Sociology of Migration
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I Centri di accoglienza sono le strutture nelle quali viene offerta una prima ospitalità e assistenza ai migranti. In Italia, negli anni e soprattutto in occasioni di «emergenze umanitarie», sono stati aperti tipi differenti di Centri.... more
There are more types of borders today than ever before in history. Borders of all kinds define every aspect of social life in the twenty-first century. From the biometric data that divides the smallest aspects of our bodies to the aerial... more
Southeastern Europe 41.3 - Edited issue Guest editors: Anna Krasteva and Marco Puleri ARTICLES Neža Kogovšek Šalamon, Mass Migration, Crimmigration and Defiance: The Case of the Humanitarian Corridor Dimitris Skleparis, European... more
Cross-border solidarity has captured the interest and imagination of scholars, activists and a range of political actors in such contested areas as the US-Mexico border and Guantanamo Bay. Chandra Russo examines how justice-seeking... more
On the Shoulders of Grandmothers can easily be enjoyed by academic as well as nonacademic audience as the life stories hold the core of the book. At the same time, the book is not a simple discussion of the struggles and aspirations of... more
The history of return migration is an often overlooked element in migration research. This research, which constituted my degree thesis in "Anthropology and history of the contemporary age" at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,... more
Europe's Transforming Identity. Part 1 of the book Islam and Tolerance in Wider Europe (ed. Pamela Kilpadi) including the articles: * 'What Values for Europe?' by Michael Emerson * 'The Role of Islam in Europe: Multiple Crises?' by Amel... more
Based on some key insights of the social recognition theory of Axel Honneth, the paper argues that a recognition-based theoretical approach to alienation and radicalization provides a more adequate framework for the conceptualization and... more
DE ALLÁ PARA ACÁ es una serie documental infantil ganadora del Concurso Nacional del INCAA “Series Documentales para ser emitidas por canal Paka Paka (2014)”. La serie forma parte de la grilla de contenidos del primer canal educativo y... more
l testo riporta i risultati principali dello studio condotto in Italia per conto dell’EMN nei mesi di aprile-ottobre 2014, con alcuni aggiornamenti. Il quadro nazionale delle pratiche è stato costruito sulla base delle disposizioni in... more
This article examines the representation of home among members of the Lebanese diaspora in New York, Montreal and Paris. Lebanese immigrants view home as both a concrete reality that is achieved physically or in relation with others and a... more
The various strategies of reaching out to the diaspora throughout the 20th century and of eventually including it in the building of a nation-state was embedded in transnational relations and ties between Croatian communities and... more
The challenges that official migration statistics face in the 21st century are manifold. In line with intensifying globalisation processes, and new patterns and types of migration, new routes and new migrant identities... more
Global migrations are an overwhelmingly complex phenomenon, involving millions of unique individuals and multifaceted social, economic, political and technological infrastructures. Faced with such complexity, we are forced to simplify in... more
"Cet article présente une analyse comparative de la participation des membres de deux familles salvadoriennes, dont l’une compte des enfants adultes installés en Australie et l’autre en Belgique, au soin de leurs parents âgés. Nous... more
This chapter focuses on how the political right in the United States, particularly in California, has propagated a highly charged political rhetoric in which Third World migrants, Mexicans in particular, are deemed to present a threat to... more
In this essay I will start describing the history and foundation of a far-right Italian party, Forza Nuova, and analysing some of their propaganda posters, that in many cases reminds to the fascist era. Moreover I will try understand how... more
This article considers asylum seekers/refugees’ perceptions of the negative asylum coverage that dominates mainstream press, as counter-posed to primarily positive representations in community newspapers. It explores how these... more
This is an unusual book. Combining social science fiction, utopianism, pragmatism, sober analysis, and innovative social theory, the authors address one of the biggest dilemmas of our age – how to solve the problems arising from mass... more
MA thesis: Ajijic: American dream, just in Mexico Maģistra darbā “Ahihika: amerikāņu sapnis, tikai Meksikā” aplūkota plaša pensionētu ārzemnieku kolonija nelielā Meksikas vidienes pilsētā, par darba mērķi izvirzot Ahihikas kopienas divu... more
Kidnapping, originally considered a problem for the super wealthy, has quickly spread to epidemic proportions among the relative poor, especially among clandestine international migrants. This article examines how people’s relationship to... more
This book is an attempt to consider Dubai outside the dominant pictures and to shed light on what
the author calls the « hidden urban spaces » this city is rich of.
the author calls the « hidden urban spaces » this city is rich of.
El propósito general de la presente investigación es analizar el trayecto de los migrantes centroamericanos en tránsito irregular por México y cómo estos experimentan, perciben y dan sentido al ser discriminados y estigmatizados a través... more
My article is based on the research findings of the empirical project “Istanbul Calling: Transnational Life- and Work Worlds of Highly Skilled Female German Citizens with and without Turkish Migration background”, which I have been... more
Immigrant female and also male workers are increasingly involved in the supply of care services in the countries of the Global North, and they are especially so in elderly care. In the countries of southern Europe, but to an increasing... more
When a group of undocumented migrants blocked a road in San Bernardino, California, in the summer of 2011, it was at first sight one out of many events organized by the protest movement of undocumented youth. While they marched down the... more
Una disamina sulla legge 47/2017 come punto di partenza per fare una proposta di trattamento della tutela dei minori non accompagnati che tenga in considerazione la loro realtà familiare all'interno di una cooperazione internazionale
In questo libro il legame fra salute, medicina e società viene dapprima analiz-zato in prospettiva microsociologica, osservando, cioè, come salute e malattia si radichino nei corpi degli individui e nelle loro relazioni sociali. Si passa... more
Report, 2005; Seria „Raporty migracyjne IPS”, nr 5.
Data Matrix for the article Abstract: This article analyzes patterns of global migration during the last five years, often associated with the “European refugee crisis” since summer 2015, documented by the World Bank Bilateral Migration... more