Accem (2024), INFRA-D: Beyond the Denunciation (INFRA-D: Mas allá de la Denuncia), Madrid, Spain,Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

Country

Spain

Title

Accem (2024), INFRA-D: Beyond the Denunciation (INFRA-D: Mas allá de la Denuncia), Madrid, Spain,Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

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Year

2024

Publication type

Research evidence/report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Civil Society Organisation

Institution

Spain, ACCEM

Thematic focus

Racism & xenophobia

Groups

Migrants

Key findings

Origin and expectations placed on migration largely condition the importance given to experiences of discrimination in Spain. Racism hinders the integration of the Maghreb community and has a strong psychosocial impact on the people who suffer from it. Specific situations can be repaired, but real repair comes with prevention and structural change. Coping with racism is based on the perceived relationship between cost and benefit. Formal denunciation is the last option, for serious cases and to restore rights. Public denunciation can have positive effects, but it is not for everyone. Safe, fast and restorative reporting options need to be strengthened. It is necessary to continue to inform, raise awareness and facilitate contact with the services that deal with discrimination.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Qualitative research

Sample details and representativeness

Between February and June 2024, several semi-structured interviews were conducted. Through open questions adapted to the different profiles, 26 interviews were conducted with different key informants: 11 interviews with experts in racial discrimination. 15 interviews with migrants of Maghreb origin. Six discussion groups of between 3 and 8 people were also organized, with a total of 28 participants, in order to explore in common, the usual situations, the ways of coping that they prefer in each case and, especially, in what ways they represent the act of reporting in a broad and specific sense. Participant observation. In addition to two focus groups, a study of informal settlements in the province of Huelva was carried out through the ethnographic record and the field diary.

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