Aleida Mendes Borges
Biographic Data
| ID | 5165668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aleida Mendes Borges |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aleida Mendes |
| FAMILY NAME | Borges |
| SIGNATURE | BORGES A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7121-5277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Borders and Businesses
This theoretical paper examines immigrant women's entrepreneurship in the post-pandemic Global South. We challenge conventional models that fail to capture economic engagement driven by necessity and survival. Using an intersectional lens, the analysis illuminates how structural vulnerabilities such as-gender, class, income, migratory status, and social hostility-hinder formal market integration. COVID-19 related restrictions exacerbated this pre…
Mentoring for women's entrepreneurship
The rise in women's entrepreneurship globally underscores the need for mentoring programs that cater specifically to women entrepreneurs. Despite the critical role these programs play, current models often fail to consider the unique sociocultural and economic contexts faced by women in the Majority World. This scoping review aims to map existing mentoring programs addressing women in entrepreneurship, with a focus on their design and implementat…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Response and the New Era of Austerity in Africa
Since 2020, Africa has experienced two severe external economic shocks: the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the war in Ukraine. These events have ushered in what economists call a new era of austerity, which has been called Structural Adjustment 2.0. This article contends that the major cause of the economic distress following the COVID-19 experience was not the disease itself but the policy response. This response was designed f…
Women's Political Presence in Cabo Verde
Centering on Cabo Verde-ranked sixth in Africa on the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index-this article argues that a significant leadership gap persists, despite efforts to eliminate gender inequality. Women participate in politics and community mobilization, yet they face barriers to political office and are disproportionately affected by poverty. Despite strides in political participation, it is premature to view their gains as indicating a broader ac…
Pandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns
Pandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns brings the vast analytical apparatus of the humanities and social sciences to the task of critically analysing the political decisions taken in 2020–21. The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic left little time for critical debate about the impact of lockdowns. Across the world, governments claimed to “follow the science”, but they rarely paid attention to the humanities and social sciences. Indeed,…
Women of African Islands
Youth Agency in Civic Education
Globally, young people have demonstrated a certain level of disenchantment with the way their societies are being governed. Whereas some argue that they have become apathetic and somehow passive bystanders, new trends highlight that the opposite is true in many parts of the world. This paper explores the dynamics of youth groups in Cabo Verde who are acting on their frustrations with the lack of state-led citizenship education and enacting new si…
Youth Agency in Civic Education
Globally, young people have demonstrated a certain level of disenchantment with the way their societies are being governed. Whereas some argue that they have become apathetic and somehow passive bystanders, new trends highlight that the opposite is true in many parts of the world. This paper explores the dynamics of youth groups in Cabo Verde who are acting on their frustrations with the lack of state-led citizenship education and enacting new si…
Youth Agency in Civic Education
Globally, young people have demonstrated a certain level of disenchantment with the way their societies are being governed. Whereas some argue that they have become apathetic and somehow passive bystanders, new trends highlight that the opposite is true in many parts of the world. This paper explores the dynamics of youth groups in Cabo Verde who are acting on their frustrations with the lack of state-led citizenship education and enacting new si…
Women of African Islands
Pandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns
Pandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns brings the vast analytical apparatus of the humanities and social sciences to the task of critically analysing the political decisions taken in 2020–21. The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic left little time for critical debate about the impact of lockdowns. Across the world, governments claimed to “follow the science”, but they rarely paid attention to the humanities and social sciences. Indeed,…
Women's Political Presence in Cabo Verde
Centering on Cabo Verde-ranked sixth in Africa on the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index-this article argues that a significant leadership gap persists, despite efforts to eliminate gender inequality. Women participate in politics and community mobilization, yet they face barriers to political office and are disproportionately affected by poverty. Despite strides in political participation, it is premature to view their gains as indicating a broader ac…
Borders and Businesses
This theoretical paper examines immigrant women's entrepreneurship in the post-pandemic Global South. We challenge conventional models that fail to capture economic engagement driven by necessity and survival. Using an intersectional lens, the analysis illuminates how structural vulnerabilities such as-gender, class, income, migratory status, and social hostility-hinder formal market integration. COVID-19 related restrictions exacerbated this pre…
Mentoring for women's entrepreneurship
The rise in women's entrepreneurship globally underscores the need for mentoring programs that cater specifically to women entrepreneurs. Despite the critical role these programs play, current models often fail to consider the unique sociocultural and economic contexts faced by women in the Majority World. This scoping review aims to map existing mentoring programs addressing women in entrepreneurship, with a focus on their design and implementat…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Response and the New Era of Austerity in Africa
Since 2020, Africa has experienced two severe external economic shocks: the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the war in Ukraine. These events have ushered in what economists call a new era of austerity, which has been called Structural Adjustment 2.0. This article contends that the major cause of the economic distress following the COVID-19 experience was not the disease itself but the policy response. This response was designed f…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2 works) · Entrepreneurship (2 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Intersectionality (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)