{"product_id":"humanitarianism-from-below-faith-welfare-and-the-role-of-casas-de-migrantes-in-mexico-9781479825622","title":"Humanitarianism from Below: Faith, Welfare, and the Role of Casas de Migrantes in Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChallenges the definition of humanitarian aid\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAside from being one of the most important migration corridors in the world, Mexico is becoming an immigrant destination itself, with more and more migrants deciding or needing to stay in the country after failing to enter the United States. In the absence of state aid, migrant shelters have emerged as an informal welfare system for migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and deportees in Mexico. Largely run by faith-based humanitarian organizations, these shelters have grown significantly in recent years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumanitarianism from Below\u003c\/i\u003e examines the significance of these \u003ci\u003ecasas de migrantes\u003c\/i\u003e (migrant shelters) in the migration process in Mexico. The book also reviews the role of faith-based humanitarian organizations, whose engagement with migrants is perceived more as charity work than professional humanitarian work. The volume argues that faith-based humanitarian organizations' work challenges traditional understandings of what counts as humanitarian aid. It makes the case that in order to understand the full ecology of migration, we need to understand not only how large organizations like the Red Cross work, but also how these smaller and local entities with fewer resources interact with migrants on their journeys. Most migration research tends to focus on its impact within home countries or in destination contexts, rarely focusing on the actual migration process, including the interactions that influence the course of the migration journey itself. In conducting this research, Alejandro Olayo-Méndez traveled along migrant routes several times in order to gain knowledge about how migrants move and how they interact with the migrant shelters. He offers a detailed look at the experiences and challenges of \u003ci\u003ecasas de migrantes\u003c\/i\u003e in Mexico, situating these faith-based shelters as an integral part of Mexico's humanitarian ecosystem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Olayo-Méndez\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Boston College. His latest article \u003ci\u003eEssential, Disposable, and Excluded\u003c\/i\u003e in the Journal of Poverty discusses the experience of Latino immigrants in the United States during the pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589691474194,"sku":"9781479825622","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b87dd2d6-1423-435f-9dc1-150961e58808.jpg?v=1756801711","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/humanitarianism-from-below-faith-welfare-and-the-role-of-casas-de-migrantes-in-mexico-9781479825622","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}