The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in Italy
The article offers a synthetic overview of the main effects that the international economic crisis has had on immigrants in Italy. After a brief introductory explanation of the main characteristics of the Italian context of immigration, the authors concentrate on two main problems : the immigrants’...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2011-12-01
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| description | The article offers a synthetic overview of the main effects that the international economic crisis has had on immigrants in Italy. After a brief introductory explanation of the main characteristics of the Italian context of immigration, the authors concentrate on two main problems : the immigrants’ access to the labour market and to the housing system. The so-called “social vulnerability” of migrants was increased by the tensions related to the economic crisis. The growing problems that immigrants have been facing in the last three years are linked to the territorial distribution and to the mobility of the migrant communities on the national territory. The tendency to a progressive redistribution of the migratory destinations and to an increased mobility within and outside the Italian national borders are among the consequences of the socio-economic difficulties suffered by migrants. Finally, a few conclusive remarks suggest some policy recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f6ba0b314b3e4d58b81f54fd6caba47e2025-08-20T02:13:11ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352011-12-01314916610.4000/belgeo.7099The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in ItalyCarlo BrusaDavide PapottiThe article offers a synthetic overview of the main effects that the international economic crisis has had on immigrants in Italy. After a brief introductory explanation of the main characteristics of the Italian context of immigration, the authors concentrate on two main problems : the immigrants’ access to the labour market and to the housing system. The so-called “social vulnerability” of migrants was increased by the tensions related to the economic crisis. The growing problems that immigrants have been facing in the last three years are linked to the territorial distribution and to the mobility of the migrant communities on the national territory. The tendency to a progressive redistribution of the migratory destinations and to an increased mobility within and outside the Italian national borders are among the consequences of the socio-economic difficulties suffered by migrants. Finally, a few conclusive remarks suggest some policy recommendations.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/7099immigrationItalyeconomic crisismobility |
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| title | The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in Italy |
| title_full | The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in Italy |
| title_fullStr | The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in Italy |
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| title_short | The weak ring of the chain : Immigrants facing the economic crisis in Italy |
| title_sort | weak ring of the chain immigrants facing the economic crisis in italy |
| topic | immigration Italy economic crisis mobility |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/7099 |
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