Summary of Welfare and Immigration

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Il corso mira a fornire strumenti teorici e concettuali per comprendere aspetti chiave del nesso fra welfare e immigrazione. A partire da un’introduzione sulle più importanti teorie e approcci alla migrazione, il corso intende offrire agli studenti una conoscenza in merito a: 1) come i regimi di welfare strutturano il fenomeno migratorio; 2) qual è il contributo degli immigrati nel sostenere i sistemi di welfare; 3) quali questioni emergono quando gli immigrati accedono a prestazioni sociali; 4) il ruolo dei governi locali nel facilitare o ostacolare l’accesso dei migranti a servizi di welfare; 5) gli aspetti critici relativi alle interazioni fra assistenti sociali e migranti in quanto beneficiari di servizi di welfare e quelli legati invece alle interazioni fra assistenti sociali e autorità pubbliche coinvolte nella gestione della migrazione.

Contenuti sintetici

• Teorie sulle migrazioni, diversi tipi di migranti
• Teorie sulla cittadinanza e sull'integrazione
• Sistemi di welfare, globalizzazione, politiche migratorie e servizi di cura
• Gli immigrati come titolari di prestazioni sociali: visioni politiche, opinione pubblica e discriminazione
• Istituzioni locali e assistenti sociali come fornitori e/o gatekeeper di servizi di welfare

Programma esteso

Il corso si svilupperà in 4 parti.
La prima parte introdurrà gli studenti alle teorie classiche e contemporanee sulla migrazione. Aprirà una riflessione in merito ai modelli, ai percorsi e ai vettori delle migrazioni, nonché a riguardo della rilevanza del fenomeno migratorio su scala globale.

La seconda parte rifletterà sul modo in cui i sistemi di welfare strutturano le migrazioni e discuterà il contributo degli immigrati in quanto fornitori di servizi di welfare. A tal proposito, questa parte, da un lato, analizzerà la relazione fra globalizzazione, migrazioni e lavoro domestico/servizi di cura. D’altro lato, rifletterà sugli effetti delle politiche migratorie sui lavoratori migranti.

La terza parte si focalizzerà su diversi punti di vista in merito al diritto dei migranti di accedere a delle prestazioni sociali e sulle sfide che i migranti sperimentano quando accedono a servizi di welfare.

La quarta parte analizzerà il ruolo dei governi e delle istituzioni locali nell’erogare servizi di welfare rivolti ai migranti, nonché le sfide e i dilemmi affrontati dagli assistenti sociali nell’allocare risorse e prestazioni sociali ai migranti.

Prerequisiti

Sufficienti capacità e conoscenze della lingua inglese.

Metodi didattici

Insegnamento con l’utilizzo di slides.
Lezioni interattive che includono la presentazione di lavori di gruppo (p.es. illustrazione e discussione di uno studio caso).
Proiezione di video e dibattiti (p.es. discorsi di esperti sulle migrazioni).
Coinvolgimento di stakeholder (p.es. incontri con assistenti sociali che si occupano di erogazione di servizi di welfare verso i migranti o rappresentanti di associazioni di migranti).
Uscite didattiche (p.es. visite a organizzazioni che erogano servizi di welfare ai migranti).

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

La valutazione si compone di tre aspetti differenti:

la partecipazione in aula
lavori individuali
esami orali e/o discussione orale dei lavori individuali

Testi di riferimento

La bibliografia del corso consiste in manuali di base, articoli scientifici e capitoli di volumi collettivi internazionali.

Manuale

De Haas H., Castles S. and Miller M.J. 2020. The Age of Migration. International Populations Movements in the Modern World (6th edition). London: Red Globe Press. (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4)

Articoli scientifici e Capitoli in Volume

Allsopp, Jennifer. 2022. “English ‘Iron Rod’ Welfare versus Italian ‘Colander’ Welfare: Understanding the Intra-European Mobility Strategies of Unaccompanied Young Migrants and Refugees.” Journal of European Social Policy 32(4): 436–51.
Bazurli, Raffaele, and Francesca Campomori. 2022. “Further to the Bottom of the Hierarchy: The Stratification of Forced Migrants’ Welfare Rights amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy.” Citizenship Studies 26(8): 1091–1116. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2022.2131073)
Bonizzoni, Paola. 2020. “The Border(s) Within: Formal and Informal Processes of Status Production, Negotiation and Contestation in a Migratory Context.” In Migration, Borders and Citizenship: Between Policy and Public Spheres, eds. Maurizio Ambrosini, Manlio Cinalli, and David Jacobson. Palgrave Macmillan, 217–36.
Careja, R., & Harris, E. (2022). Thirty years of welfare chauvinism research: Findings and challenges. Journal of European Social Policy, 32(2), 212–224. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287211068796
Crepaz, M. M. (2022). Introduction to the Handbook on Migration and Welfare: The contours of contested concepts. Handbook on Migration and Welfare. Elgar.
Dimitriadis, Iraklis, and Maurizio Ambrosini. 2022. “De-Bordering Solidarity: Civil Society Actors Assisting Refused Asylum Seekers in Small Cities.” Journal of Refugee Studies. https://academic-oup-com.unimib.idm.oclc.org/jrs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jrs/feac048/6752076?searchresult=1
Herrera, G. 2013 Gender and International Migration: Contributions and Cross-Fertilizations, Annual Review of Sociology, 39:1, 471-489
Scheibelhofer, Elisabeth. 2022. “Migrants’ Experiences With Limited Access to Social Protection in a Framework of EU Post‐National Policies.” Social Inclusion 10(1): 164–73.
Sciortino, Giuseppe. 2004. “Immigration in a Mediterranean Welfare State: The Italian Experience in Comparative Perspective.” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice 6(2): 111–29.
Sciortino, Giuseppe, and Claudia Finotelli. 2015. “Closed Memberships in a Mobile World? Welfare States, Welfare Regimes and International Migration.” Handbook of the International Political Economy of Migration (August): 185–208.. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280936537_Closed_Memberships_in_a_Mobile_World_Welfare_States_Welfare_Regimes_and_International_Migration)
Shutes, Isabel, and Sarah Walker. 2018. “Gender and Free Movement: EU Migrant Women’s Access to Residence and Social Rights in the U.K.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 44(1): 137–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1340829.
Togral Koca, Burcu. 2019. “Local Bordering Practices, Refugees, and Civil Society: The Case of Berlin.” Geographical Review 109(4): 544–61.
Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). Migration and the Nation. In Scholten, P. (ed.) Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Diversity (pp. 207-218). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8)

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Learning objectives

This course provides the basic theoretical and conceptual tools required to understand the nexus between welfare and immigration. It will explore the significant ways in which these forces interact and affect each other. Starting off by introducing students to most important theories and approaches to migration, this course aims to discuss and reflect on: a) how welfare regimes structure migration processes; b) what is the contribution of immigrants to supporting welfare systems; c) what questions emerge when immigrants access welfare benefits; d) the role of local governments in enabling or hindering access to welfare services; e) critical aspects with regard to the interactions between social workers and migrant social benefit recipients on the one hand, and social workers and public institutions on the other.

• Migration theories and types
• Theories on citizenship and integration
• Welfare systems, globalization, migration policies and care
• Migrants as beneficiaries of welfare services: political perspectives, public opinion and discrimination
• Local institutions and social workers as welfare service providers and/or gatekeepers

Detailed program

The course is divided into 4 parts.
The first part introduces students to classical and contemporary migration theories, and discusses the scale, patterns and drivers of international migration.

The second part considers how different welfare models lead to different types of migration, and the contribution of migrants to welfare systems. In this regard, it unravels the relationship between globalisation, migration and domestic/care labour, on the one hand, and the effects of migration policies on migrant labour, on the other.

The third part discusses policy approaches and public opinion on whether or not and to what extent migrants should be entitled to welfare benefits, and highlights the challenges that migrants experience when access social benefits.

The fourth part analyses the role of local governments and institutions in relation to the provision of social benefits to migrants, as well as the challenges and dilemmas that social workers face when dealing with the allocation of resources and benefits to migrants.

Prerequisites

English.

Teaching methods

Lectures through slideshow.
Interactive lectures when student activities are presented (e.g., discussing a specific case study).
Watching and discussing videos (e.g., migration experts talks)
Stakeholder involvement in teaching and learning (e.g., invitation of social workers dealing with migrants or representatives of migrant associations)
If possible, teaching activities outside the classroom (e.g., visits at organisations offering welfare services to migrants).

Assessment methods

The evaluation consists of three different aspects:

Class participation
Individual assignments
Oral examinations and/or discussion of individual activities

Textbooks and Reading Materials

The course bibliography will consist of a handbook and scientific international research articles and book chapters.

Handbook

De Haas H., Castles S. and Miller M.J. 2020. The Age of Migration. International Populations Movements in the Modern World (6th edition). London: Red Globe Press. (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4)

Scientifc Articles and Book Chapters

Allsopp, Jennifer. 2022. “English ‘Iron Rod’ Welfare versus Italian ‘Colander’ Welfare: Understanding the Intra-European Mobility Strategies of Unaccompanied Young Migrants and Refugees.” Journal of European Social Policy 32(4): 436–51.
Bazurli, Raffaele, and Francesca Campomori. 2022. “Further to the Bottom of the Hierarchy: The Stratification of Forced Migrants’ Welfare Rights amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy.” Citizenship Studies 26(8): 1091–1116. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2022.2131073)
Bonizzoni, Paola. 2020. “The Border(s) Within: Formal and Informal Processes of Status Production, Negotiation and Contestation in a Migratory Context.” In Migration, Borders and Citizenship: Between Policy and Public Spheres, eds. Maurizio Ambrosini, Manlio Cinalli, and David Jacobson. Palgrave Macmillan, 217–36.
Careja, R., & Harris, E. (2022). Thirty years of welfare chauvinism research: Findings and challenges. Journal of European Social Policy, 32(2), 212–224. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287211068796
Crepaz, M. M. (2022). Introduction to the Handbook on Migration and Welfare: The contours of contested concepts. Handbook on Migration and Welfare. Elgar.
Dimitriadis, Iraklis, and Maurizio Ambrosini. 2022. “De-Bordering Solidarity: Civil Society Actors Assisting Refused Asylum Seekers in Small Cities.” Journal of Refugee Studies. https://academic-oup-com.unimib.idm.oclc.org/jrs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jrs/feac048/6752076?searchresult=1
Herrera, G. 2013 Gender and International Migration: Contributions and Cross-Fertilizations, Annual Review of Sociology, 39:1, 471-489
Scheibelhofer, Elisabeth. 2022. “Migrants’ Experiences With Limited Access to Social Protection in a Framework of EU Post‐National Policies.” Social Inclusion 10(1): 164–73.
Sciortino, Giuseppe. 2004. “Immigration in a Mediterranean Welfare State: The Italian Experience in Comparative Perspective.” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice 6(2): 111–29.
Sciortino, Giuseppe, and Claudia Finotelli. 2015. “Closed Memberships in a Mobile World? Welfare States, Welfare Regimes and International Migration.” Handbook of the International Political Economy of Migration (August): 185–208.. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280936537_Closed_Memberships_in_a_Mobile_World_Welfare_States_Welfare_Regimes_and_International_Migration)
Shutes, Isabel, and Sarah Walker. 2018. “Gender and Free Movement: EU Migrant Women’s Access to Residence and Social Rights in the U.K.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 44(1): 137–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1340829.
Togral Koca, Burcu. 2019. “Local Bordering Practices, Refugees, and Civil Society: The Case of Berlin.” Geographical Review 109(4): 544–61.
Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). Migration and the Nation. In Scholten, P. (ed.) Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Diversity (pp. 207-218). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8)