Reframing Immigrant Resistance: Alliances, Conflicts, and Racialization in Italy

ISBN-13: 9781138577244 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 304 str.

Teresa Cappiali

Opis

This book focuses on the political participation and grassroots mobilization of immigrants and ethnic minorities. Based on extensive data collected in Italy, it investigates what might explain variations in forms of political participation and grassroots mobilization at the local level.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Italian Context and Methodology  2. A Theoretical Model of Local Dynamics: Alliances and Conflicts in Context  3. Civic Participation in a City of Intercultural Dialogue  4. Multiple Forms of Participation in a Stronghold of the Left  5. Political Contention amid the Rise of the Northern League  6. Obstructing Participation in a Stronghold of the Catholic Church  7. Political Racialization and Resistance  Conclusion  Appendix A: Research Design and Methodology  Appendix B: List of interviews conducted in Reggio Emilia  Appendix C: List of interviews conducted in Bologna  Appendix D: List of interviews conducted in Brescia  Appendix E: List of interviews conducted in Bergamo