immigration

Support for discriminatory behaviours against immigrants in Italy: perceived threat and positive beliefs mediate the effect of contact with immigrants

The present study aimed at investigating whether the effects of intergroup contact on support for discriminatory behaviours against immigrants was mediated by perceived threat from immigrants and positive beliefs toward immigrants. Using data from the Italian national survey on “Discrimination by Gender, Sexual Orientation and Ethnic Origin,” which followed a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling procedure, a representative sample of 5509 Italian residents (53.4% women), aged 18 to 74 years, participated.

The Polarized Social Representations of immigration through the photographic lens of INSTAGRAM

The current study is inserted into a research line of a wider project, which investigates the social representations about the contemporary migratory phenomenon through various social networks. Specifically, this study focused on individuals’ social representations about immigrants through Instagram and was inspired by the ‘social representations’ theoretical framework and in particular by its ‘modelling’ paradigmatic approach. In line with previous results, we expected to confirm the very polarized representation of immigrants.

Transversal polarised discourse about “immigration” through multiple social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube

The contribution is part of a wide research program on migratory experiences and discourse,
articulated in “field” and “multi-media” studies.
The media studies are aimed at reconstructing the “multi-voices” and “multi-agents” discourses about
the contemporary migratory phenomenon: a) the scientific discourse (by experts), b) the politicalinstitutional
discourse (by policy makers, political leaders, institutions, NGO, etc.), c) the social
discourse by journalists; d) the discourse “for” or “by” lay people.

Verbal, physical, and relational peer victimization: The role of immigrant status and gender

BACKGROUND: Most studies suggest that immigrant youth are more likely to be victimized than their non-immigrant counterparts. In Italy, a country in which the number of foreign migrants has grown exponentially over recent decades, this line of research is particularly interesting. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between peer victimization, gender, and immigrant status in a large sample of students.

Subjective Well-Being of Immigrants in Italy

Subjective well-being, measured through overall self-reported life satisfaction, serves to evaluate the integration process of immigrants within the country of residence and can integrate objective indicators of integration, such as legal status, education, employment, or income. Aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the studies that have addressed subjective well-being of immigrants in Italy.

Il c.d. decreto sicurezza-bis. Profili di diritto della navigazione

The first two articles of the d. lg. 14 June 2019 n. 53, converted with modifications with l.
8 August 2019 n. 77, c.d. «decreto sicurezza-bis», establish new provisions regarding the
entry, transit or stop of ships in the territorial sea. These provisions, which became part of
d. lg. 25th July 1998 n. 286 (Immigration Consolidated Law), introduce new enforcement
powers by the Minister of the Interior directly affecting the masters of the ships and the
shipowners. Therefore, questions arise concerning aspects of Navigation Law that this essay

Health spending in Italy. The impact of immigrants

The welfare impact of immigration is a highly debated issue especially for countries on the external borders of the European Union. This paper studies how immigrants affect public health expenditure across Italian regions during the period 2003–2016 using NUTS II level data. Identification strategy is based on shift–share instruments, which are made robust to pull factors that might attract immigrants in Italy and to internal migration of natives.

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