Ivana Acocella
Biographic Data
| ID | 108284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ivana Acocella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ivana |
| FAMILY NAME | Acocella |
| SIGNATURE | ACOCELLA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5517-7223 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Oltre le rimesse economiche: Memoria, mobilitazione e rimesse politico-culturali della diaspora ucraina
L'articolo indaga le azioni di solidarietà verso la madrepatria degli ucraini che vivono in Italia in risposta all'emergenza bellica. L'indagine si basa su una ricerca condotta in Toscana con gruppi laici, religiosi, formali e informali, impegnati in azioni di raccolta e invio di soldi e beni di prima necessità. L'analisi delle interviste raccolte evidenzia come la mobilitazione per sostenere tali azioni collettive di solidarietà fosse stata mess…
Migrants as Agents of Local Development in Their Homeland: Practices of Transnational Solidarity From Tuscany to Senegal
The article examines the practices of Senegalese migrants involved in collective solidarity initiatives towards their country of origin, reflecting on their role as agents of development and social change. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in Tuscany, it analyses four types of aid initiatives-village-based, religious, secular-multi-ethnic and international cooperation-through in-depth interviews with key actors from both formal and inform…
Using biograms to promote life course research. An example of theoretical case configuration relating to paths of social exclusion
The evolution of the Italian reception system for asylum seekers into a "non-place" for "non-subjects"
The article provides a critical analysis of the evolution of the Italian migrant reception system following the 2014 "refugee crisis". The aim is to demonstrate how the touted goal of discouraging so-called "bogus asylum seekers" or "fraudulent economic migrants" has been used to institutionalize the Emergency Reception Centres (CAS) as the ordinary place to host asylum seekers, while the ordinary reception system has been greatly weakened. Furth…
The activism of young muslims in Italy: Citizens 'crossing borders' in search of recognition
The article investigates how young Muslims born and/or raised in Italy perform 'acts of citizenship' combining religious belief and civic engagement. We present the results of 40 in-depth interviews carried out with young Muslims active in two associations: Giovani Musulmani d'Italia and Islamic Relief. The aim is to explore how the tactics of visibility, the strategies of recognition 'from below' and the forms of transnational mobilisation of We…
Between Tradition and Innovation: Religious Practices and Everyday Life of Second-Generation Muslim Women
The article focuses on the identity construction and recognition strategies adopted by young second-generation Muslim women living in Italy. The research was conducted by collecting life stories with the goal of investigating the processes of identity building in the private and in the public sphere. Moving from two key concepts, agency and intersectionality, the study explores those challenges and tensions which arise from the multi-membership (…
The focus groups in social research: Advantages and Disadvantages
Strumenti di ricerca su processi di esclusione sociale
Sociologists are by now aware that poverty affects many social spheres and not only economics itself. In the same way, widespread analytical approaches do not consider poverty a static condition but rather a process in stages with beginnings, delays and ends. For this reason, the term «social exclusion» is gradually substituting the term "poverty". Considering these aspects, this article reflects on new analytical instruments that allow a multidi…
The focus groups in social research: Advantages and Disadvantages
The activism of young muslims in Italy: Citizens 'crossing borders' in search of recognition
The article investigates how young Muslims born and/or raised in Italy perform 'acts of citizenship' combining religious belief and civic engagement. We present the results of 40 in-depth interviews carried out with young Muslims active in two associations: Giovani Musulmani d'Italia and Islamic Relief. The aim is to explore how the tactics of visibility, the strategies of recognition 'from below' and the forms of transnational mobilisation of We…
Between Tradition and Innovation: Religious Practices and Everyday Life of Second-Generation Muslim Women
The article focuses on the identity construction and recognition strategies adopted by young second-generation Muslim women living in Italy. The research was conducted by collecting life stories with the goal of investigating the processes of identity building in the private and in the public sphere. Moving from two key concepts, agency and intersectionality, the study explores those challenges and tensions which arise from the multi-membership (…
Strumenti di ricerca su processi di esclusione sociale
Sociologists are by now aware that poverty affects many social spheres and not only economics itself. In the same way, widespread analytical approaches do not consider poverty a static condition but rather a process in stages with beginnings, delays and ends. For this reason, the term «social exclusion» is gradually substituting the term "poverty". Considering these aspects, this article reflects on new analytical instruments that allow a multidi…
The focus groups in social research: Advantages and Disadvantages
Between Tradition and Innovation: Religious Practices and Everyday Life of Second-Generation Muslim Women
The article focuses on the identity construction and recognition strategies adopted by young second-generation Muslim women living in Italy. The research was conducted by collecting life stories with the goal of investigating the processes of identity building in the private and in the public sphere. Moving from two key concepts, agency and intersectionality, the study explores those challenges and tensions which arise from the multi-membership (…
The evolution of the Italian reception system for asylum seekers into a "non-place" for "non-subjects"
The article provides a critical analysis of the evolution of the Italian migrant reception system following the 2014 "refugee crisis". The aim is to demonstrate how the touted goal of discouraging so-called "bogus asylum seekers" or "fraudulent economic migrants" has been used to institutionalize the Emergency Reception Centres (CAS) as the ordinary place to host asylum seekers, while the ordinary reception system has been greatly weakened. Furth…
The activism of young muslims in Italy: Citizens 'crossing borders' in search of recognition
The article investigates how young Muslims born and/or raised in Italy perform 'acts of citizenship' combining religious belief and civic engagement. We present the results of 40 in-depth interviews carried out with young Muslims active in two associations: Giovani Musulmani d'Italia and Islamic Relief. The aim is to explore how the tactics of visibility, the strategies of recognition 'from below' and the forms of transnational mobilisation of We…
Using biograms to promote life course research. An example of theoretical case configuration relating to paths of social exclusion
Migrants as Agents of Local Development in Their Homeland: Practices of Transnational Solidarity From Tuscany to Senegal
The article examines the practices of Senegalese migrants involved in collective solidarity initiatives towards their country of origin, reflecting on their role as agents of development and social change. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in Tuscany, it analyses four types of aid initiatives-village-based, religious, secular-multi-ethnic and international cooperation-through in-depth interviews with key actors from both formal and inform…
Oltre le rimesse economiche: Memoria, mobilitazione e rimesse politico-culturali della diaspora ucraina
L'articolo indaga le azioni di solidarietà verso la madrepatria degli ucraini che vivono in Italia in risposta all'emergenza bellica. L'indagine si basa su una ricerca condotta in Toscana con gruppi laici, religiosi, formali e informali, impegnati in azioni di raccolta e invio di soldi e beni di prima necessità. L'analisi delle interviste raccolte evidenzia come la mobilitazione per sostenere tali azioni collettive di solidarietà fosse stata mess…
Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)