The aim of this section, which opens with a series of reports by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, is to highlight the complex web of factors determining the dynamics of migration in the Mediterranean.
In contrast to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained by repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.
In particular, we believe it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, which cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration decisions.
In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; on the other, there are those who contribute to already highly alarmist narratives by predicting mass exoduses.
The reality is far more complex than this, and is fortunately open to a wide range of possible outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to manage it in a balanced and sustainable way, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require huge investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.
The aim of this section, which opens with a series of reports by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, is to highlight the complex web of factors determining the dynamics of migration in the Mediterranean.
In contrast to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained by repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.
In particular, we believe it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, which cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration decisions.
In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; on the other, there are those who contribute to already highly alarmist narratives by predicting mass exoduses.
The reality is far more complex than this, and is fortunately open to a wide range of possible outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to manage it in a balanced and sustainable way, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require huge investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.
The aim of this section, which opens with a series of reports by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, is to highlight the complex web of factors determining the dynamics of migration in the Mediterranean.
In contrast to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained by repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.
In particular, we believe it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, which cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration decisions.
In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; on the other, there are those who contribute to already highly alarmist narratives by predicting mass exoduses.
The reality is far more complex than this, and is fortunately open to a wide range of possible outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to manage it in a balanced and sustainable way, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require huge investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.
The activism of people with a migrant background more and more involves online and offline voices through a plurality of tools and languages.
Today in Italy there is a rich panorama of movements, networks, associations and projects that intend to encourage the protagonism of people of immigrant origin and to combat discrimination.
Blogs, podcasts and social pages have also spread, using the potential offered by digital platforms to address a wide audience, promoting equal rights and greater social inclusion. These initiatives address topics of interest to the social sciences: from the deconstruction of stereotypes to the visibility and representation of minorities in the various spheres of Italian society; from reflections on complex identities, to the production of artistic and/or literary works that restore the image of a plural Italy.
The perspective of the younger generations is particularly full of insights that could renew and enrich the scientific debate.
In this index, FIERI intends to dialogue with young people with a migrant background actively engaged in projects for social inclusion, to relate their perspectives to that which emerges from the scientific literature and to reflect more consciously on discrimination and its consequences in contemporary Italy.
The activism of people with a migrant background more and more involves online and offline voices through a plurality of tools and languages.
Today in Italy there is a rich panorama of movements, networks, associations and projects that intend to encourage the protagonism of people of immigrant origin and to combat discrimination.
Blogs, podcasts and social pages have also spread, using the potential offered by digital platforms to address a wide audience, promoting equal rights and greater social inclusion. These initiatives address topics of interest to the social sciences: from the deconstruction of stereotypes to the visibility and representation of minorities in the various spheres of Italian society; from reflections on complex identities, to the production of artistic and/or literary works that restore the image of a plural Italy.
The perspective of the younger generations is particularly full of insights that could renew and enrich the scientific debate.
In this index, FIERI intends to dialogue with young people with a migrant background actively engaged in projects for social inclusion, to relate their perspectives to that which emerges from the scientific literature and to reflect more consciously on discrimination and its consequences in contemporary Italy.
The activism of people with a migrant background more and more involves online and offline voices through a plurality of tools and languages.
Today in Italy there is a rich panorama of movements, networks, associations and projects that intend to encourage the protagonism of people of immigrant origin and to combat discrimination.
Blogs, podcasts and social pages have also spread, using the potential offered by digital platforms to address a wide audience, promoting equal rights and greater social inclusion. These initiatives address topics of interest to the social sciences: from the deconstruction of stereotypes to the visibility and representation of minorities in the various spheres of Italian society; from reflections on complex identities, to the production of artistic and/or literary works that restore the image of a plural Italy.
The perspective of the younger generations is particularly full of insights that could renew and enrich the scientific debate.
In this index, FIERI intends to dialogue with young people with a migrant background actively engaged in projects for social inclusion, to relate their perspectives to that which emerges from the scientific literature and to reflect more consciously on discrimination and its consequences in contemporary Italy.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting prevention and support measures are changing the social, political and economic landscape in a radical and probably lasting way. The dynamics of migration and mobility are obviously affected directly. But the processes of integration (or, conversely, of marginalisation) are also transformed, in ways that are only now beginning to come to light. Through a series of brief contributions produced by its researchers or by friends with whom we collaborate, FIERI intends to suggest some empirically based ideas for reflecting on these transformations and to indicate possible research paths for the future.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting prevention and support measures are changing the social, political and economic landscape in a radical and probably lasting way. The dynamics of migration and mobility are obviously affected directly. But the processes of integration (or, conversely, of marginalisation) are also transformed, in ways that are only now beginning to come to light. Through a series of brief contributions produced by its researchers or by friends with whom we collaborate, FIERI intends to suggest some empirically based ideas for reflecting on these transformations and to indicate possible research paths for the future.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting prevention and support measures are changing the social, political and economic landscape in a radical and probably lasting way. The dynamics of migration and mobility are obviously affected directly. But the processes of integration (or, conversely, of marginalisation) are also transformed, in ways that are only now beginning to come to light. Through a series of brief contributions produced by its researchers or by friends with whom we collaborate, FIERI intends to suggest some empirically based ideas for reflecting on these transformations and to indicate possible research paths for the future.