Shirlita Africa Espinosa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirlita Africa Espinosa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirlita Africa |
| FAMILY NAME | Espinosa |
| SIGNATURE | ESPINOSA S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Luxembourg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From philanthropy to impact investing
English abstract: This article analyzes diaspora philanthropy by Filipino migrants in Luxembourg. It shows the evolution of migrant organizations’ established philanthropic practices as reflected in the history and profile of Filipino immigration to Luxembourg. Recently, however, direct remittances have been challenged by the philanthro-capitalist orientation of Meso Impact Finance, securing capital investment for small enterprises. Luxembourg’s …
Sexualised Citizenship
Conclusions
Labour, gender and ethnicities in the 'heart of Manila
Quiapo, the 'heart of Manila', like most cities in the developing world, responds to and negotiates with transnational processes in the way its inhabitants arrange local labour market conditions. Quiapo presents a unique case where the informal economy of pirated global media products is hinged on the complexities of gender relations, ethnic politics and even religion within Philippine society. Given the increase in unemployment, and thus the exp…
The Public Value of the Social Sciences
The Public Value of the Social Sciences: An Interpretative Essay." The Social Science Journal, 51(4), pp. 687–688
From International Solidarity to Migrant Activism
peer reviewed
The World Social Forum on Migrations 2012
From the back alleys of Madrid to the financial capital of Singapore, the migration of peoples either to flee persecution or to pursue a high-stakes transnational job is a global phenomenon. One may even say that the one permanent presence these days is a temporary migrant. The mobility of workers—and the mobility that characterizes the social world in which they live—has always had an economic interpretation manifesting in the antagonism of loca…
Women’s Movements and the Filipina
peer reviewed
Reading the Gendered Body in Filipino-Australian Diaspora Philanthropy
Diaspora philanthropy has increasingly become a visible resource of nations from the South, next only to the more widespread money transfers from members of diasporic communities in the first world. The discourse of transnational giving is shaped by the liberal philosophy that has always accompanied solidarity through philanthropy, which sidelines questions of the unevenness of giving, political accountability, and the role of the state in regula…
From philanthropy to impact investing
English abstract: This article analyzes diaspora philanthropy by Filipino migrants in Luxembourg. It shows the evolution of migrant organizations’ established philanthropic practices as reflected in the history and profile of Filipino immigration to Luxembourg. Recently, however, direct remittances have been challenged by the philanthro-capitalist orientation of Meso Impact Finance, securing capital investment for small enterprises. Luxembourg’s …
Reading the Gendered Body in Filipino-Australian Diaspora Philanthropy
Diaspora philanthropy has increasingly become a visible resource of nations from the South, next only to the more widespread money transfers from members of diasporic communities in the first world. The discourse of transnational giving is shaped by the liberal philosophy that has always accompanied solidarity through philanthropy, which sidelines questions of the unevenness of giving, political accountability, and the role of the state in regula…
Labour, gender and ethnicities in the 'heart of Manila
Quiapo, the 'heart of Manila', like most cities in the developing world, responds to and negotiates with transnational processes in the way its inhabitants arrange local labour market conditions. Quiapo presents a unique case where the informal economy of pirated global media products is hinged on the complexities of gender relations, ethnic politics and even religion within Philippine society. Given the increase in unemployment, and thus the exp…
The Public Value of the Social Sciences
The Public Value of the Social Sciences: An Interpretative Essay." The Social Science Journal, 51(4), pp. 687–688
From International Solidarity to Migrant Activism
peer reviewed
The World Social Forum on Migrations 2012
From the back alleys of Madrid to the financial capital of Singapore, the migration of peoples either to flee persecution or to pursue a high-stakes transnational job is a global phenomenon. One may even say that the one permanent presence these days is a temporary migrant. The mobility of workers—and the mobility that characterizes the social world in which they live—has always had an economic interpretation manifesting in the antagonism of loca…
Reading the Gendered Body in Filipino-Australian Diaspora Philanthropy
Diaspora philanthropy has increasingly become a visible resource of nations from the South, next only to the more widespread money transfers from members of diasporic communities in the first world. The discourse of transnational giving is shaped by the liberal philosophy that has always accompanied solidarity through philanthropy, which sidelines questions of the unevenness of giving, political accountability, and the role of the state in regula…
The World Social Forum on Migrations 2012
From the back alleys of Madrid to the financial capital of Singapore, the migration of peoples either to flee persecution or to pursue a high-stakes transnational job is a global phenomenon. One may even say that the one permanent presence these days is a temporary migrant. The mobility of workers—and the mobility that characterizes the social world in which they live—has always had an economic interpretation manifesting in the antagonism of loca…
Women’s Movements and the Filipina
peer reviewed
The Public Value of the Social Sciences
The Public Value of the Social Sciences: An Interpretative Essay." The Social Science Journal, 51(4), pp. 687–688
From International Solidarity to Migrant Activism
peer reviewed
Labour, gender and ethnicities in the 'heart of Manila
Quiapo, the 'heart of Manila', like most cities in the developing world, responds to and negotiates with transnational processes in the way its inhabitants arrange local labour market conditions. Quiapo presents a unique case where the informal economy of pirated global media products is hinged on the complexities of gender relations, ethnic politics and even religion within Philippine society. Given the increase in unemployment, and thus the exp…
Sexualised Citizenship
Conclusions
From philanthropy to impact investing
English abstract: This article analyzes diaspora philanthropy by Filipino migrants in Luxembourg. It shows the evolution of migrant organizations’ established philanthropic practices as reflected in the history and profile of Filipino immigration to Luxembourg. Recently, however, direct remittances have been challenged by the philanthro-capitalist orientation of Meso Impact Finance, securing capital investment for small enterprises. Luxembourg’s …
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works) · Philippine History and Culture (4 works)