The social consequences of the denied access to housing for refugees in urban settings: the case of Turin, Italy

Bolzoni, Magda; Gargiulo, Enrico; Manocchi, Michele

doi:10.1080/14616718.2015.1053337

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“…As we have already observed, in the first reception phase these policies translate into the attempt of many municipalities (and anti-immigrant activists) to avoid the settlement of refugees in their areas, loudly protesting against their arrival. In a second phase, when asylum seekers and refugees have actually settled, exclusionary policies manifested anytime local authorities denied refugees the residence card (certificato di residenza) or anytime municipalities hamper the possibility of receiving it, although in Italy migrants who obtain international or humanitarian protection are entitled to welfare provisions on the same conditions as Italian citizens (art.27 Legislative decree n.251/07) (Bolzoni et al 2016;Gargiulo 2017).…”

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Multilevel governance in trouble: the implementation of asylum seekers’ reception in Italy as a battleground

Campomori

Ambrosini

2020

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The reception of asylum seekers in Italy has become an increasingly contentious issue: many actors, public and private, are involved at various levels of government, and cooperative behaviour cannot be taken for granted. The multi-level governance approach sheds light on the possible patterns in vertical relations, while it does not effectively explore the horizontal relations, which are however crucial, especially at the local level. Moreover, we argue that the definition of multilevel governance as negotiated order among public and non-public actors is too rigid and normative. Local policies of reception are instead a playing field where different actors come together with different interests, values and frames. This paper discusses the implementation of asylum seekers' reception in Italy, looking at both the multilevel and the horizontal dynamics, and it uses the concept of 'battleground' in order better to grasp the complexities of the interaction between actors. The article discloses conflicting and competing frames between different tiers of governance, since municipalities try to resist government imposition related to asylum seekers' reception in their areas. As for the horizontal dynamics, this paper argues that four possible patterns emerge in the relation between state and state actors: a) closure vs. civil society activism; b) tolerance; c) institutional activism vs. anti-immigrant mobilizations; d) cooperation. Overall, the paper aims at addressing the limits of the MLG approach by means of a conceptual tool (the "battleground") which yields a more vivid understanding of implementation dynamics.

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Multilevel governance in trouble: the implementation of asylum seekers’ reception in Italy as a battleground

Campomori

Ambrosini

2020

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“…For unaccompanied children in particular, 'the vulnerability strategy', as a Catania-based activist cynically termed it, has proven beneficial in securing specialised legal status for minors as well as enhanced national and supranational funding for organisations that support them. A recognition of the special vulnerabilities of unaccompanied children shape the availability of accommodations (Bolzoni, Gargiulo, and Manocchi 2015), access to social and mental health services (Sciortino 2013), the awarding of asylum (Campesi 2018), as well as impact young people's aspirations for the future (Chase and Allsopp 2013). In the case of the Diciotti, a hierarchy of vulnerability marked the consequential distinction between those who were granted entrance to Europe and those who were held in prolonged physical and legal limbo.…”

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Anatomy of a crisis: governing youth mobility through vulnerability

Heidbrink

2020

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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In 2018, the Italian Coast Guard rescued 190 migrants onboard an overcrowded vessel from Libya. Held at sea for five days, the Italian government finally permitted the Coast Guard to dock in Catania, Sicily, yet refused to allow the migrants to disembark. This article begins by dissecting the anatomy of this crisis, tracing the diverse actors and institutions involved in its creation and resolution through first-hand accounts. Multi-sited ethnographic research reveals how a diverse set of actors enlisted a hierarchy of vulnerability to secure the release of migrants onboard, privileging unaccompanied asylumseeking children in particular. The article examines how this hierarchy has proven effective in legislating specialised protections and services and accessing limited humanitarian aid. However, a hierarchy of vulnerability has two paradoxical yet mutually reinforcing consequences. First, focusing on the vulnerabilities of increasingly narrow categories of individuals, such as unaccompanied children, distracts from examining how state policies produce vulnerability. Second, the humanitarian organisations' emphasis on vulnerability re-inscribes social boundaries, making state protections and services progressively difficult to access. In so doing, both the state and humanitarian organisations govern youth mobility through vulnerability.

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“…On the other hand, new arrivals are essentially excluded from social housing due to strict access requirements and long waiting times. The problem of exclusion and restricted access to housing is also highlighted by Bolzoni et al (2015) in their study of Turin where the city council creates obstacles through both informal practices and administrative provisions. Accommodation provision in Italy for asylum seekers has been relatively comprehensive, with particular praise reserved for the integrated system of reception provided by SPRAR projects (Loprieno et al 2019).…”

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Refugee Integration in Europe Since the ‘Crisis’

Peace

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2019

SSRN Journal

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In this working paper we map the literature on refugee integration in Europe as part of our work for the GLIMER project which seeks to understand how localities are responding to the so-called 'refugee crisis'. We provide a presentation of trends in the literature by focusing on some of the outcomes and conclusions of a number of notable recent studies in an attempt to build a broad picture of research on refugee integration in Europe since the 'refugee crisis'. In order to do so, we made a selection of outputs that can be considered as some of the most salient recent approaches to studying the incorporation of refugees, particularly in a comparative perspective. We focus on the areas of housing, language, labour market and gender with the aim of not only providing a useful resource for fellow researchers working on this topic, but also provide a resource for policymakers and those dealing with refugees and integration on the ground.

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The social consequences of the denied access to housing for refugees in urban settings: the case of Turin, Italy

Cited by 48 publications

References 36 publications

Multilevel governance in trouble: the implementation of asylum seekers’ reception in Italy as a battleground

Multilevel governance in trouble: the implementation of asylum seekers’ reception in Italy as a battleground

Anatomy of a crisis: governing youth mobility through vulnerability

Refugee Integration in Europe Since the ‘Crisis’

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