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Gabriela Mesquita Borges, PhD in Criminology (2023) from the University of Porto, Portugal, is a dedicated researcher specializing in the nuanced experiences, inter-subjective narratives, and perspectives of refugee women across various geographical and symbolic contexts. Her research meticulously examines the critical stages of their journeys: from their country of origin, through their displacement, to their country of asylum. Borges’s gender-informed analysis of the reception conditions and integration practices within the Portuguese asylum system is both comprehensive and insightful. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges criminology, victimology, feminist studies, sociology, and law. Borges's work draws on contexts from the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, contributing to a global understanding of these vital issues. In 2023, Borges joined the Center for Legal, Economic and Environmental Studies (CEJEA) at the University of Lusiada as a researcher. Additionally, she has been a collaborating researcher at the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) at the University of Minho since 2023. Her prolific publication record includes book chapters for Springer and IGI Global, as well as articles in esteemed journals such as The Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology and Journal of International Migration and Integration. Throughout her career, Borges has actively participated in numerous international and national scientific projects, often in collaborative roles. She has presented her research findings at prestigious conferences and has been a sought-after guest speaker. Her exceptional work has facilitated collaborations with leading research groups, including joining the COST ACTION CA16111 - International Ethnic and Migrant Minorities' Survey Data Network in 2018. Borges’s expertise has been recognized through invitations to various academic working groups and committees. Since 2018, she has been involved with the European Society of Criminology Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies, and in 2023, she was appointed co-chair of this influential group. Her passion for education and knowledge dissemination is evident in her role as a guest lecturer. From 2020 to 2023, Borges taught at the Law Department of the University of Minho, covering undergraduate and master's courses in criminology, sexual crimes, prison and correctional models, diversion and crime prevention, security and policing, sexual criminality, and qualitative research methods. In 2023, she expanded her academic reach by accepting an invitation to become an Assistant Professor at the University of Lusiada Norte. She teaches courses including Introduction to Victimology, Current Victimology, Clinical Criminology, and The Intersection of Crime and Gender Discrimination.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gabriela Coelho Mesquita Teixeira Borges

Citation names

  • Borges, G.
  • Borges, M. G.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A314-4AF9-CD53
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2255-9054

Email addresses

  • gabrielamborges@por.ulusiada.pt (Professional)
  • gabrielaborges@direito.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • gabriela.mesquita.borges@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 916237032 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho, Escola de Direito, Edifício 17 - Campus de Gualtar , 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
  • Universidade Lusíada Porto, R. de Moçambique 21, Porto, 4100-346 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Law - Criminology
  • Social Sciences - Sociology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/08 - 2023/02/23
Concluded
Criminology (PhD) (Doutoramento)
Major in Criminology
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
"Experiences of violence and agency in the lives of refugee women: Stages and places of becoming a refugee" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Unanimously Approved (highest grade)
2019/05/17 - 2019/05/19
Concluded
7th GERN Summer School (Outros)
Major in "Emerging Trends in Criminology"
Escola de Criminologia da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/03/03 - 2018/03/05
Concluded
The 1st ETHMIGSUREVYDATA Training School (Outros)
Major in Compiling, documenting, archiving and pooling a large amount of data coming from various comparable studies conducted around Europe
Department of Economics, University of Warsaw, Poland
2013/09/08 - 2014/10/16
Concluded
Woman and Child Abuse (MA) (Master)
Major in Woman and child abuse studies (theory, research, policy and practice)
London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
"How to breathe underwater? From fashion, beauty, sex advice, dating tips and celebrity news: Do magazines reflect gender stereotypes, challenge them or actually construct them?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Passed with Merit (highest grade)
2008/09/08 - 2012/06/08
Concluded
Criminology (BA) (Licenciatura)
Major in Crimes, delinquents, victims, and the responses of the formal and social control systems
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/25 - Current Researcher (Research) Fundação Minerva, Portugal
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Jurídicos Económicos e Ambientais, Portugal
2023/06/02 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/05/06 - Current Science and Technology Management The Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies, Switzerland
European Society of Criminology, Switzerland

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/02/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2023/09/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/06/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/03 - 2018/03 The 1st Ethmig Survey Data Training School
1040.00 €.
Department of Economics, University of Warsaw

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/04 - 2021/03/13 Descobertas - Programa Universal de Prevenção Psicossocial do Desenvolvimento Social, Cognitivo e Comportamental [ Discoveries - Universal Program for Psychosocial Prevention of Social, Cognitive and Behavioral Development]
N/A
Principal investigator
Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Maia, Portugal
Santa Casa da Misericórdia + "Programa Escolhas" (Estado Português)
Concluded
2019/08/01 - 2019/12/31 Estudo Avaliativo sobre o Grau de Satisfação do Serviço de Proteção por Teleassistência a Vítimas de Violência Doméstica [Evaluative Study on the Level of Satisfaction of the Teleassistance Protection Service for Victims of Domestic Violence]
N/A
Researcher
Escola de Criminologia da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género
2017/09/01 - 2019/06/30 Zarpar: Programa educacional para o desenvolvimento cognitivo e comportamental [Zarpar: Educational program for cognitive and behavioral development]
N/A
Researcher
Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Maia, Portugal

Escola de Criminologia da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Santa Casa da Misericórdia + "Programa Escolhas" (Estado Português)
Concluded
2018/03/03 - 2019/03/03 MEMOIRS: Filhos de Império e Pós-Memórias Europeias [MEMOIRS: Sons of Empire and European Post-Memoirs]
N/A
Content analyst
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
European Research Council
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Borges, Gabriela Mesquita. "Breathing the Asylum System: Gendering Portugal's Reception Conditions and Integration Practices". In Investigating and Combating Gender-Related Victimization, 66-98. United States: IGI Global, 2024.
    Published • 10.4018/979-8-3693-5436-0.ch004
  2. Borges, Gabriela Mesquita. "In Quest of Sanctuary: The Gendered Challenges Within the Complex Landscape of Asylum-Seeking". In Investigating and Combating Gender-Related Victimization, 46-65. United States: IGI Global, 2024.
    Published • 10.4018/979-8-3693-5436-0.ch003
  3. Borges, M. G.. "Desafios no acolhimento de mulheres requerentes de asilo em Portugal: O papel dos profissionais institucionais". In Migrações Contemporâneas, Direitos Humanos e Justiça. Portugal: Pactor, 2024.
    Accepted
  4. Borges, M. G.; Faria, R.; Gabriela Mesquita Borges; Rita Faria. "Language, emotions, and access to refugee women: Ingredients for reflexivity". In Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies, XXIX-640. Switzerland: Springer Cham, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-41574-6_17
  5. Borges, M. G; Faria, R.; Borges, G.. "Breathing Under Water: Gendering the Violence Against Refugee Women". In Research Anthology on Child and Domestic Abuse and Its Prevention, edited by Boskovic, S. M., 19-37. Pensilvânia, United States: IGI Global, 2022.
    10.4018/978-1-6684-5598-2.ch002
Edited book
  1. Borges, M. G.; A. Guerreiro. Modern Insights and Strategies in Victimology. United States: IGI Global. 2024.
    Published • Editor
  2. Borges, M. G.; A. Guerreiro. Investigating and Combating Gender-Related Victimization. United States: IGI Global. 2024.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Gabriela Mesquita Borges. "Journey of Violence: Refugee Women`s Experiences Across Three Stages and Places". Journal of International Migration and Integration (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-023-01102-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s12134-023-01102-z
  2. Borges, M. G.. "Violência de Género contra Mulheres: Análise do Fenómeno numa Perspetiva de Violação dos Direitos Humanos". Contemporâneos - Revista de Artes e Humanidades 25 (2023): 1-17. https://revistacontemporaneos.com.br/violencia-de-genero-contra-mulheres/#_ftn1.
    Open access • Published
  3. Minho, Gabriela Mesquita Borges, University of; Porto, Ana Guerreiro, University of Maia and University of; Minho, Leonardo Conde, University of. "Stroking Reflexivity Into Practice: The Pros and Cons of Resorting to Gatekeepers to Conduct Qualitative Criminological Research". Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology 12 2 (2023): 240-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.31b36875.
    Open access • 10.21428/88de04a1.31b36875
  4. Borges, G.. "Violence Against Women and Girls as Human Rights Violation: Creating a Common Language Against Gender-Neutral Concepts of Abuse". Interações: Sociedade e as novas modernidades 32 (2017): 5-11. https://interacoes-ismt.com/index.php/revista.
    Published
Preface / Postscript
  1. Borges, M. G.. "Migração, Educação e Sistema de Justiça Penal". Preface to Género e Cultura Prisional: Passado, Presente e Futuro. Portugal: II Simpósio Internacional sobre Género e Cultura Prisional (SIGeP2022). 2022.
    Published
Preprint
  1. Borges, M. G.. "Refugee women`s holistic identity: A contemporary perspective on the process of becoming a refugee woman". 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3856468/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3856468/v1
  2. Gabriela Mesquita Borges. "Fighting back, moving forward: Refugee women's agency in stories of resistance and resilience". 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3835058/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3835058/v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Experiences of violence and agency in the lives of refugee women: Stages and places of becoming a refugee". PhD, Escola de Criminologia da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/148354.
  2. "How to breathe underwater? From fashion, beauty, sex advice, dating tips and celebrity news: Do magazines reflect gender stereotypes, challenge them or actually construct them?". Master, London Metropolitan University, 2014.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/14 Identidade holística das mulheres refugiadas: Uma perspectiva contemporânea sobre o processo de se tornar uma mulher refugiada Seminário Internacional Migrações Contemporâneas, Direitos Humanos e Justiça
Universidade da Maia (Maia, Portugal)
2023/05/05 4.ª Edição do Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Criminologia (IV ENEC) [4th Edition of the National Meeting of Criminology Students (IV ENEC)] Crise de Refugiados e Crimes de Ódio [Refugee Crisis and Hate Crimes]
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/04/11 Violence and agency in the lives of refugee women: States and Places of becoming a refugee - Part Two Unidade Curricular de Vitímologia
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto
2023/03/21 Violence and agency in the lives of refugee women: States and Places of becoming a refugee - Part One Unidade Curricular de Vitímologia
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
2022/11/17 Victimology and sexualization of popular culture: Issues and debates Erasmus+ SuCCESS Project: Strengthening Criminology teaching through Cooperation among European & South-american universities
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
2022/09/21 The pros and cons of resorting to gatekeepers to conduct qualitative criminological research
European Society of Criminology (Málaga, Spain)
2022/06/15 Corporate crimes: Economic and environmental crimes Ciclos de Criminologia
Associação de estudantes da licenciatura em Criminologia da Universidade Lusíada
2022/06/08 Sexualization of popular culture Unidade Curricular de Vitímologia
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
2021/06/20 Structural and symbolic violence against refugee women Unidade Curricular de Vitímologia na Atualidade
Universidade Lusíada Porto
2021/05/11 Stroking reflexivity into practice: How to become a Reflexive Researcher Contemporary Societies in Motion
National Kapodistrian University of the National Center for Social Research (EKKE), the Center for the Study of Crime (CSC), and the European Society Research Methodologies and Epistemologies (Atenas, Greece)
2021/05/02 The brave new world of technologies: Reflecting on the pros and cons of conducting online interviews during the COVID 19 Global Pandemic Contemporary Societies in Motion
National Kapodistrian University of the National Center for Social Research (EKKE), the Center for the Study of Crime (CSC), and the European Society Research Methodologies and Epistemologies (Atenas, Greece)
2021/03/16 Violence and agency in the lives of refugee women: States and Places of becoming a refugee Unidade Curricular de Tópicos Específicos
Universidade da Maia (Portugal)
2019/11/10 The refugee crisis - A gender perspective Unidade Curricular de Questões de Segurança I
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
2019/09/04 Qualitative methodology: What methods should be used in studying refugee women? The 19th annual conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Gent, Belgium)
2019/06/03 How to conduct research with refugee women? The 7th Gern Summer School
Gern + Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/11/05 A contemporary and criminological look at the current refugee crisis Unidade Curricular de Questões de Segurança I
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
2018/08/27 Violence Towards Refugee Women: Human Rights, Practices and Narratives The 18th annual conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2018/06/05 Zarpar: Educational program for cognitive and behavioral development Unidade Curricular de Modelos de Intervenção em Criminologia I
(Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/07/07 - 2022/07/07 Qualitative methods at the service of criminology: The importance of reflexivity in conducting empirical studies (2022/07/01 - 2022/07/31)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/05/23 - 2019/05/24 Prisons in Portugal and Europe: Regimes of Detention and Monitoring of Regimes International conference on comparative approaches (2019/05/23 - 2019/05/24)
Conference (Other)
Associação Internacional de Criminologia de Língua Portuguesa (AICLP), Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/13 A violência sexual contra as mulheres em contexto Universitário: As jovens universitárias enquanto grupo de risco.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Agnés da Cruz Carvalho (Master)
Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2023/12/06 O abuso sexual de menores: Uma análise sobre a incidência, prevalência e fatores de risco através da análise de decisões judiciais.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Diana Sofia da Silva Fernandes (Master)
Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2023/11/08 A condição de sem-abrigo e o crime: Uma análise das representações sociais através dos jornais online.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Francisca Capitão Vale Belo Cardoso (Master)
Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/10/27 - Current International Criminology Springer
2023/06/01 - Current Journal of International Migration and Integration Springer

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/06/02 - Current Center for Communication and Society Studies (CECS) [Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS)] Collaborating Researcher
2017/10/02 - Current European Society of Criminology Member
2018/10/01 - 2023/04/30 Working-Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies Member
2018/03/01 - 2021/10/20 Cost Action 16111 - International Ethnic and Immigrant Minorities' Survey Data Network (ETHMIGSURVEYDATA) Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/05/06 - Current The European Society of Criminology Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies (WG-QRME)
President / Vice-president
European Society of Criminology, Switzerland

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/04/01 - Current Crime and Gender Discrimination Criminologia (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2023/02/01 - Current Current Victimology Criminologia (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2023/02/01 - Current Clinical Criminology Criminologia Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Criminology Direito (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Terrorism Criminologia e Justiça Criminal (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Sexual Criminality Criminologia e Justiça Criminal (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Prison and Correctional Models Ciências Criminais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Diversion and Crime Ciências Criminais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Sexual Crimes Ciências Criminais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Prevention, Security and Policing Ciências Criminais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/12/31 Social Dynamics of Domestic Violence Cidadania, Intervenção e Violência (Pós-Graduação) Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Vulnerability to Sexual Assault Cidadania, Intervenção e Violência (Pós-Graduação) Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal