This class is aimed to provide students with knowledge on immigration trends at local level, on the disadvantaged condition of minorities and migrants, and on related policy and practice. Thus, the programme will focus on:
a) settlement patterns; national and local immigration policy models;
b) immigration and welfare, with a focus on the current policy debate and policy managament and management at EU, national and local level, as well as the role of private actors;
c) immigration and social work, with a focus on antiracist social work and intercultural mediation.

Immigration, welfare and social policy
Immigrant policies and immigration policies
National models and immigration policy
The management of Italian immigration policy: history and sociology
The local dimension of immigration policy: policy networks and rescaling processes
Social work with migrants and minorities: theory, practice, target groups
In the final part of the course, specific issues of students' interest may be discussed (for instance, racism and discrimination; asylum systems; intercultural mediation; new generations from an immigrant background; immigration outside gateways and in small towns)
 

None. Knowledge of basics of immigration studies are recommended. Please, ask for suggestions.

Knowledge and understanding: knwoledge of main theories on immigration policy; understaing of main literature on immigration policy. Such knowledge and understanding has to be achieved by studying suggested literature.

Applying knowledge and understanding: linking theory and empirical evidences; awareness on discrimination in social work; ability to apply porper policy strategies in different cases - skills to be achieved with discussion on the relation between literature and recent events, simulations, field visits.

Making judgements:  using knowkedge to address and steer policy; doing critical policy analysis, in reference to measures and facts involving minorities and migrants. Skills to be achieved via discussion of events, news, simulations, case analysis and discussion with social workers

Communication skills: skills in using reflexively a non-discriminatory and non-oppressive language. Skills to be achieved reading textbooks and listening to lessons

Learning skills: skills in finding sources of information and interpretation on main issues in migration studies and policy
 

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Seminars can be organized and agreed with students during the year. They will be related to theoretical or empirical issues, with external experts and/or by watching and debating videos. At least a field visit will be organized - if the pandemic situation will alllow it.

Teaching

Frontal lessons, with the support of ICT, audiovisuals, field visits and seminard.

During the lessons, supplementary materials will be given, that may partly substitute reference literature.

On a voluntary basis and according to available projects, students can be involved in fieldwork researches anda action-researches on:
- intercultural education;
- intercultural mediation;
- urban diversity policy;
- immigration and small towns
- tools for the quantitative analysis of immigration policy
- discrimination practices and antidiscrimination policy
- social participation of minorities and people from immigrant background

Innovative teaching methods

Flipped classroom, simulated cases

Attendance

Being present to minimum 75% of lesson hours. Studying reference literature.

Course books

Students that will attend lessons regularly and do not ask for an individualized programme must study three books (one per area) chosen in the list below.

Area 1. Migration policy

- M. Ambrosini, F. Campomori, Le politiche migratorie, il Mulino, Bologna, 2024

Area 2. Immigration and social work

- E. Barberis, P. Boccagni, C. Denaro, Il lavoro sociale con le persone immigrate, Maggioli, Santarcangelo di R. (RN), 2024

Area 3. Further readings on migration and social work
One in the following list:  
- F. Biondi dal Monte, E. Rossi, Diritto e immigrazioni. Percorsi di diritto costituzionale, il Mulino, Bologna, 2022
- E. Cabiati, Intercultura e social work, Erikson, Trento, 2020 (9 chapters at student's choice)
- A. Ciniero, Le politiche dell'esclusione, Meltemi, Milano, 2024
- M. Cohen-Emerique, Per un approccio interculturale nelle professioni sociali ed educative, Erikson, Trento, 2017
- M. Colucci, Storia dell'immigrazione straniera in Italia, Carocci, Roma, 2018
- I. Fanlo Cortés e D. Ferrari (a cura di), I soggetti vulnerabili nei percorsi migratori, Giappichelli, Torino, 2020
- M.G. Foschino Barbaro, Minori non accompagnati fra vulnerabilità e resilienza, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2021
- L. Galli, La coprogrammazione e la coprogettazione dei servizi di integrazione dei migranti, Giappichelli, Torino, 2022
- M. Giovannetti, N. Zorzella (a cura di), Ius migrandi, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2020 (8 chapters at student's choice; this book can be downloaded here: http://ojs.francoangeli.it/_omp/index.php/oa/catalog/book/553)
- S. Hasanaj, Immigrazione e diversità, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2019
- C. Lanini, Famiglie straniere e tutela dei minori, Ombre Corte, Verona, 2024.
- V. Lannutti, Le Politiche Migratorie. Indicazioni di welfare, cambiamenti legislativi e lavoro sul campo, Amon, 2023
- PISTE Project, Experimenting Migrant Participation in Small and Medium-Sized Towns. : White Paper of the PISTE Project., Urbino University Press, Urbino, 2024 (this book can be downloaded here: https://press.uniurb.it/index.php/migratowns/index)
- B. Riccio, F. Tarabusi (a cura di), Incontrare le migrazioni. Spunti per l'accoglienza e l'inclusione di migranti, richiedenti asilo e rifugiati, I libri di Emil, Città di Castello, 2023 (from page 63; this book can be downloaded here: https://www.ilibridiemil.it/images/Repository/10.17457_9788866804697_IncontrareMigrazioni.pdf )
- B. Segatto, D. Di Masi, A. Surian, L'ingiusta distanza. I percorsi dei minori stranieri non accompagnati dall'accoglienza alla cittadinanza, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2018 (this book can be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/francoangeli-oa )
- B. Sorgoni, Antropologia delle migrazioni. L'età dei rifugiati, Carocci, Roma, 2024.
- J. Soss, R.C. Fording, S.F. Schram, Disciplinare i poveri. Paternalismo neoliberale e dimensione razziale nel governo della povertà, Mimesis, Milano, 2022

Assessment

Oral exam, with a discussion on reference literature and their relation with practices, experiences, recent events and debates

Students are particularly appreciated when:
- they study books in foreign languages
- they show to be able to connect different concepts, theories, research
- they take part in research activities and can connect knowledge and experience
- proficiency in professional lingo

Students who attend lessons regularly can write essays, partially replacing the oral exam. The essay must be around 12-14000 characters and must imply the study and analysis of a minimum of two books (to be agreed with the lecturer). The essay must be delivered at least 10 days before the exam. The essay will be controlled for plagiarism and use of AI. Essays using extensively plagiarism and AI will not be graded. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Studying suggested literature

Attendance

Studying reference literature: it is possible to arrange an individualized programme

Course books

To allow students who do not attend classes to make up for what was covered during lectures through independent study, the following materials are provided, which cover the same content as the program to promote better understanding. 

A text of the student's choice from the following list (in addition to course books above):

- M. Ambrosini, Migrazioni, EGEA, Milano, 2019
- M. Ambrosini, L'invasione immaginaria, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2020
- F. Quassoli, Clandestino, Meltemi, Milano, 2021
- P. Boccagni, Vite ferme. Storie di migranti in attesa, il Mulino, Bologna, 2024

Assessment

Oral exam, with a discussion on reference literature and their relation with practices, experiences, recent events and debates

Students are particularly appreciated when:
- they study books in foreign languages
- they show to be able to connect different concepts, theories, researches
- they take part into research activities, and are able to connect knowledge and experience 
- they show proficiency in professional lingo

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Students can request to sit the final exam in English, Spanish or French with an alternative programme

I'm available to flank students interested to complete their internship doing research with a professor. I can flank students interested in the following fields

• Local welfare policies
• Educationa policy
• Features, policies and data on immigrant integration