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Global Migration, Local Communities and the Absent State: Resentment and Resignation on the Italian Island of Lampedusa

Franceschelli, M; (2019) Global Migration, Local Communities and the Absent State: Resentment and Resignation on the Italian Island of Lampedusa. Sociology 10.1177/0038038519890824. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

This article draws on the case of the Italian island of Lampedusa to explore how global migration nurtures populist discourses at the local community level. Lampedusa, a key transitory site for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, revealed strong concerns about the neglect of local public services and the mismanagement of migration. These concerns fed a deep sense of resentment that the islanders addressed toward the Italian state, resonating with the experiences of other communities around the world and reifing populist ideas. Based on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, and disseminated by a film documentary, the article reveals how apparently similar global populist experiences disclose different local worries and long-term historical processes. In doing so, it unfolds the socially situated nature of Lampedusa’s populist resentment and so it contributes to a more thorough understanding of the relation between local communities and the national state as it is being reflected through debates on migration.

Type: Article
Title: Global Migration, Local Communities and the Absent State: Resentment and Resignation on the Italian Island of Lampedusa
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/0038038519890824
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0038038519890824
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: community, Lampedusa, marginality, Mediterranean migration crisis, migration, populism, social solidarity
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088283
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