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Personal Statement
Francis Portes Virginio is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow working on his project ‘the Securitisation of Nature, Displacement and Unfree Labour in Brazil`s Amazon’ (2021-2024).
Prior to this position, Francis was a postdoctoral researcher in a participatory project funded by ESRC (2018-2021). His work examined the formation of southern corridors of migration in the Brazilian Amazonian region and the incorporation of migrant workers in need of Humanitarian protection into industries that are part of ‘sustainable development’ agendas.
Francis has research interests in the areas of political economy, global commodity chains, forced displacement, labour migration, slave labour and socio-environmental conflicts with a particular focus in Brazil.
He also values public engagement and community participation in research and decision-making process. He has worked closely with migrants, refugees and indigenous communities in Latin America, mediating conflict with governmental and non-governmental institutions.
Academic / Professional qualifications
Francis holds a Ph.D. in Work, Employment and Organisation from the University of Strathclyde, a Double Master’s degree in Migration Studies and Conflict Mediation from KU Leuven (Belgium), and the University of Lille (France), and a BA in Psychology from the State University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Regional Expertise: Latin America
Country Expertise: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese (Native Speaker), English, French and Spanish.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Socio-environmental conflicts
- Unfree labour
- refugees and internally displaced communities (IDPs)
- migrant workers
- Development corridors
- Slave labour
- Developing Countries
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Securitisation of Nature, Displacement and Unfree labour in Brazil's Amazon
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Fellowship
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UKRI CoA Covid Extension
Garvey, B., Portes Virginio, F. V. & Cardesa-Salzmann, A.
1/06/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research - Internally Allocated
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Contemporary slave labour on the Amazonian frontier: the problems and politics of post rescue solidarity
Portes Virginio, F., Garvey, B., Leão, L. H. D. C. & Pistorio, B. V., 18 Aug 2022, In: Globalizations . 19, 6, p. 937-954 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking super-exploitation in the 21st century: the struggles of Haitian workers in Brazil
Virginio, F., Stewart, P. & Garvey, B., 9 Feb 2022, In: Work, Employment and Society. 37, 4, p. 897-915 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)101 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Dataset for the research project: "So who is building sustainable development? Transforming exploitative labour along southern corridors of migration (ESRC Global Challenges)"
Portes Virginio, F. V. (Data Collector) & Garvey, B. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 31 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.15129/ad451a15-c7a8-4d76-ba97-a73d20ab93ed
Dataset
Thesis
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The transnational chains of super-exploitation in the 21st century, the experiences of Haitian workers in Brazil
Author: Portes Virginio, F. V., 27 Sept 2019Supervisor: Stewart, P. (Supervisor) & Garvey, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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ERASMUS MUNDUS -European Commission Research Award
Portes Virginio, Francis Vinicius (Recipient), 28 May 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Portes Virginio, Francis Vinicius (Recipient), 23 May 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Unfreedom in labour-value chains
Francis Vinicius Portes Virginio (Invited speaker)
22 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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International Labour Process Conference 2023
Francis Vinicius Portes Virginio (Speaker)
12 Apr 2023 → 14 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference