Regional Science Policy and Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 253-268

Italy as a gateway to Europe for African migration: How to deal with the Doll's House effect? (Article)

Brugnoli A.* , Matteini M.
  • a University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
  • b Vitality onlus, Milano, Italy

Abstract

No physical wall would ever be an effective deterrent when opposed to growing inequalities among people in neighbouring regions. Nevertheless, whether or not governments decide to build physical walls on their borders, walls already often exist around each individual migrant, keeping them secluded like in a Doll's House. This is particularly true when applied to the new stream of African migration to Europe, flowing mainly through Italy. In this paper, we propose a conceptual paradigm to show how the Doll's House is structured for this typical stream of migration and we provide some policy suggestions to deal with it. © 2018 The Author(s). Regional Science Policy and Practice © 2018 RSAI

Author Keywords

Migrants Italy circular development walls sustainable development policies

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056167324&doi=10.1111%2frsp3.12163&partnerID=40&md5=c487421715b5dc34b833a7c54ad9d441
DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12163
ISSN: 17577802
Original Language: English