Migration governance and the role of the third sector in small-sized towns in Italy

Semprebon, Michela; Marzorati, Roberta; Bonizzoni, Paola

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2022.2029377

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“…The spirit in a small municipality is different; citizens are used to a certain kind of colloquiality. For example, they are used to the private phone number to contact you [Rural case] Semprebon et al (2022), who analyzed the specific case of the integration of immigrants in rural settings, argue that the increased social density of relationships in rural areas resulting from neighborly solidarity leads to a higher level of social control, which can also result in mechanisms of exclusion. In this case, for frontline workers the social contextual factors of a rural setting translate into, on the one hand, added resources to be activated to mitigate the shortcomings imposed by their professional and organizational conditions, and on the other hand, an element of external interference and oversized control that can undermine their autonomy as social workers.…”

Section: Comparing Rural and Urban Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2017; Carrosio and Osti, 2020). Small dimensions can also influence the availability of resources – not only financial ones but also information and expertise – for local public and private actors (Semprebon et al. , 2022).…”

Section: Street-level Bureaucracy and The Role Of Different Territori...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this sense, small towns have also proven to be often more civically involved, increasing residents' willingness to meet and associate and decreasing the distance between elected officials and voters (Kriesi and Baglioni, 2003). The limited number of actors with tighter networks can facilitate communication, such as between civil society and public administration (Semprebon et al. , 2022).…”

Section: Street-level Bureaucracy and The Role Of Different Territori...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Semprebon et al. (2022), who analyzed the specific case of the integration of immigrants in rural settings, argue that the increased social density of relationships in rural areas resulting from neighborly solidarity leads to a higher level of social control, which can also result in mechanisms of exclusion.…”

Section: Urban and Rural Frontline Workers In The Face Of Different W...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While urban areas are characterized by a developed infrastructure and a wide range of services, rural areas have traditionally been considered more disadvantaged and are often penalized due to their morphological structure, distance from essential services and lack of employment and training opportunities (Osti, 2016;Servillo et al, 2017;Carrosio and Osti, 2020). Small dimensions can also influence the availability of resourcesnot only financial ones but also information and expertisefor local public and private actors (Semprebon et al, 2022). Despite the lower level of activities in the area, however, rural areas have traditionally eased the development of social capital (Cartocci, 2007;Lopolito and Sisto, 2007), whereby social bonds and face-to-face interactions foster the development of virtuous relationships that can counterbalance the shortcomings of rural settings.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Changing context, changing work? Comparing rural and urban contexts in social services provision in Italy

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PurposeThe study compares the social services functioning in two local contexts, one urban and one rural, in the same Italian region, to understand how contextual features affect frontline workers' work.Design/methodology/approachBy applying the framework of the street-level bureaucracy theory (SLB) and proposing a framing of the spatial contexts under analysis, the present study adopts a qualitative approach. In particular, semi-structured interviews were conducted among street-level workers, decision-makers and privileged witnesses.FindingsThe study shows how the typical features of the rural and urban Italian contexts analyzed impact differently on the working conditions of frontline workers, leading to substantive differences in the possibility of exercise their role at the street-level.Originality/valueThe article contributes to a wider understanding of social services provision in a highly fragmented system like the Italian one by taking into consideration contexts that are usually little investigated in SLB and welfare studies in the Mediterranean Europe area: those rural and, in particular, those belonging to the so-called “inner areas”.

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Local Migration Governance in European Shrinking Areas: a German and an Italian Case

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Governance represents the dynamics related to a society more densely integrated into flows and not one-dimensional hierarchy relations and embodies a more cooperative mode where state and non-state actors participate in mixed public/private networks. This research explores innovative perspectives in local governance, based on two case studies in rural, shrinking areas in Germany and Italy in quest of revitalisation and the emplacement of asylum seekers and refugees in their territories. Based on empirical situations inherent in the category of “shrinking areas,” the article aims to bring out points of tangency, useful for providing recommendations and future research directions that can relate local territorial realities, united by similar processes, belonging to a larger European scale. Methodologically, this is qualitative research, based on literature and document review, interviews with key actors, group discussion, and observant participation. We conclude that although the German and Italian realities are quite diverse in terms of their shrinking trajectory, the present challenges for the emplacement of migrants are similar, such as housing and employment hardship, and that governance follows diverse parameters: while in Germany, it is more structured and coordinated, with a clear distribution of roles (civil society actors follow the leadership of the political actors), in the Italian case, the leadership is sometimes contested mainly due to political instability at the national level and the consequent effects on the reception system, which is reduced in its operation.

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Migration governance and the role of the third sector in small-sized towns in Italy

Cited by 10 publications

References 53 publications

Changing context, changing work? Comparing rural and urban contexts in social services provision in Italy

Changing context, changing work? Comparing rural and urban contexts in social services provision in Italy

Local Migration Governance in European Shrinking Areas: a German and an Italian Case

Are small towns a battleground for migration governance? Negotiating refugee integration in small towns in the Netherlands

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