Italy Bibliography of the African diaspora Social Conflict Citations

1. 03001958 H.W. WILSON RECORD NUMBER: BRGA95001958 Sunny Italy turns a scowling face to immigrants.
AUGMENTED TITLE: Torvaianica
Tagliabue, John.
New York Times (Late New York Edition) (N Y Times (Late N Y Ed)) (Jan. 5
‘95) p. A4
DOCUMENT TYPE: Feature Article
SPECIAL FEATURES: il map ISSN: 0362-4331
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United States
RECORD TYPE: Abstract RECORD STATUS: New record
ABSTRACT: (Jan. 3) The seaside town of Torvaianica, Italy, has become notorious since a 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a car carrying four drunken Moroccans. Since the accident a week ago, several foreigners have been attacked in the area.

2. 02306630 H.W. WILSON RECORD NUMBER: BRGA92056630 ‘Never again’.
Steele, Scott.
Maclean’s (Macleans) v. 105 (Nov. 23 ‘92) p. 37
DOCUMENT TYPE: Feature Article
SPECIAL FEATURES: il ISSN: 0024-9262
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Canada
RECORD TYPE: Abstract RECORD STATUS: New record
ABSTRACT: Part of a cover story on growing xenophobia in Europe. In the face of a virulent campaign of anti-Semitic vandalism and terror, some of Italy’s Jews are fighting back. Shortly after the Rome-based weekly magazine L’Espresso released a poll showing that 34 percent of Italians surveyed believe that Jews are not really Italians and that 10.5 percent said Jews should leave Italy, racists plastered anti-Semitic posters on Jewish stores in Rome. Two nights later, a group of about 100 young Jews ransacked the headquarters of a small, ultra-right-wing group called the Western Political Movement. Most Italian Jews denounced the vigilantism, but many asserted that they could understand the frustration that prompted such drastic action. Italy’s African and Asian immigrants have also been victims of racism by the country’s far right.

3. 02259430 H.W. WILSON RECORD NUMBER: BRGA92009430 Italy: no blacks need apply.
Stille, Alexander.
The Atlantic (Atlantic) v. 269 (Feb. ‘92) p. 28-30+
DOCUMENT TYPE: Feature Article
SPECIAL FEATURES: il ISSN: 0276-9077
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United States
RECORD TYPE: Abstract RECORD STATUS: New record
ABSTRACT: Lacking a colonial history, Italy wasn’t prepared for the wave of immigration it is experiencing, and its attitude toward immigration has undergone a remarkable change in the past 2 years. In 1990, the Italian parliament passed a liberal immigration law amid optimistic talk about creating a multiracial society. In 1991, a major public opinion survey found that 75 percent of Italians were in favor of closing the borders to new immigrants. The haphazard way in which Italy handled immigration during the 1980s helps explain the current backlash. At that time, expressing reservations about new immigrants, many of whom were African or Asian, was viewed as inherently racist. Some discussion has arisen as to whether those reservations constituted racism or were normal responses to shunting housing and employment problems from community to community. The country’s immaturity with regard to immigration lends itself to last minute solutions, which worsen situations.
02259430 H.W. WILSON RECORD NUMBER: BRGA92009430 Italy: no blacks need apply.
Stille, Alexander.
The Atlantic (Atlantic) v. 269 (Feb. ‘92) p. 28-30+
DOCUMENT TYPE: Feature Article
SPECIAL FEATURES: il ISSN: 0276-9077
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United States
RECORD TYPE: Abstract RECORD STATUS: New record

4. 02516801 GENUINE ARTICLE#: LN443 NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 45
TITLE: IMMIGRATION AND RACISM IN SOUTHERN EUROPE - THE ITALIAN CASE
AUTHOR(S): CAMPANI G
CORPORATE SOURCE: UNIV FIRENZE,DIPARTIMENTO SCI EDUC,VIA PARIONE 7/I-50123
FLORENCE//ITALY/; UNIV FLORENCE,DEPT EDUC/I-50121 FLORENCE//ITALY/
JOURNAL: ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 1993, V16, N3 (JUL), P507-535
ISSN: 0141-9870
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH DOCUMENT TYPE: ARTICLE
SUBFILE: SocSearch; CC SOCS—Current Contents, Social & Behavioral Sciences
JOURNAL SUBJECT CATEGORY: SOCIOLOGY; ETHNIC STUDIES
ABSTRACT: Against the background of an overview of the new patterns of determinants of international migration, the article documents the transition of Italy from being a society of emigration to a society of immigration. It documents the nature of recent migration flows into Italy, and the political debate about these immigrations. In the light of an analysis of the economic and social position of migrants in Italian society, the article charts the increasing expression of racism, and of the anti-racist movement. The development of a state immigration policy is described. The article concludes by comparing and contrasting the case of Italy with other southern European nation-states.

5. 02721331 GENUINE ARTICLE#: QK087 NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 12
TITLE: WHY DONT THEY STAY AT HOME - PREJUDICES AGAINST ETHNIC-MINORITIES IN ITALY
AUTHOR(S): KIRCHLER E; ZANI B
CORPORATE SOURCE: UNIV VIENNA,DEPT PSYCHOL,GOLSDORFGASSE
3/A-1010VIENNA//AUSTRIA/; UNIV BOLOGNA,DIPARTIMENTO SCI EDUC/I-40126
BOLOGNA//ITALY/
JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1995, V5, N1 (FEB), P59-65
ISSN: 1052-9284
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH DOCUMENT TYPE: ARTICLE
SUBFILE: SocSearch; CC SOCS—Current Contents, Social & Behavioral Sciences
JOURNAL SUBJECT CATEGORY: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted in Bologna, Italy, to analyse attitudes concerning ethnic minorities and emotions experienced in intergroup relations. Stereotypes of North African immigrants were investigated as a function of ‘geographical’ proximity with black people (living in the neighbourhood of black immigrants versus living in districts without immigrants) and origin (natives of Bologna versus residents who moved from Southern Italy to Bologna). It was predicted that the most positive stereotypes would be found among natives of Bologna living in the same neighbourhoods as North Africans, while the most negative prejudices would occur among the South Italians who do not live in the same districts as black people. Results indicate that neighbourhood has a central importance but effects of respondents’ origins are more mixed.

6. 01119961 GENUINE ARTICLE#: CF267 NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 0
TITLE: EMIGRATION PROBLEMS AND RACISM IN ITALY
AUTHOR(S): LERNER G
JOURNAL: ESPRIT, 1989, N12, P51-53
LANGUAGE: FRENCH DOCUMENT TYPE: ARTICLE
SUBFILE: AHSearch; CC ARTS—Current Contents, Arts & Humanities
JOURNAL SUBJECT CATEGORY: LITERARY REVIEWS

7. 01658374 GENUINE ARTICLE#: PB743 NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 2
TITLE: SKINHEADS PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE POSSESSED (RACISM AND NEO-FASCISM IN ITALY)
AUTHOR(S): FORT S
JOURNAL: PONTE, 1994, V50, N6 (JUN), P60-69
ISSN: 0032-423X
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN DOCUMENT TYPE: EDITORIAL
SUBFILE: AHSearch; CC ARTS—Current Contents, Arts & Humanities
JOURNAL SUBJECT CATEGORY: LITERARY REVIEWS

8. 01953211 GENUINE ARTICLE#: WL416 NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 1
TITLE: Racism and antisemitism in Italy (1933-1993) - Italian - Cavaglion,A
AUTHOR(S): Spironelli C
JOURNAL: RASSEGNA STORICA DEL RISORGIMENTO, 1996, V83, N4 (OCT-DEC), P
536-537
PUBLISHER: IST STOR RISORGIMENTO ITAL, VITTORIANO, 00186 ROME, ITALY
ISSN: 0033-9873
LANGUAGE: Italian DOCUMENT TYPE: Book Review

9. 525468 9803499
Hope and Despair: ‘Deviant’ Immigrants in Italy
Colombo, Asher
U Trent, I-38100 Italy
Journal of Modern Italian Studies 1997, 2, 1, spring, 1-20.
CODEN: JMISFC
PUB. YEAR: 1997
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United Kingdom
LANGUAGE: English
DOCUMENT TYPE: Abstract of Journal Article (aja)
Investigates the relationship between immigration & crime in Italy,
drawing on 1994/95 official data on criminality among immigrants & 1993/94 unstructured interview data from 31 male Algerian immigrants, ages 22-40, in Milan, who had been involved in petty crimes. The role of the deviant & its attraction to immigrants is explained, & findings illustrate their views of the home country, attitudes toward crime, & the unrealistic expectations that motivated them to emigrate. Living in a marginalized situation between economic crisis in Algeria & identity crisis in Italy is seen as a major incentive to crime. Participation is argued to be consistent with the deviant model adopted when immigrants fail to succeed by other means. Comparative studies are needed to apply findings to other immigrant situations. 3 Tables, 26 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1998, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
10. Prejudice and Emotion in Interethnic Relations
Pregiudizi ed emozioni nei rapporti interetnici
Zani, Bruna; Kirchler, Erich
Dipt scienze educazione U Bologna, I-40126 Italy
Giornale Italiano di Psicologia 1995, 22, 1, Feb, 65-85.
CODEN: GIPSDI
PUB. YEAR: 1995
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Italy
LANGUAGE: Italian
DOCUMENT TYPE: Abstract of Journal Article (aja)
Interethnic relations are investigated using 2 studies conducted in
Bologna, Italy, both based on contact theory, which states that contact with different groups lessens prejudice, intolerance, & stereotyping. The first study investigated the prejudices of Italians toward African immigrants, interviewing 222 Bologna residents from 2 groups: natives of Bologna & residents who have migrated from southern Italy, & were further categorized as living in neighborhoods with Africans or living in unintegrated neighborhoods were more likely to hold positive opinions of Africans than those living in segregated areas. Geographic origin played an indirect role only; a weak relationship existed in which native Bologneses were less racist than southern migrants. The second study researched the differential influence of contact on opinions toward 2 minority groups, Gypsies & northern Africans. Interview data supports the conclusion that contact lessens intolerance toward both groups, with a greater positive impact on opinions toward gypsies than toward Northern Africans. 5 Tables, 27 References. M. Piciocchi (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)