Estimating the Number of Afro-Descendants in Switzerland
, 2023 Objective: In many countries, official statistics do not accurately count minority populations because relevant categories do not exist or official classifications do not correspond to the lived reality of minority groups. Switzerland is a case in point, where no ethnic data are collected in official data. Nevertheless, members of minority groups, such
Daniska Tampise Klebo +2 more
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A randomized controlled trial of a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention for Afro-descendants' survivors of systemic violence in Colombia. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 Background Exposure to violence has negative consequences on mental health. Armed-conflict in Colombia has widely affected Afro-descendants in the Pacific region.
Bonilla-Escobar FJ +13 more
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Post-disaster deterritorialisation and 'roof-centred' recovery: enduring policy impacts on marginalised groups in Brazil. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract This study critically examines post‐disaster recovery policies in Brazil and their short‐ and long‐term effects on marginalised populations, particularly those living in informal or precarious housing. Drawing on a mixed‐methods investigation conducted in collaboration with the Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens, the research analyses multi‐
Oyama AC, Lahournat F, Sayama T.
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Disability and progression in Afro-descendant patients with multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016 ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence is higher in Caucasian (CA) populations, narrowing the analysis of the impact of Afro-descendant (AD) populations in disease outcomes. Even so, recent studies observed that AD patients have a more severe course.
Aurenção, Juliana Calvet Kallenbach +3 more
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, 2020 La diversité culturelle est un trait caractéristique de la Colombie. Sa consécration expresse dans la Constitution de 1991 a été un pas décisif vers la reconnaissance des peuples autochtones et afro-descendants en tant que communautés méritant une ...
Riaño Saad, Anabel
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Histórias recontadas: análise de imagens de moda com afrodescendentes
DAPesquisa, 2021 With antiracial manifestations and the interest in this collective action, fashion through styling represents and instrument of expression and social reflection.
Bruno Sousa Furtado +1 more
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The role of immigrant associations in the social inclusion of young people with migrant background
Journal of Social Science Education, 2019 Purpose: This article account for an investigation on the role of immigrant associations in the promotion of social inclusion of young people with migrant background.
Carolina Jardim, Sofia Marques da Silva
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Métissage culturel et quête spirituelle dans la fiction prospectiviste Rouge Impératrice de Léonora Miano [PDF]
Akofena, 2023 Résumé : La plupart des écrivains issus de l’immigration et/ou nés dans un pays francophone, profitent pour rapporter les us et les coutumes de leur pays d’origine, souhaitant partager ces traditions et surtout les immortaliser pour des générations ...
Victor Essono ELLA
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Fiscal Redistribution and Ethnoracial Inequality in Bolivia, Brazil, and Guatemala
Latin American Research Review, 2017 Afro-descendants and indigenous peoples in Latin America face higher poverty rates and are disproportionately represented among the poor. The probability of being poor is between two and three times higher for indigenous and Afro-descendants than whites.
Nora Lustig
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The irruption of Afro-descendants in diversity politics : the case of Arica in northern Chile [PDF]
, 2020 Production of INCASI Project H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 GA 691004This paper analyses the irruption of Afro-descendants in the sphere of local and national public policies as aresult of their demand for political recognitionStarting in 2000, an Afro-descendant ...
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