- Italy
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Social Exclusion, Comparative Research, Social Inclusion, Intersectionality, and 15 moreCitizenship, Italy, Appropriation, Right to the city, Netherlands, Social Integration, Social Participation, Social relations, Gender and space, Citizen, Italien, Intersektionalität, Bürger, Niederlande, and Großstadt
The present article aims to investigate the relationship between gender and urban space in contemporary cities, introducing some evidences emerged from an empirical research conducted in Milan. Unveiling the non-neutrality of city’s... more
The present article aims to investigate the relationship between gender and urban space in contemporary cities, introducing some evidences emerged from an empirical research conducted in Milan. Unveiling the non-neutrality of city’s spatial dimension in producing the stratification of urban population, the work highlights the mutual construction (and deconstruction) between urban spaces and gender stereotypes and discriminations, underlining potentialities and vulnerabilities hidden behind the intersection of specific features related to these two elements. Adopting an intersectional approach, indeed, the analysis sheds some light on ambiguous discriminating processes laying on the use and the social production of spaces in a gendered perspective.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
This book is one of the outcomes of the DIVERCITIES project. It focuses on the question of how to create social cohesion, social mobility and economic performance in today's hyper-diversified cities. The project's central... more
This book is one of the outcomes of the DIVERCITIES project. It focuses on the question of how to create social cohesion, social mobility and economic performance in today's hyper-diversified cities. The project's central hypothesis is that urban diversity is an asset; it can inspire creativity, innovation and make cities more liveable and harmonious. To ensure a more intelligent use of diversity's potential, a re-thinking of public policies and governance models is needed.
Research Interests:
Analysis of how urban diversity and policies and arrangements with respect to urban diversity affect different population groups living in cities in terms of economic performance and to clarify who (which social groups) profit and how... more
Analysis of how urban diversity and policies and arrangements with respect to urban diversity affect different population groups living in cities in terms of economic performance and to clarify who (which social groups) profit and how they profit.
This project is funded by the European Union under the
Research Interests:
This paper aims to produce a theoretical in-depth examination about the Intersectionality Theory. It retraces the principal steps of this approach, from its theoretical roots to the present day, suggesting potential developments and new... more
This paper aims to produce a theoretical in-depth examination about the Intersectionality Theory. It retraces the principal steps of this approach, from its theoretical roots to the present day, suggesting potential developments and new applications. Therefore, this work is meant to be an introduction to the Intersectionality Theory and, at the same time, it tries to go a step forward respect to the present state of the art. Indeed, the final intent is to propose the intersectionality paradigm to connect two particular fields of study: gender studies and urban sociology . The intersectional perspective enables researchers to include categories pertinent to spatial dimension in the analysis of the relation between gender and city , overcoming limits that affected previous works in this field of study. Keywords: intersectionality, gender, space, city
Research Interests:
L’articolo fornisce un’analisi intersezionale delle pratiche di cittadinanza urbana in una zona marginale Milano. Attraverso la lente del genere e all’interno del paradigma dell’Intersectionality Theory, saranno indagate le dimensioni... more
L’articolo fornisce un’analisi intersezionale delle pratiche di cittadinanza urbana in una zona marginale Milano. Attraverso la lente del genere e all’interno del paradigma dell’Intersectionality Theory, saranno indagate le dimensioni della diversita e dello spazio urbano, tramite interviste qualitative. L’analisi porta alla definizione di quattro modelli di cittadinanza urbana che si differenziano per grado di partecipazione e senso di appartenenza evidenziando potenzialita e vulnerabilita del contesto urbano analizzato.
Research Interests:
How do migrant women living in illegality build intimate relationships? How do they experience, resist or take advantage of the tight link between intimacy and migration status created by the German migration legislation? Drawing on rich... more
How do migrant women living in illegality build intimate relationships? How do they experience, resist or take advantage of the tight link between intimacy and migration status created by the German migration legislation? Drawing on rich biographical accounts and ethnographic methods, the book offers an insightful and sensitive look at a mostly unknown aspect of life in illegality. Adopting a critical feminist perspective, Flaminia Bartolini shows how intimacy should be understood in its intrinsic power dimension and looks critically at the German migration regime and on its effects on migrants' lives.
Research Interests:
This article aims to highlight the emergence of urban citizenship spaces in two European cities—Milan, Italy, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands—where marginality and social exclusion are faced and coped with through social participation,... more
This article aims to highlight the emergence of urban citizenship spaces in two European cities—Milan, Italy, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands—where marginality and social exclusion are faced and coped with through social participation, appropriation of space, and the construction of a peculiar place-based sense of belonging. To do so, the article will present the results of comparative research conducted in Milan and Rotterdam by means of 60 semi-structured interviews (30 in each city) with inhabitants of peculiar neighbourhoods in the two cities. The analysis will adopt an intersectional perspective (Crenshaw, 1989), paying attention to the intersection between personal characteristics and spatial features to highlight the processes occurring at the crossroads between the social and spatial categories. In particular, this work will present two examples, one from each city involved in the research, in which urban citizenship practices are enacted and create a Lefebvrian space of repr...
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Social Exclusion, Comparative Research, Social Inclusion, Intersectionality, and 15 moreCitizenship, Italy, Appropriation, Right to the city, Netherlands, Social Integration, Social Participation, Social relations, Gender and space, Citizen, Italien, Intersektionalität, Bürger, Niederlande, and Großstadt
The present article aims to investigate the relationship between gender and urban space in contemporary cities, introducing some evidences emerged from an empirical research conducted in Milan. Unveiling the non-neutrality of city’s... more
The present article aims to investigate the relationship between gender and urban space in contemporary cities, introducing some evidences emerged from an empirical research conducted in Milan. Unveiling the non-neutrality of city’s spatial dimension in producing the stratification of urban population, the work highlights the mutual construction (and deconstruction) between urban spaces and gender stereotypes and discriminations, underlining potentialities and vulnerabilities hidden behind the intersection of specific features related to these two elements. Adopting an intersectional approach, indeed, the analysis sheds some light on ambiguous discriminating processes laying on the use and the social production of spaces in a gendered perspective.
Research Interests:
The article analyses the discourses, strategies and daily practices about diversity in Milan, Italy, framing them at different scales: (a) the national model of integration; (b) the city-level debate and policy framework about diversity;... more
The article analyses the discourses, strategies and daily practices about diversity in Milan, Italy, framing them at different scales: (a) the national model of integration; (b) the city-level debate and policy framework about diversity; (c) the neighbourhood-level initiatives addressing (directly or indirectly) diversity; (d) representations and narratives about diversity among the residents of two neighbourhoods in the city. Drawing on qualitative research conducted between 2013 and 2015 with 33 interviews with key officials and policymakers and 52 interviews with inhabitants of two neighbourhoods in Milan, this work aims at disentangling how multi-scalar representations intertwine and intersect, to what extent the different scales influence each other and with what consequences on the multi-level governance of urban diversity. Considering both the bottom-up and the top-down perspectives, the results will highlight the detachment between people’s narratives and representations and...
Research Interests:
This report aims at assessing initiatives, actions and organisations focussing on diversity in Milan (Italy), and their governance arrangements.
Research Interests:
Critical analysis of existing urban policy programmes and discourses in Milan, Italy. Includes overview of political systems and governance structures, key shifts in national discourses, and approaches to policy over migration,... more
Critical analysis of existing urban policy programmes and discourses in Milan, Italy. Includes overview of political systems and governance structures, key shifts in national discourses, and approaches to policy over migration, citizenship, and diversity.
Research Interests: Geography and Governance
Executive Summary: Today, cities in Europe are more diverse than ever. Immigration, socio-economic inequality, and spatial segregation, coupled with a diversity of identities, activities, mobility’s, and lifestyles all contribute to a... more
Executive Summary: Today, cities in Europe are more diverse than ever. Immigration, socio-economic inequality, and spatial segregation, coupled with a diversity of identities, activities, mobility’s, and lifestyles all contribute to a condition we call hyper-diversity. The accumulation of these factors in urban settings poses signi cant challenges to policy-makers and institutions. On the one hand, there are positive discourses on urban diversity. The European Union sees diversity as a driver of growth and social progress. Many city authorities are inspired by Richard Florida’s work and see diversity as an asset that can attract the creative class. On the other hand, increasing diversity engenders fear among substantial parts of the population. The election of Trump, the impending Brexit, and the rise of populist movements across Europe are all related to anxiety about immigration. Many national governments have reacted by enforcing stricter immigration policies and adopting an assi...
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
L'articolo fornisce un'analisi intersezionale delle pratiche di cittadinanza urbana in una zona marginale Milano. Attraverso la lente del genere e l'approccio dell'Intersectionality Theory, saranno indagate le dimensioni della diversità e... more
L'articolo fornisce un'analisi intersezionale delle pratiche di cittadinanza urbana in una zona marginale Milano. Attraverso la lente del genere e l'approccio dell'Intersectionality Theory, saranno indagate le dimensioni della diversità e dello spazio urbano, tramite interviste qualitative. L'analisi porta alla definizione di quattro modelli di cittadinanza urbana che si differenziano per grado di partecipazione e senso di appartenenza evidenziando potenzialità e vulnerabilità del contesto urbano analizzato.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
This article aims to highlight the emergence of urban citizenship spaces in two European cities-Milan, Italy, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands-where marginality and social exclusion are faced and coped with through social participation,... more
This article aims to highlight the emergence of urban citizenship spaces in two European cities-Milan, Italy, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands-where marginality and social exclusion are faced and coped with through social participation, appropriation of space, and the construction of a peculiar place-based sense of belonging. To do so, the article will present the results of comparative research conducted in Milan and Rotterdam by means of 60 semi-structured interviews (30 in each city) with inhabitants of peculiar neighbourhoods in the two cities. The analysis will adopt an intersectional perspective (Crenshaw, 1989), paying attention to the intersection between personal characteristics and spatial features to highlight the processes occurring at the crossroads between the social and spatial categories. In particular, this work will present two examples, one from each city involved in the research, in which urban citizenship practices are enacted and create a Lefebvrian space of representation where dominant discourses and narratives are overcome and overturned by people otherwise excluded from dominant spaces and mainstream forms of urban citizenship. A comparison of the fieldwork from the two cities shows how in both cases, subaltern and/or marginalised groups (women, the poor, and migrants in particular) manage to appropriate interstitial spaces within the city where they can find room for expression and well-being and for the performance of urban citizenship practices. At the same time, though, external (political and economic) factors can transform those spaces of representation into self-constraining places which can expose these marginal groups to further vulnerability.
Research Interests:
Il presente lavoro ha lo scopo di indagare il difficile travaglio istituzionale che accompagna la strutturazione dell’integrazione sociosanitaria nelle Marche, focalizzando l’attenzione sulle politiche per la disabilità a Pesaro.... more
Il presente lavoro ha lo scopo di indagare il difficile travaglio istituzionale che accompagna la strutturazione dell’integrazione sociosanitaria nelle Marche, focalizzando l’attenzione sulle politiche per la disabilità a Pesaro. L’analisi evidenzia debolezze e strategie adattive innovative che vengono messe in atto alla luce di una sussidiarietà frammentata e settoriale, che rischia di schiacciare i servizi di welfare locale fra richieste gestionali crescenti e mancanza di autonomia finanziaria.
Research Interests:
What is the Intersectionality Theory? How can it be used for investigating social phenomena? This paper is aimed at scrutinizing the methodological challenges that the wide application of the Intersectionality Theory in social sciences... more
What is the Intersectionality Theory? How can it be used for investigating social phenomena? This paper is aimed at scrutinizing the methodological challenges that the wide application of the Intersectionality Theory in social sciences has brought to light, presenting some practical examples of intersectional research. After showing strengths and weaknesses of the intersectional paradigm, this work will try to rebut some of the most relevant criticisms of the Intersectionality Theory which have emerged so far within the academic debate. Then, the paper will discuss how it is possible to minimize potential drawbacks and to foster positive aspects of this approach, delineating an intersectional method, which can be used as a guideline to direct eventual future intersectional research.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
This paper aims to produce a theoretical in-depth examination about the Intersectionality Theory. It retraces the principal steps of this approach, from its theoretical roots to the present day, suggesting potential developments and new... more
This paper aims to produce a theoretical in-depth examination about the
Intersectionality Theory. It retraces the principal steps of this approach, from its
theoretical roots to the present day, suggesting potential developments and new
applications. Therefore, this work is meant to be an introduction to the Intersectionality
Theory and, at the same time, it tries to go a step forward respect to the present state of
the art. Indeed, the final intent is to propose the intersectionality paradigm to connect
two particular fields of study: gender studies and urban sociology. The intersectional
perspective enables researchers to include categories pertinent to spatial dimension in
the analysis of the relation between gender and city, overcoming limits that affected
previous works in this field of study.
Intersectionality Theory. It retraces the principal steps of this approach, from its
theoretical roots to the present day, suggesting potential developments and new
applications. Therefore, this work is meant to be an introduction to the Intersectionality
Theory and, at the same time, it tries to go a step forward respect to the present state of
the art. Indeed, the final intent is to propose the intersectionality paradigm to connect
two particular fields of study: gender studies and urban sociology. The intersectional
perspective enables researchers to include categories pertinent to spatial dimension in
the analysis of the relation between gender and city, overcoming limits that affected
previous works in this field of study.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests: Sociology, Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, and 15 moreHousing, Modern Architecture, Urban Sociology, Sociologia, Urban Design, Sociologia Urbana, Sociología, Sociology of Architecture, Brutalism, Architettura, Architettura E Urbanistica, Urbanistica, Giancarlo de Carlo, Sociologia Dell'Architettura, and Partecipazione
Research Interests:
This report aims at assessing initiatives, actions and organisations focussing on diversity in Milan (Italy), and their governance arrangements.
This report aims at assessing the role of diversity in urban policy in Italy, with a focus on the case of Milan. Even though we will provide a general overview of diversity discourses mentioning a number of different groups and targets,... more
This report aims at assessing the role of diversity in urban policy in Italy, with a focus on the case of Milan. Even though we will provide a general overview of diversity discourses mentioning a number of different groups and targets, our focus will be mostly on in-migrant diversity. This is due mainly to the fact that – as interviews and policy documents analysis will show – there is no wide-scope, cross-sectoral, general and strategic discourse on diversity and its promotion in the Italian policy and public agenda. Instead, there is a plurality of fragmented discourses concerning specific groups and categories (e.g. in-migrants, Roma and in the Italian case also the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, young people, women) that is reflected in an institutional fragmentation. The resulting fragmented policy practice is reinforced by a weak inter-institutional coordination at the horizontal level between departments and policy-specific organizations,
This report aims at assessing the role of diversity in urban policy in Italy, with a focus on the case of Milan. Even though we will provide a general overview of diversity discourses mentioning a number of different groups and targets,... more
This report aims at assessing the role of diversity in urban policy in Italy, with a focus on the case of Milan. Even though we will provide a general overview of diversity discourses mentioning a number of different groups and targets, our focus will be mostly on in-migrant diversity. This is due mainly to the fact that – as interviews and policy documents analysis will show – there is no wide-scope, cross-sectoral, general and strategic discourse on diversity and its promotion in the Italian policy and public agenda. Instead, there is a plurality of fragmented discourses concerning specific groups and categories (e.g. in-migrants, Roma and in the Italian case also the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, young people, women) that is reflected in an institutional fragmentation. The resulting fragmented policy practice is reinforced by a weak inter-institutional coordination at the horizontal level between departments and policy-specific organizations,
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
E' aperta la call for papers per la XII conferenza Espanet Italia (Urbino, 19 - 21 settembre 2019).
Qui trovate l'elenco delle sessioni: http://www.espanet-italia.net/elenco-delle-sessioni-2019/
Deadline: 14 aprile 2019
Qui trovate l'elenco delle sessioni: http://www.espanet-italia.net/elenco-delle-sessioni-2019/
Deadline: 14 aprile 2019
Research Interests:
Conferenza Espanet Italia 2019
Call per coordinatori di sessione
Scadenza: 21 gennaio
Info: http://www.espanet-italia.net/conferenza-2019/
espanet2019@uniurb.it
Call per coordinatori di sessione
Scadenza: 21 gennaio
Info: http://www.espanet-italia.net/conferenza-2019/
espanet2019@uniurb.it