Pietro Saitta
Biographic Data
| ID | 1370754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pietro Saitta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pietro |
| FAMILY NAME | Saitta |
| SIGNATURE | SAITTA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Messina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5179-9241 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Let the People In: Bouncers and the Ordering of the Public
This article explores the complex role of bouncers in Italian nightclubs. It argues that their actions reveal a profound intertwining of ideology and social practices, particularly the tacit acceptance of inequality as a structural component of contemporary social relationships. Bouncers serve as critical mediators between venue “designers” and an audience whose presence is essential for the “show,” regardless of their characteristics. The study …
Fantasma della grande opera. Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina, poteri e società locale
Since the XIX century, the project on the Bridge over the Strait of Messina is a long-lasting obsession that entails symbolic, political and economic reasons that intertwine with different phases of capitalism and the Italian national history. Thus, it is possible to distinguish between a modern and a contemporary phase of this project. The article focuses mainly on the latter phase, and it analyses the role that different actors played in reacti…
Unseen peacemakers: Bouncers, customers and informal resolutions in Italian nightlife
Purpose This ethnographic study aims to investigate the complex social dynamics and conflicts within Italian nightclubs, analyzing the relationships between security staff (bouncers) and patrons. It seeks to challenge the perception of clubs solely as arenas reflecting societal dangers (malamovida), arguing instead for their recognition as sites where informal justice and conflict resolution occur. Design/methodology/approach The research employe…
Fatal encounters: Shopkeepers, Neo-Populism, and the Exclusionary City
The present article analyzes the role that shopkeepers play in the life of cities in terms of space production, cultures, and policies on the use of public space. Shopkeepers are seen as the co-promotors of a revanchist culture that affects liberties in contemporary cities. In the light of such premises, the present theoretical study inquires into the intertwinements between this group and the dominant populist political offer. The combination of…
Un cuscinetto chiamato informalità. Politiche, simboli e materialità di un “segreto”
This essay explores the semantics of the term “informal economy” and, in particular, the relation between the two words. It shows how this subject is anything but something with no form and no structure. Moreover, it reflects on the historical relations between this type of economy and the cyclical transformations of capital. Informal economy is seen as a buffer that makes such changes both socially bearable and symbolically necessary – in order …
The Endless Reconstruction and Modern Disasters: The Management of Urban Space Through an Earthquake – Messina, 1908–2018
Practices of subjectivity: The informal economies and the subaltern rebellion
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the links between “informal economies” and the concept of “resistance.” The author argues that the petty illegalities of the dominated and subaltern classes should be seen in their connections to the illegalism of the élites and the state. Within this framework, the informal economy is seen as both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of …
Policing and the politics of order-making
Policing and the politics of order-making is an interesting collection of essays that explore an issue – informal order-making in developing countries – which is usually dispersed in a body of spec
Poteri e resistenze. Economie informali, illegalità, subalternità
The essay explores the links between «informal economies» and the concept of «resistance». The author argues that the illegalities of the marginal classes should be looked at through their connection to those of the elite classes and the Government. Within this framework, the informal economy is both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of citizens, and a sign of the desire of those ci…
Resistenze: Pratiche E Margini Del Conflitto Nel Quotidiano
Environment and the Citizens: Popular Struggles, Popular Epidemiology, and Other Forms of Resistance "From Below" in Areas at Risk Worldwide-An Introduction
Environmental issues are at the center of struggles ongoing in a number of different countries and for different reasons. Many of those struggles, however, are connected with the effects of industr
Pump: The Construction of Fascist Personalities in the Italian Armed Forces
Through ethnographic analysis of a paratrooper brigade in Italy, we contribute to the study of cultural transmission from the military to the police. In doing so, we recuperate a classic but controversial theory of the authoritarian personality (Adorno et al. 1950). The specific attention to fascism here is necessitated by fascist self- representation in the military and police, and its historical roots in the Fascist regime. Though, owing to its…
History, space, and power: Theoretical and methodological problems in the research on areas at (industrial) risk
The present article discusses methods and theoretical problems in the research on areas at industrial risk, using examples and problems deriving from studies conducted in Sicily, as well as the review of a number of contemporary studies. The author argues that much of the contemporary research on areas at risk focuses on the 'elites' (environmental movements, boards of citizens, and the like) rather than on populations, and does not reflect on th…
Between Kafka and carnevale: An introduction to the immigrant condition in Italy
The author argues that in Italy immigration has become for both left and right-wing moral entrepreneurs a symbolic resource to be employed in the creation and re-creation of territorial identities. The permanent endeavor of the Italian elites is the one of re-proposing the moment of foundation of a `community'. What makes Italy complex and fascinating is its carnevale, that is, the simulacrum of a founding that never truly happened and must, subs…
Final remarks: Italy, dreams of a monochrome society
Is Italy a monochrome society – a society that truly cannot imagine itself as multicultural? This may seem an odd question, given that mass immigration is now in its third decade and that the perce
Immigrant Roma in Sicily: The role of the informal economy in producing social advancement
The article focuses on Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. It aims to show how a group of Roma from Kosovo, living in the area since the 1970s, has gained a livelihood through such enterprizing methods as music, improvized handicrafts and small-scale drug dealing. Their precarious situation is conditioned in large measure by the complex interplay of state regulations and the practice of local authorities. Nevertheless, these individuals have been able to e…
Between Kafka and carnevale: An introduction to the immigrant condition in Italy
The author argues that in Italy immigration has become for both left and right-wing moral entrepreneurs a symbolic resource to be employed in the creation and re-creation of territorial identities. The permanent endeavor of the Italian elites is the one of re-proposing the moment of foundation of a `community'. What makes Italy complex and fascinating is its carnevale, that is, the simulacrum of a founding that never truly happened and must, subs…
Immigrant Roma in Sicily: The role of the informal economy in producing social advancement
The article focuses on Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. It aims to show how a group of Roma from Kosovo, living in the area since the 1970s, has gained a livelihood through such enterprizing methods as music, improvized handicrafts and small-scale drug dealing. Their precarious situation is conditioned in large measure by the complex interplay of state regulations and the practice of local authorities. Nevertheless, these individuals have been able to e…
Fatal encounters: Shopkeepers, Neo-Populism, and the Exclusionary City
The present article analyzes the role that shopkeepers play in the life of cities in terms of space production, cultures, and policies on the use of public space. Shopkeepers are seen as the co-promotors of a revanchist culture that affects liberties in contemporary cities. In the light of such premises, the present theoretical study inquires into the intertwinements between this group and the dominant populist political offer. The combination of…
Practices of subjectivity: The informal economies and the subaltern rebellion
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the links between “informal economies” and the concept of “resistance.” The author argues that the petty illegalities of the dominated and subaltern classes should be seen in their connections to the illegalism of the élites and the state. Within this framework, the informal economy is seen as both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of …
Poteri e resistenze. Economie informali, illegalità, subalternità
The essay explores the links between «informal economies» and the concept of «resistance». The author argues that the illegalities of the marginal classes should be looked at through their connection to those of the elite classes and the Government. Within this framework, the informal economy is both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of citizens, and a sign of the desire of those ci…
Environment and the Citizens: Popular Struggles, Popular Epidemiology, and Other Forms of Resistance "From Below" in Areas at Risk Worldwide-An Introduction
Environmental issues are at the center of struggles ongoing in a number of different countries and for different reasons. Many of those struggles, however, are connected with the effects of industr
Pump: The Construction of Fascist Personalities in the Italian Armed Forces
Through ethnographic analysis of a paratrooper brigade in Italy, we contribute to the study of cultural transmission from the military to the police. In doing so, we recuperate a classic but controversial theory of the authoritarian personality (Adorno et al. 1950). The specific attention to fascism here is necessitated by fascist self- representation in the military and police, and its historical roots in the Fascist regime. Though, owing to its…
History, space, and power: Theoretical and methodological problems in the research on areas at (industrial) risk
The present article discusses methods and theoretical problems in the research on areas at industrial risk, using examples and problems deriving from studies conducted in Sicily, as well as the review of a number of contemporary studies. The author argues that much of the contemporary research on areas at risk focuses on the 'elites' (environmental movements, boards of citizens, and the like) rather than on populations, and does not reflect on th…
Final remarks: Italy, dreams of a monochrome society
Is Italy a monochrome society – a society that truly cannot imagine itself as multicultural? This may seem an odd question, given that mass immigration is now in its third decade and that the perce
Immigrant Roma in Sicily: The role of the informal economy in producing social advancement
The article focuses on Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. It aims to show how a group of Roma from Kosovo, living in the area since the 1970s, has gained a livelihood through such enterprizing methods as music, improvized handicrafts and small-scale drug dealing. Their precarious situation is conditioned in large measure by the complex interplay of state regulations and the practice of local authorities. Nevertheless, these individuals have been able to e…
History, space, and power: Theoretical and methodological problems in the research on areas at (industrial) risk
The present article discusses methods and theoretical problems in the research on areas at industrial risk, using examples and problems deriving from studies conducted in Sicily, as well as the review of a number of contemporary studies. The author argues that much of the contemporary research on areas at risk focuses on the 'elites' (environmental movements, boards of citizens, and the like) rather than on populations, and does not reflect on th…
Between Kafka and carnevale: An introduction to the immigrant condition in Italy
The author argues that in Italy immigration has become for both left and right-wing moral entrepreneurs a symbolic resource to be employed in the creation and re-creation of territorial identities. The permanent endeavor of the Italian elites is the one of re-proposing the moment of foundation of a `community'. What makes Italy complex and fascinating is its carnevale, that is, the simulacrum of a founding that never truly happened and must, subs…
Final remarks: Italy, dreams of a monochrome society
Is Italy a monochrome society – a society that truly cannot imagine itself as multicultural? This may seem an odd question, given that mass immigration is now in its third decade and that the perce
Pump: The Construction of Fascist Personalities in the Italian Armed Forces
Through ethnographic analysis of a paratrooper brigade in Italy, we contribute to the study of cultural transmission from the military to the police. In doing so, we recuperate a classic but controversial theory of the authoritarian personality (Adorno et al. 1950). The specific attention to fascism here is necessitated by fascist self- representation in the military and police, and its historical roots in the Fascist regime. Though, owing to its…
Poteri e resistenze. Economie informali, illegalità, subalternità
The essay explores the links between «informal economies» and the concept of «resistance». The author argues that the illegalities of the marginal classes should be looked at through their connection to those of the elite classes and the Government. Within this framework, the informal economy is both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of citizens, and a sign of the desire of those ci…
Resistenze: Pratiche E Margini Del Conflitto Nel Quotidiano
Environment and the Citizens: Popular Struggles, Popular Epidemiology, and Other Forms of Resistance "From Below" in Areas at Risk Worldwide-An Introduction
Environmental issues are at the center of struggles ongoing in a number of different countries and for different reasons. Many of those struggles, however, are connected with the effects of industr
Policing and the politics of order-making
Policing and the politics of order-making is an interesting collection of essays that explore an issue – informal order-making in developing countries – which is usually dispersed in a body of spec
Practices of subjectivity: The informal economies and the subaltern rebellion
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the links between “informal economies” and the concept of “resistance.” The author argues that the petty illegalities of the dominated and subaltern classes should be seen in their connections to the illegalism of the élites and the state. Within this framework, the informal economy is seen as both the outcome of a set of material conditions aiming at the subordinated inclusion of entire classes of …
The Endless Reconstruction and Modern Disasters: The Management of Urban Space Through an Earthquake – Messina, 1908–2018
Un cuscinetto chiamato informalità. Politiche, simboli e materialità di un “segreto”
This essay explores the semantics of the term “informal economy” and, in particular, the relation between the two words. It shows how this subject is anything but something with no form and no structure. Moreover, it reflects on the historical relations between this type of economy and the cyclical transformations of capital. Informal economy is seen as a buffer that makes such changes both socially bearable and symbolically necessary – in order …
Fatal encounters: Shopkeepers, Neo-Populism, and the Exclusionary City
The present article analyzes the role that shopkeepers play in the life of cities in terms of space production, cultures, and policies on the use of public space. Shopkeepers are seen as the co-promotors of a revanchist culture that affects liberties in contemporary cities. In the light of such premises, the present theoretical study inquires into the intertwinements between this group and the dominant populist political offer. The combination of…
Let the People In: Bouncers and the Ordering of the Public
This article explores the complex role of bouncers in Italian nightclubs. It argues that their actions reveal a profound intertwining of ideology and social practices, particularly the tacit acceptance of inequality as a structural component of contemporary social relationships. Bouncers serve as critical mediators between venue “designers” and an audience whose presence is essential for the “show,” regardless of their characteristics. The study …
Fantasma della grande opera. Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina, poteri e società locale
Since the XIX century, the project on the Bridge over the Strait of Messina is a long-lasting obsession that entails symbolic, political and economic reasons that intertwine with different phases of capitalism and the Italian national history. Thus, it is possible to distinguish between a modern and a contemporary phase of this project. The article focuses mainly on the latter phase, and it analyses the role that different actors played in reacti…
Unseen peacemakers: Bouncers, customers and informal resolutions in Italian nightlife
Purpose This ethnographic study aims to investigate the complex social dynamics and conflicts within Italian nightclubs, analyzing the relationships between security staff (bouncers) and patrons. It seeks to challenge the perception of clubs solely as arenas reflecting societal dangers (malamovida), arguing instead for their recognition as sites where informal justice and conflict resolution occur. Design/methodology/approach The research employe…
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