Antía Pérez Caramés
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology and Communication Sciences, Universidade da Coruña
In her research, Antía Pérez Caramés has explored international migration, population ageing, gender relations and care.
Antía has conducted research on recent migration trends in Spain, with a particular emphasis on the phenomena of ‘new Spanish emigration’ and return migration. She has also analysed population ageing in Galicia and new demographic policies. She is currently participating in the research network ‘Activismo(s) Migrantes. Regímenes fronterizos y derechos de movilidad’ [Migrant Activism(s): Border Regimes and Mobility Rights] (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, 2020-2021), where she has contributed research on transnational political activism among new Spanish emigrants and migrant domestic workers in Spain.
Some of her recent publications include: ‘Transnational arrangements for care provision in Romanian migrant families’ (2019. Springer, in press); ‘La emigración española en tiempos de crisis (2008-2017): análisis comparado de los flujos a América Latina y Europa’ (2019. Notas de Población); and ‘Inmigración y dinámicas territoriales en España: crisis y recuperación (2008-2017)’.
Antía is currently leading the research project ‘New Emigration from Spain: Profiles, Mobility Strategies and Transnational Political Activism’ funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, 2016-2020.