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Ethno-cultural diversity and the limits of the inclusive nation
journal contribution
posted on 2018-07-09, 13:02 authored by Marco AntonsichMarco Antonsich, Enza Roberta PetrilloMigration is often said, in the public discourse, to pose a threat to the nation. Yet, Western societies are undergoing an irreversible demographic change spurred in great part by international migration. Thus, the question about how to reconcile nation and diversity remains of crucial
importance for many countries. By focusing on the case of Italy, the article attends to this issue, by exploring the response of leftist political parties. We analyse parliamentary debates and laws related to immigration and integration issues (1986-2014), focusing specifically on the TurcoNapolitano Law (1998), possibly the most progressive legislative attempt at incorporating migrants into the Italian nation. Our analysis shows a clear incongruence between the pluralist rhetoric of the political left and its legislative acts on migrants’ national incorporation. This finding is used to
reflect on the limits and possibilities of the very idea of inclusive nation in the age of migration.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Published in
IdentitiesVolume
26Issue
6Pages
706-724Citation
ANTONSICH, M. and PETRILLO, E.R., 2018. Ethno-cultural diversity and the limits of the inclusive nation. Identities, 26(6), pp. 706-724.Publisher
© Taylor & Francis (Routledge)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Identities on 30 Jul 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2018.1494968Acceptance date
2018-06-27Publication date
2018-07-30Copyright date
2019ISSN
1070-289XeISSN
1547-3384Publisher version
Language
- en