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The ‘Camps System’ in Italy

Corruption, Inefficiencies and Practices of Resistance

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Gives a voice to one of the most marginalized populations in Europe, the Romani people.
  • Avoids emphasis on the superior power of the State and its sub-contracted CSOs, providing a more nuanced analysis of the power dynamics
  • Observes and analyses the existence of a democratic deficit in the way these actors operate and co-operate with each other

Part of the book series: Mapping Global Racisms (MGR)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Conclusions

    • Riccardo Armillei
    Pages 209-223
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 225-268

About this book

This book deals with the social exclusion of Romanies (‘Gypsies’) in Italy. Based on interviews with Romani individuals, institutional and Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) representatives, participant observation and a broad range of secondary sources, the volume focuses on the conditions of those living in Rome’s urban slums and on the recent implementation of the so-called ‘Emergenza Nomadi’ (Nomad Emergency). The enactment of this extraordinary measure concealed the existence of a long-established institutional tradition of racism and control directed at Romanies. It was not the result of a sudden, unexpected situation which required an immediate action, as the declaration of an ‘emergency’ might imply, but rather of a precise government strategy. By providing an investigation into the interactions between Romanies, local institutions and CSOs, this book will deliver a new perspective on the Romani issue by arguing that the ‘camp’ is not only a tool for institutional control and segregation, but also for ‘resistance’, as well as a huge business in which everyone plays their part.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI), Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

    Riccardo Armillei

About the author

Riccardo Armillei is Visiting Fellow at Deakin University Melbourne. Until December 2015 Dr Armillei worked for the UNESCO Chair team and the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) as an Associate Research Fellow. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences and has worked in the areas of Romani studies, forced migrations, social justice, education, cross-cultural theories and practices.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The ‘Camps System’ in Italy

  • Book Subtitle: Corruption, Inefficiencies and Practices of Resistance

  • Authors: Riccardo Armillei

  • Series Title: Mapping Global Racisms

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76318-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76317-0Published: 31 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09463-8Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76318-7Published: 16 May 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2946-3130

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-3149

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 268

  • Topics: Social Structure, Social Inequality, Ethnicity Studies, Sociology of Racism, Political Sociology

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