A study of the Colombian-Venezuelan migration flows: inequality, prejudice and vulnerability

Authors

  • Esther Pineda G. Universidad Central de Venezuela
  • Keymer Ávila Observatorio del sistema penal y los derechos humanos de la Universidad de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/CLIVATGE2019.7.3

Keywords:

crisis, migration, Colombia, Venezuela

Abstract

For decades, the political, economic and social situation of Colombia caused the migration of the country’s citizens towards Venezuelan territory, a phenomenon which only accentuated with the armed conflict. Venezuela, which was characterized as an immigrant-receiving country since the 1950s, ceased to be an attractive destination from the 1980s on, due to the economic and political crisis that it went through. It was at that time when the first waves of Venezuelan migrants could be seen. But it is from 2015 on when there is evidence of an increase in Venezuelan migration as a consequence of the deepening of the political, economic and social crisis experienced by the country’s society and the impoverishment of the living conditions of a large part of its population; This situation has turned Colombia into the closest and most accessible immigration option for Venezuelans in search of opportunities.

Author Biographies

Esther Pineda G., Universidad Central de Venezuela

Socióloga (2010), Magíster Scientiarum en Estudios de la Mujer Mención Honorífica (2013), Doctora en Ciencias Sociales Mención Honorífica (2015) y Postdoctora en Ciencias Sociales egresada de la Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Keymer Ávila, Observatorio del sistema penal y los derechos humanos de la Universidad de Barcelona

Abogado Magna cum Laude, egresado de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Máster Oficial en Criminología y Sociología Jurídico Penal, Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Investigador del Instituto de Ciencias Penales, Profesor de Criminología en pre y postgrado de la UCV. Colaborador del Observatorio del Sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos de la UB.

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Published

2019-05-02

How to Cite

Pineda G., E., & Ávila, K. (2019). A study of the Colombian-Venezuelan migration flows: inequality, prejudice and vulnerability. Clivatge. Journal of Studies on Social Conflict and Change, (7). https://doi.org/10.1344/CLIVATGE2019.7.3

Issue

No. 7: Migrations and other issues of current public discourse

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