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Aug 31 2013 - 15:00

MART Sala Conferenze

The Crisis and New Migrations from South to North Europe

Enrico Pugliese

Enrico Pugliese, full professor at La Sapienza University of Rome.

The meeting is introduced by Paola Rosà.

In recent times, new migratory flows have seen approximately 60,000 Italians under the age of 40 leave the country each year in search of employment, often opting for cities in Northern Europe. Unlike the past, symbolized by the famous “cardboard suitcases,” these individuals generally possess educational or professional qualifications. The same phenomenon is occurring across the entire southern European region, from Greece to Portugal. This has been described as a true “brain drain,” a trend that impoverishes the countries of origin, while Northern European countries are equipping themselves to retain these new resources.

He is a full professor of Labor Sociology and has taught at the University of Naples (where he served as dean of the Faculty of Sociology) and now teaches at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Sociology, and Communication at La Sapienza University in Rome. He collaborates with the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies of the National Research Council (CNR). His work has primarily focused on internal and international migrations, employment, and welfare. In addition to his studies on Italian emigration abroad, his interests have concentrated on immigration from the countries of the Global South to Italy and Europe.
Among his books are: Italy Between International and Internal Migrations, Going, Staying, Returning: Fifty Years of Italian Emigration to Germany, and The Migratory Experience: Immigrant Refugees in Italy. He also collaborates in the direction and editorial work of various journals, including Inchiesta, La Critica Sociologica, Alternative, and Mondi Migranti. His books have won several literary awards, such as the Walter Tobagi Prize and the Pozzale-Luigi Russo Prize.

Translator and professional journalist, she has worked as an editor for the newspaper l'Adige and for Radio Dolomiti. She has collaborated on radio programs for Rai Trento and is the author of texts on German history and documentaries about individual migration stories. She collaborates with the Mach Foundation on a European project supporting researcher mobility and is actively involved in issues related to refugees and asylum seekers.