributions of a field research with migrants and refugees. In: Marlene E. Wildner. (Org.). Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challenges in dealing with migrants and refugees. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v. 1, p. 33-54. 

LUSSI, Carmen. A transforming encounter. Challenges and opportunities in the relationship between the local church and international migration. Spaces Magazine, v. 26, p. 185-207, 2018.

Status: Completed

Period: 2017

Partner institution: Migrants Foundation

Brief description: Research in communities of Brazilians in the Italian provinces of Padua, Treviso, Mantova, Verona, Asti, Turin, Peschiera del Garda, Rome, Florence, Brescia, Piacenza and Milan, in order to publicize the efforts of the Italian church to value the spiritual, ecclesial and cultural richness that these immigrants bring to the local Christian communities from their "baggage" and previous experiences in the church of origin.

Researcher responsible: Carmen Lussi

Productions:

Coutinho, Sergio; LUSSI, Carmem. La chiesa brasiliana che viene a noi. Brasília: CSEM, 2020, 84p.

Status: Completed

Period: 2015 e 2016

Partner institutions: Cáritas Diocesana do Uíge (Diocesan Pastoral Commissions for Migrants and Itinerant People) and the Diocese of Kisantu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Brief description: The research sought to understand the mobility experience of Angolan refugees returning from the DRC, as well as to explore their reintegration process - strategies, resources and networking - based on their own narratives. At the same time, it sought to find out how the reception and support structures for the reintegration of returnees work in the Diocese of Uíge.

Researcher responsible: Paulo Inglés

Productions:

INGLÊS, Paulo. Angola is our Home - Reintegration of Angolan returnees in Uíge from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brasília: CSEM, 2017. 

INGLÊS, Paulo. "Credo, crédito e gênero: economia do afeto entre mulheres retornadas (notes from fieldwork with returnee women in Uíge, Angola, July 2015). In: REMHU, Interdisciplinary Journal. Human Mobility, v. 23, n. 45, p. 311-316, Dec. 2015.

INGLÊS, Paulo. Challenges in assisting returnees along the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Elements of a study in Uíge. In: WILDNER, Marlene E. (Org.). Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challenges in caring for migrants and refugees. Brasília: CSEM, 2019, v.1, p. 59-74.

INGLÊS, Paulo. Challenges in the service to returnees in the frontier between Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Elements of a research in Uíge. In: WILDNER, Marlene E. (Org.). Rebuilding lives at the borders. Challenges in dealing with migrants and refugees. Brasilia: CSEM, 2019, v. 1, p. 55-68.

Status: Completed

Period: 2012-2014

Brief description: It sought to identify the difficulties faced by migrant women when settling in other countries, as well as to understand the strategies they developed to overcome the adverse situations encountered during the migratory experience.

Research Team: Delia Dutra; Tuila Botega; Terezinha Santin; Roberto Marinucci

Productions:

• Research report on Portuguese 

DUTRA, Delia. Women from the south also migrate to the south. Paraguayan women in Brazil. Anuario Americanista Europeo, v. 1, p. 93-108, 2013.

DUTRA, Delia. Women, migrants, workers: segregation in the labor market. REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.40, pp.177-193. ISSN 1980-8585.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-85852013000100011.

BOTEGA, Tuila; RUANO, Elizabeth. The dimension of return in the narratives of Paraguayan and Brazilian migrants. In: VASCONCELOS, Ana Maria Nogales; BOTEGA, Tuila (Orgs.) Política migratória e o paradoxo da globalização. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS; Brasília: CSEM, 2015. p. 209-234.