Cláudia Santos

This paper offers a fresh perspective on the predominant narrative that links climate change to migration. We review how this narrative is being used to promote securitization policies and to limit migration avenues. We propose a reinterpretation of this connection by drawing on its current critique and acknowledging the alternative conclusions tha...

Everyday resistance is an essential mechanism through which marginalized communities reclaim their agency and preserve their right to stay put. Drawing on ethnographic research in Guinea-Bissau, this paper shifts the focus from the threats posed by climate change to how vulnerability is created, sustained and resisted. In a context deeply marked by...

This thesis challenges prevailing misconceptions about mass migration induced by human caused climate change. I adopt a people-centred approach by using ethnographic field research in Guinea-Bissau to understand the reasons why individuals choose to move or stay put. I ask to what extent climate change and environmental degradation influence people...

This paper shows how coastal and island peoples of Guinea- Bissau continue to prefer staying put over migrating when faced with manifestations of climate change and environmental disrepair. This reaction contradicts widely held interpretations of climate migration, which emphasize anti-immigrant sentiments and border regimes. We examine how histori...

Unpaid care work, mostly performed by women, is a central but undervalued contributor to economies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for unpaid care work increased due to restricted movement, social isolation and economic challenges. This pandemic has highlighted the urgency of recognizing and valuing women's work at the household level which...