Italian migration policy and politics : exacerbating paradoxes

GEDDES, Andrew; PETTRACHIN, Andrea

doi:10.1080/23248823.2020.1744918

Italian migration policy and politics : exacerbating paradoxes

dc.contributor.author	GEDDES, Andrew
dc.contributor.author	PETTRACHIN, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-26T14:18:32Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-26T14:18:32Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description	Published online: 26 Mar 2020	en
dc.description.abstract	Key political and legislative developments related to immigration in Italy in 2019 were crystallized, represented and powerfully mediated in public debate by the Sea-Watch incident, which was emblematic not only of the politicization of immigration in Italy but also of underlying paradoxes. One paradox is that migration flows to Italy across the Mediterranean attracted huge political and media attention despite being much smaller than migration for family or employment reasons. Another is that Italians’ attitudes to immigration have generally become more favourable, although issue salience has been persistently high with important political effects. The third is that, while ostensibly driven by the intention of reducing undocumented migration, Matteo Salvini’s actions as Interior Minister may lead to its increase and feed the problems his actions are supposed to address. While paradoxes of these types are evident in other destination countries, the commitment and political will to resolve them has further diminished in Italy in 2019.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Contemporary Italian politics, 2020, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 227-242	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/23248823.2020.1744918
dc.identifier.endpage	242
dc.identifier.issn	2324-8823
dc.identifier.issn	2324-8831
dc.identifier.issue	2
dc.identifier.startpage	227
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1814/66666
dc.identifier.volume	12
dc.language.iso	en	en
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dc.publisher	Routledge	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Contemporary Italian politics	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	[Migration Policy Centre]	en
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dc.subject	Migration politics	en
dc.subject	Migration policies	en
dc.subject	Sea-Watch	en
dc.subject	Security Decree	en
dc.subject	Lega	en
dc.subject	[Covid-19]	en
dc.subject	[COVID-19]	en
dc.title	Italian migration policy and politics : exacerbating paradoxes	en
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