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Santarelli, Stefano (2020)

La Crisis Migratoria Venezolana en Colombia

Master thesis | Latin American Studies (MA)

This investigation will analyze the Venezuelan migration crisis in Colombia starting from 2014 until 2019. The roles of states of both Venezuela as the emigrant state and Colombia as the receiving state will be analyzed by viewing the policies put in place by both states. Concepts such as transnationalism, border cities and labor markets will be used to explain the migration networks that are created in between Colombia and Venezuela and assess how Venezuelans who are forced out of their country are received in a neighboring country such as Colombia. This investigation will also show how the policies and initiatives set forth by Colombia have eased the arrival of Venezuelans, but also point out how job integration into the formal sector has not been possible with the deepening of the crisis. This investigation's findings will be supported by the fieldwork carried out in the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia through the gathering of information through personal interviews, government...Show moreThis investigation will analyze the Venezuelan migration crisis in Colombia starting from 2014 until 2019. The roles of states of both Venezuela as the emigrant state and Colombia as the receiving state will be analyzed by viewing the policies put in place by both states. Concepts such as transnationalism, border cities and labor markets will be used to explain the migration networks that are created in between Colombia and Venezuela and assess how Venezuelans who are forced out of their country are received in a neighboring country such as Colombia. This investigation will also show how the policies and initiatives set forth by Colombia have eased the arrival of Venezuelans, but also point out how job integration into the formal sector has not been possible with the deepening of the crisis. This investigation's findings will be supported by the fieldwork carried out in the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia through the gathering of information through personal interviews, government archives and non-governmental data.Show less

Migration

Transnationalism

Public Policy

Author

Santarelli, Stefano

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Public Policies

Supervisors

Valdivia, Soledad

ECTS Credits

20

Language

es