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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300596703321

Autore

Armillei Riccardo

Titolo

The 'Camps System' in Italy : Corruption, Inefficiencies and Practices of Resistance / / by Riccardo Armillei

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319763187

3319763180

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 268 p.)

Collana

Mapping Global Racisms, , 2946-3149

Disciplina

305

Soggetti

Social structure

Equality

Race

Political sociology

Social Structure

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Political Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Inside 'campi nomadi': The Italian Approach to the Global Shanty Town Development. - 2. The Institutional and Spatial Segregation of Romanies in Italy -- 3. The Paradoxes of the Italian Approach Towards the Romani People -- 4. The Business of the Camps During the 'Nomad Emergency' -- 5. Between Self-Determination and 'Collective-Identity Closure' -- 6. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the social exclusion of Romanies ('Gypsies') in Italy. Based on interviews with Romani individuals, institutional and Civil Society Organisations' (CSOs) representatives, participant observation and a broad range of secondary sources, the volume focuses on the conditions of those living in Rome's urban slums and on the recent implementation of the so-called 'Emergenza Nomadi' (Nomad Emergency). The enactment of this extraordinary measure concealed the existence of a long-established institutional tradition of racism and control directed at Romanies. It was not the result of a



sudden, unexpected situation which required an immediate action, as the declaration of an 'emergency' might imply, but rather of a precise government strategy. By providing an investigation into the interactions between Romanies, local institutions and CSOs, this book will deliver a new perspective on the Romani issue by arguing that the 'camp' is not only a tool for institutional control and segregation, but also for 'resistance', as well as a huge business in which everyone plays their part.