Respatialization of Migrations and Differentiated Ruralities in Times of Crisis in Southern Italy

Corrado, Alessandra; Iocco, Giulio; Cascio, Martina Lo

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“…Most of these centres, as well as the government first-reception centres, lack adequate structures and services as well as hygiene and safety conditions, are also often overcrowded and do not provide effective inclusion programmes. Moreover, many of these centres are located in isolated rural areas, where they become a pool of cheap and easily exploitable migrant labour, especially in agriculture (Corrado and D'Agostino 2018).…”

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Is Italian agriculture a ‘pull factor’ for irregular migration – and, if so, why?

Corrado,

Caruso,

Cascio

et al. 2023

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<p>In September 2017, the European Commission Communication on the Mid-Term Review of the EU Agenda for Migration acknowledged ‘undeclared work’ in specific sectors of the economy of various member states as a ‘pull factor’ for irregular migration to the EU. By analysing the case of Italian agriculture, this policy brief – based on the findings of a comprehensive report commissioned by the Open Society European Policy Institute and drafted by a team of researchers coordinated by the European University Institute - turns the argument on its head, demonstrating that the supply of (irregular) migrant labour is only one of the factors that impact the wider process of restructuring of agricultural production, which began in the 1990s.</p>

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Is Italian agriculture a ‘pull factor’ for irregular migration – and, if so, why?

Corrado,

Caruso,

Cascio

et al. 2023

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Agroecology for migrant ‘emplacement’ in the left‐behind European countryside

Cappati,

Alonso‐Fradejas

2024

Sociologia Ruralis

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We explore the nexus between the green and demographic transitions in the European Union (EU) through the analysis of the challenges and opportunities that agroecology offers for the settlement and socioeconomic participation of Italian city‐dwellers‐turned agroecological farmers and non‐EU agroecological farmworkers in ageing and marginalised rural areas in Italy. Many such areas in Italy have recently experienced an influx of newcomers, including non‐EU labour migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and Italian city‐dwellers looking for a different lifestyle. Municipalities and NGOs have developed initiatives, like agroecology, for newcomers to participate in local societies while simultaneously contributing to sustainable rural (re)development in the context of the EU Green Deal. We discuss the potential of agroecology for the ‘emplacement’ of diverse groups of newcomers in these unlikely places through the analysis of the interpersonal, cultural, economic and institutional relations between newcomers and long‐time residents, and across different groups of newcomers, in two Italian villages. Our findings suggest that everyday interactions among long‐time residents and newcomers contribute to the emplacement of the latter. The analysed agroecological initiatives show potential for the emplacement of newcomers through their strong ethical stance and aspirations for environmental sustainability and improved life quality. However, short‐term contracts for the non‐EU farmworkers combined with tight economic returns for the Italian agroecological farmers may lead to distributional and procedural injustices, including the hyper‐exploitation of migrant farmworkers in the name of environmental sustainability.

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Respatialization of Migrations and Differentiated Ruralities in Times of Crisis in Southern Italy

Cited by 2 publications

References 46 publications

Is Italian agriculture a ‘pull factor’ for irregular migration – and, if so, why?

Is Italian agriculture a ‘pull factor’ for irregular migration – and, if so, why?

Agroecology for migrant ‘emplacement’ in the left‐behind European countryside

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