Mercedes Fernández García
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mercedes Fernández García |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mercedes Fernández |
| FAMILY NAME | García |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Pontificia Comillas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0077-4682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the socio-educational integration of migrant children and adolescents
This study investigates migrant adolescents’ integration experiences across six European countries, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, drawing on survey data from 9,780 students aged 10–18 participating in the IMMERSE project. Using multivariate statistical analysis, the study examines school belonging, social support, language competence, intercultural friendships, and well-being, identifying four integration profiles: Competen…
Mapping discrimination in Spain
This article analyses structural inequalities and policy responses to discrimination in Spain through a critical documentary analysis of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) country reports (2014–2022). Discrimination disproportionately affects racialised and minority groups, impacting economic mobility, social cohesion, and mental health. While Spain has implemented measures to address these challenges, enforcement remains a critical issue. This …
Unveiling Subtle (Negative) Attitudes Towards Immigration in Spain in the Post-Covid Era
This study investigates possible changes in Spanish attitudes towards immigrants following the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a specialised survey was conducted in June 2021, from which the Global Immigration Tolerance Index (GITI) was developed. This composite index, integrating 29 variables in nine factors across three dimensions—symbolic racism, manifest prejudice, and subtle prejudice—measures tolerance levels towards immigration. Our analys…
Advancing the Knowledge of Spaniards’ Attitudes Towards Immigration
This study aims to assist Spanish authorities in enhancing the prevention of negative attitudes towards immigrants by addressing two key questions derived from prior research by the authors: (1) Which variables consistently influence attitudes towards migration over time? (2) What are the distinct attitudinal differences among various groups? Thus, the study delves into the evolution of attitudes towards migration in Spain from 2015 to 2017. It e…
Building a Set of Indicators to Assess Migrant Children's Integration in Europe
The integration of refugee and migrant children, one of Europe’s most vulnerable populations, is a crucial challenge for EU societies and their present and future social cohesion. Despite extensive knowledge on migrant integration, we still lack specific instruments to measure children's integration and set goal-oriented targets to promote it. Our research responds to this need by presenting and discussing a new child-centered system of indicator…
Análisis del Proceso de Integración Relacional de los Inmigrantes en España
En esta investigación se analizará el papel que tienen las redes sociales en el proceso de integración relacional de la población inmigrante en España. En concreto, se estudiará como el factor étnico de la red condiciona su proceso de incorporación a los grupos primarios de la sociedad de acogida. Para llevar esto a cabo se desarrolla un indicador que nos permite conocer la concentración étnica de la red, diferenciando entre redes étnicas, mixtas…
They think you belong to them
c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properlycited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted M…
Societies’ hostility, anger and mistrust towards Migrants
Anger, hostility and mistrust towards refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants (hereafter migrants) are increasing across most Western societies. Media discourse, tough migration laws, and the escalation of right-wing views across Europe, all manifest a desire to exclude those who are seen as a threat to national interests and identities. The literature repeatedly confirms that discrimination has a harmful impact on the general well-being of migra…
Motores de la emigración venezolana a España 1998-2015
This article focuses on the profile and satisfaction level of the migration project of the Venezuelan community that arrived in Spain between 1998 and 2015. The empirical analysis of a survey conducted to 383 Venezuelans illustrates the expulsion factors that activated emigration, the achievement of the expectations, and the integration in the country of destination, focusing on the theory of social reproduction as an emigration strategy. This fi…
Migrant Entrepreneurship in Spain
Introduction: Spain became an immigrant receiving country in the mid-nineties of the 20th century, when foreign workers started arriving, attracted by the booming market for unskilled labour. They traditionally entered the secondary market as employees, showing a self-employment rate lower than that of natives. However, during the economic downturn, ethnic businesses significantly increased, adopting new strategies and proving the resilience of i…
Designing a Model to Display the Relation between Social Vulnerability and Anthropogenic Risk of Wildfires in Galicia, Spain
Since the beginning of the 21st century, most of the forest fires that have occured in Spain have taken place in the northern region of Galicia. This area represents 5.8% of the Spanish territory, but compromises, in certain years, up to 50% of the total number of wildfires. Current research on forest fires is focused mostly on physical or meteorological characteristics, post-fire situations, and their potential destructive capacities (main areas…
Back to (a different) emigration? Mobility from Spain and Italy during the economic crisis
The economic crisis has had a very severe impact on the economic situation of both Spain and Italy, whose employment figures fell by record levels, affecting all population categories, especially the youngest cohorts. This situation had a profound impact on the dynamics of migration in these two (traditionally emigrant-sending turned emigrant-receiving) countries, with a rising of emigration in the face of decreasing immigration. The main goal of…
El impacto de la crisis sobre la inmigración ecuatoriana en España
El objetivo del artículo es medir el impacto de la crisis económica sobre el colectivo de origen ecuatoriano residente en España; el estudio se basa en una encuesta realizada a dicha población, utilizando técnicas estadísticas de análisis multivariable, se elabora un índice sintético, que segmenta a la población ecuatoriana en función de cómo ha sido afectada por la recesión. El grupo más perjudicado se caracteriza por un empeoramiento en los ind…
Predicting return intentions in Madrid
Although Spain has only recently turned out to be an immigrant-receiving country, because of the economic downturn, Spanish authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about return migration. The main aim of this paper is to analyse the underlying variables of return intention of migrants in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in order to extract policy implications in the return arena. The microdata source is the Regional Immigration Survey 2…
Connecting Return Intentions and Home Investment
Bolivianos en España
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el comportamiento del colectivo boliviano en España, a partir de los microdatos de la Encuesta Nacional de Inmigrantes. Partiendo de los parámetros socioeconómicos de la integración y de los postulados teóricos del capital humano, del mercado de trabajo segmentado, y de la visión transnacional de las migraciones, y utilizando el análisis factorial de correspondencias múltiple se elabora un perfil …
They think you belong to them
c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properlycited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted M…
Connecting Return Intentions and Home Investment
Motores de la emigración venezolana a España 1998-2015
This article focuses on the profile and satisfaction level of the migration project of the Venezuelan community that arrived in Spain between 1998 and 2015. The empirical analysis of a survey conducted to 383 Venezuelans illustrates the expulsion factors that activated emigration, the achievement of the expectations, and the integration in the country of destination, focusing on the theory of social reproduction as an emigration strategy. This fi…
Back to (a different) emigration? Mobility from Spain and Italy during the economic crisis
The economic crisis has had a very severe impact on the economic situation of both Spain and Italy, whose employment figures fell by record levels, affecting all population categories, especially the youngest cohorts. This situation had a profound impact on the dynamics of migration in these two (traditionally emigrant-sending turned emigrant-receiving) countries, with a rising of emigration in the face of decreasing immigration. The main goal of…
Bolivianos en España
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el comportamiento del colectivo boliviano en España, a partir de los microdatos de la Encuesta Nacional de Inmigrantes. Partiendo de los parámetros socioeconómicos de la integración y de los postulados teóricos del capital humano, del mercado de trabajo segmentado, y de la visión transnacional de las migraciones, y utilizando el análisis factorial de correspondencias múltiple se elabora un perfil …
Predicting return intentions in Madrid
Although Spain has only recently turned out to be an immigrant-receiving country, because of the economic downturn, Spanish authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about return migration. The main aim of this paper is to analyse the underlying variables of return intention of migrants in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in order to extract policy implications in the return arena. The microdata source is the Regional Immigration Survey 2…
Connecting Return Intentions and Home Investment
El impacto de la crisis sobre la inmigración ecuatoriana en España
El objetivo del artículo es medir el impacto de la crisis económica sobre el colectivo de origen ecuatoriano residente en España; el estudio se basa en una encuesta realizada a dicha población, utilizando técnicas estadísticas de análisis multivariable, se elabora un índice sintético, que segmenta a la población ecuatoriana en función de cómo ha sido afectada por la recesión. El grupo más perjudicado se caracteriza por un empeoramiento en los ind…
Back to (a different) emigration? Mobility from Spain and Italy during the economic crisis
The economic crisis has had a very severe impact on the economic situation of both Spain and Italy, whose employment figures fell by record levels, affecting all population categories, especially the youngest cohorts. This situation had a profound impact on the dynamics of migration in these two (traditionally emigrant-sending turned emigrant-receiving) countries, with a rising of emigration in the face of decreasing immigration. The main goal of…
Designing a Model to Display the Relation between Social Vulnerability and Anthropogenic Risk of Wildfires in Galicia, Spain
Since the beginning of the 21st century, most of the forest fires that have occured in Spain have taken place in the northern region of Galicia. This area represents 5.8% of the Spanish territory, but compromises, in certain years, up to 50% of the total number of wildfires. Current research on forest fires is focused mostly on physical or meteorological characteristics, post-fire situations, and their potential destructive capacities (main areas…
Migrant Entrepreneurship in Spain
Introduction: Spain became an immigrant receiving country in the mid-nineties of the 20th century, when foreign workers started arriving, attracted by the booming market for unskilled labour. They traditionally entered the secondary market as employees, showing a self-employment rate lower than that of natives. However, during the economic downturn, ethnic businesses significantly increased, adopting new strategies and proving the resilience of i…
Societies’ hostility, anger and mistrust towards Migrants
Anger, hostility and mistrust towards refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants (hereafter migrants) are increasing across most Western societies. Media discourse, tough migration laws, and the escalation of right-wing views across Europe, all manifest a desire to exclude those who are seen as a threat to national interests and identities. The literature repeatedly confirms that discrimination has a harmful impact on the general well-being of migra…
Motores de la emigración venezolana a España 1998-2015
This article focuses on the profile and satisfaction level of the migration project of the Venezuelan community that arrived in Spain between 1998 and 2015. The empirical analysis of a survey conducted to 383 Venezuelans illustrates the expulsion factors that activated emigration, the achievement of the expectations, and the integration in the country of destination, focusing on the theory of social reproduction as an emigration strategy. This fi…
Análisis del Proceso de Integración Relacional de los Inmigrantes en España
En esta investigación se analizará el papel que tienen las redes sociales en el proceso de integración relacional de la población inmigrante en España. En concreto, se estudiará como el factor étnico de la red condiciona su proceso de incorporación a los grupos primarios de la sociedad de acogida. Para llevar esto a cabo se desarrolla un indicador que nos permite conocer la concentración étnica de la red, diferenciando entre redes étnicas, mixtas…
They think you belong to them
c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properlycited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted M…
Advancing the Knowledge of Spaniards’ Attitudes Towards Immigration
This study aims to assist Spanish authorities in enhancing the prevention of negative attitudes towards immigrants by addressing two key questions derived from prior research by the authors: (1) Which variables consistently influence attitudes towards migration over time? (2) What are the distinct attitudinal differences among various groups? Thus, the study delves into the evolution of attitudes towards migration in Spain from 2015 to 2017. It e…
Building a Set of Indicators to Assess Migrant Children's Integration in Europe
The integration of refugee and migrant children, one of Europe’s most vulnerable populations, is a crucial challenge for EU societies and their present and future social cohesion. Despite extensive knowledge on migrant integration, we still lack specific instruments to measure children's integration and set goal-oriented targets to promote it. Our research responds to this need by presenting and discussing a new child-centered system of indicator…
Unveiling Subtle (Negative) Attitudes Towards Immigration in Spain in the Post-Covid Era
This study investigates possible changes in Spanish attitudes towards immigrants following the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a specialised survey was conducted in June 2021, from which the Global Immigration Tolerance Index (GITI) was developed. This composite index, integrating 29 variables in nine factors across three dimensions—symbolic racism, manifest prejudice, and subtle prejudice—measures tolerance levels towards immigration. Our analys…
Exploring the socio-educational integration of migrant children and adolescents
This study investigates migrant adolescents’ integration experiences across six European countries, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, drawing on survey data from 9,780 students aged 10–18 participating in the IMMERSE project. Using multivariate statistical analysis, the study examines school belonging, social support, language competence, intercultural friendships, and well-being, identifying four integration profiles: Competen…
Mapping discrimination in Spain
This article analyses structural inequalities and policy responses to discrimination in Spain through a critical documentary analysis of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) country reports (2014–2022). Discrimination disproportionately affects racialised and minority groups, impacting economic mobility, social cohesion, and mental health. While Spain has implemented measures to address these challenges, enforcement remains a critical issue. This …
Political science (11 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Immigration (6 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works)