Small is beautiful? Governing migration in small municipalities in Lombardy

Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Roberta Marzorati, Michela Semprebon, Paola Bonizzoni
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/1
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 113-130 File size 213 KB
DOI 10.3280/MM2017-001007
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The article investigates, through three case studies, the relationships between the third sector and public authorities, reflecting on the possible implications of the small size of these municipalities for the government of immigration at the local level. The three cases inquired - Breno, a mountain village; Sermide, a rural municipality; Mortara, a town located at the edge of the great Milanese conurbation - reveal how some features commonly detected in small municipalities (such as the small number of actors, the relative ease of access to decision makers, the "mixture" between politics and administration) can determine very different outcomes in terms of immigration governance, depending on specific associational ecologies and local governments’ orientations.

Keywords: Local immigration governance, small municipalities, agricultural work, asylum seekers, local policies of exclusion.

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Roberta Marzorati, Michela Semprebon, Paola Bonizzoni, Piccolo è bello? Governare l’immigrazione nei piccoli comuni lombardi in "MONDI MIGRANTI" 1/2017, pp 113-130, DOI: 10.3280/MM2017-001007