The economic crisis that has hit Europe, particularly Spain, since 2008 has had profound effects on society in general. Some social groups, however, have suffered more severely from the consequences of this phenomenon, with immigrants being one of the most affected. Indeed, the economic crisis has meant for immigrants not only the loss of jobs, but also serious shortages in terms of housing, uncertainty regarding their migratory situation and the dismantling of social networks in the face of the return of relatives or friends, among others. Against this backdrop, immigrant associations, as key resources of social capital, have the potential to become a space of support for the migration process, as well as for facing the challenges posed by the crisis. Thus, in the face of the weakness or absence of networks and social support networks for immigrants, associations have become a vital space for assistance in mitigating migration problems, and for making their problems visible on the public agenda. The aim of this article is to explore on the basis of interviews, surveys and secondary sources, the role played by immigrant associations in the crisis scenario between 2008 and 2015 in Spain, both in terms of support for their members and in terms of raising the visibility of the problems of this group. In conclusion, we can see a great diversity of intervention strategies of immigrant associations in multiple aspects, contributing to mitigating the effects of the crisis on this group

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Asociaciones de inmigrantes y crisis económica. Examinando el papel de las asociaciones de inmigrantes en España entre 2008 y 2015.

El presente trabajo examina las principales aportaciones realizadas a la investigacion de la inmigracion extranjera aplicando el analisis de redes sociales, fundamentalmente en el contexto espanol. Para ello, se emplea una doble perspectiva. Por un lado, se atiende a la aproximacion metodologica particular utilizada en la recogida de datos y en las tecnicas estadisticas usadas para su analisis. Por otro, se ubican los trabajos en los ejes tematicos principales identificados. Previamente, se contextualiza la cuestion en el debate mas general sobre redes migratorias y capital social, se presentan algunos conceptos sobre el analisis de redes y se proporcionan algunas claves sobre la recogida de datos reticulares y las tecnicas mas apropiadas para su explotacion. Por ultimo, se sugieren las fortalezas de esta perspectiva metodologica y las limitaciones a las que se enfrenta su utilizacion.In this paper, the main contributions to the research on foreign migration through the application of social network analysis are examined, especially for the Spanish context. A dual perspective is used. On one hand, the focus is on the specific methodological approach applied for the data collection and the statistical techniques chosen for the analysis. On the other hand, the works are classified according to a proposed thematic division. Previously, the topic is framed in the more general debate about migration networks and social capital, some concepts on network analysis are introduced and some key facts about network data collection and the appropriate techniques for their exploitation are discussed. Finally, the strengths and the limitations of this methodological approach are suggested.

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Verónica de Miguel Luken

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Potencialidades del análisis de redes para el estudio de las migraciones