The Prodi government's proposed citizenship reform, and the debate on immigration and its impact in Italy
Titel:
The Prodi government's proposed citizenship reform, and the debate on immigration and its impact in Italy
Auteur:
Bigot, Giulia Fella, Stefano
Verschenen in:
Modern Italy
Paginering:
Jaargang 13 (2008) nr. 3 pagina's 305-315
Jaar:
2008-08
Inhoud:
Within a few months of the second Prodi government taking office in 2006, the Interior Minister, Giuliano Amato, reignited the ongoing debate on immigration, social integration, nationality and citizenship in Italy by launching the government's proposed reform of the law on citizenship. This article examines the implications of the reform and the debate it has provoked among the political parties in Italy in the context of the broader political discussion that has developed in Italy since the 1990s regarding immigration control, social integration and multiculturalism. The article sheds light on the way in which themes such as 'multiculturalism', 'integration' and 'citizenship' are conceptualised by political actors in Italy, and the way in which discussion of these themes relates to the broader political strategies and trajectories followed by these actors.
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