Working with Migrant Population in Costa Rica: Reflections on the Relationship between Aid Organizations and the Foundations for Collective Action.

Working with Migrant Population in Costa Rica: Reflections on the Relationship between Aid Organizations and the Foundations for Collective Action.

Authors

  • Silvia Azofeifa Ramos Universidad de Costa Rica
  • Carmen Caamaño Morúa Universidad de Costa Rica
  • Anna Matteucci Wo Ching Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v5i2.880

Keywords:

Migration, NGOs, welfarism, collective action, participatio

Abstract

In this article we analyze the roles of migrant support organizations, and the opportunities to develop collective political action. Through the Seminars of Migration and Subjectivity at the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad de Costa Rica with professionals working in NGOs for migrants´ advocacy we found prioritization of care work in organizations, the struggle for external funding, and differences in approach regarding migration issues are some of the obstacles for bringing more vitality to collective political action. The efforts of some organizations tend to focus on solving immediate needs such as regularization; in the meantime, strengthening migrants as political subjects seems secondary. We propose this as the goal when working with migrant population.

Author Biographies

Silvia Azofeifa Ramos, Universidad de Costa Rica

Bachiller en Psicología de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Es investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la Universidad de Costa Rica; se desempeña en proyectos relacionados con población migrante, refugiada e indígena.

Carmen Caamaño Morúa, Universidad de Costa Rica

Psicóloga y Doctora en Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos, Caribeños y de los Latinos en Estados Unidos, State University of New York at Albany, Estados Unidos. Dirige el Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales (IIS) de la Universidad de Costa Rica.

Anna Matteucci Wo Ching, Universidad de Costa Rica

Psicóloga y Bachiller en Artes Plásticas de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Labora como investigadora en el Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la Universidad de Costa Rica y como artista visual independiente.

Published

2015-07-14

How to Cite

Azofeifa Ramos, Silvia, Carmen Caamaño Morúa, and Anna Matteucci Wo Ching. 2015. “Working With Migrant Population in Costa Rica: Reflections on the Relationship Between Aid Organizations and the Foundations for Collective Action”. Revista Rupturas 5 (2):1-19. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v5i2.880.

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