The contribution looks at the Italian policies towards Africa in order to attest if and how migration issues influenced the political agenda and the decision-making process both of the government and the parliament, respectively, between 2008 and 2018. This period witnessed the development of an alleged new course for Italian policies vis-à-vis Africa and some African countries in particular. Here we focus on Nigeria and Senegal. An outline of the official visits made by Italian politicians to Africa and the scrutiny of parliamentary debates on African issues allows to assess the divide between the rhetoric of a supposed ‘new course’, with Italy at the forefront of a new Euro-Africa partnership, and the continuity of ‘old’ concerns on matters such as the control of flows and mobility.
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Chapter Title
Politica e politiche dell’Italia in Africa, 2008-2018
Authors
Sheyla Moroni, Maria Stella Rognoni
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-965-2.05
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Publication Year
2021
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Book Title
Migrazioni in Italia: oltre la sfida
Book Subtitle
Per un approccio interdisciplinare allo studio delle migrazioni
Editors
Giorgia Bulli, Alberto Tonini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
234
Publication Year
2021
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© 2021 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-965-2
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-964-5
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-965-2
eISBN (epub)
978-88-5518-489-2
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919