M Artero
Biographic Data
| ID | 66003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Artero |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Artero |
| SIGNATURE | ARTERO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1031-9595 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Citizens here and there against the crisis
This article examines the solidarity initiatives undertaken by immigrant organizations in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the significance of a transnational perspective in understanding these efforts. Drawing on two qualitative studies, particularly the analysis of 19 interviews with leaders of Italian immigrant organizations involved in solidarity work during the pandemic, the findings highlight that solidarity extends beyond c…
I Couldn't Figure Out What to Do
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led the Italian government to enact a regularization programme, the first in eight years, which also allowed asylum seekers to switch from a humanitarian to an employment-based status. This study sheds light on how this re-categorization opportunity was concretely experienced by (potential) applicants by examining 21 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and Salvadorean asylum seekers. Drawing on emerging litera…
Immigrant Solidarity Amid the Covid-19 Crisis in Italy
Italy was the first Western country to be severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within it, immigrants have played an important role as essential workers and throughout solidarity initiatives. The present article is based on 64 in-depth interviews with immigrants who engaged in solidarity actions directed toward the immigrant population and the host society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analytically, it emerged that through solidaristic init…
The politics of pro-migrant volunteering
This paper focuses on the phenomenon of pro-migrant volunteering in urban areas. Its objective is to contribute to our understanding of this phenomenon, which has recently undergone important reconsiderations. Indeed, scholars in migration studies have long contrasted activists in social and political movements with volunteers: the first were usually celebrated for the challenge posed to the status quo, whereas the latter looked down for engaging…
Immigrant Volunteering
Immigrant volunteering is a disputed topic. For some scholars, an important instrument for the social integration of immigrants, while others frame immigrant volunteerism as a regime of 'ethical citizenship' centred around the paradigms of 'civic integration' and 'deservingness'. Our research collected the experiences of hundreds of migrant volunteers in Italy (658 questionnaires plus 89 in-depth interviews) to address three research questions in…
Citizenship beyond the normative script
Immigrant volunteering is usually absent from the debate on the reconfiguration of citizenship ‘from below’. Indeed, it has been generally considered a conservative force, if anything, an instrument of fuller integration. Building on 25 interviews with young migrant volunteers, this paper aims to fill this gap. It shows that, even if immigrant volunteering may reinforce some conventional categorizations, it achieves the primary result of showing …
Urban crisis, urban hope
As its title suggests, Urban Crisis, Urban Hope: A Policy Agenda for UK Cities makes no secret of its desire to offer practical steps for a better urban future. This work collects a series of essay
Obstructing lives
This article contributes to the literature debate on local-level as a crucial arena of migration government in Europe, after the so-called ‘refugees crisis’ in 2015 and the attempt to limit migration movements towards Europe by restricting asylum rights. Drawing on 13 months of ethnographic research in Milan (Italy) between the years 2017 and 2018, we argue that the urban space can be turned into a setting of enforcing internal borders. The study…
Working with a Family. How a Family-Oriented Welfare System Opens the Border for Migrant Care Workers
In Italy, the strong desire to take care of the elderly at home and within the family opens the border to migrant care workers. Despite an increasing focus on the closure of borders, migrant care workers are considered desirable immigrants and are generally socially accepted in Italian society because they are believed to fulfil an indispensable role in Italian families. Based on ninety-three qualitative interviews with migrant care workers, elde…
Migrants and Refugees
The term ‘arrival city’ was notoriously introduced by Saunders (2010) to indicate all places which provide first access to the city. For Saunders, migrants from rural third world villages confront the same challenges in their home country or abroad. The informal neighbourhood in developing countries is thus advocated as a model for cities in western countries. Through an ethnographic approach, the article considers emerging practices of refugees …
The mobility of the drop-in
Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level
This article investigates residential segregation at the intraurban level of migrants in two Italian cities, Rome and Milan, considering religion as a point of reference in light of its pivotal role in terms of identity references for many migrants. The article focuses in particular on Muslim migrants-due to both the magnitude of their presence and complex issues related to their settlement in Italian cities. The analysis shows a low level of int…
Obstructing lives
This article contributes to the literature debate on local-level as a crucial arena of migration government in Europe, after the so-called ‘refugees crisis’ in 2015 and the attempt to limit migration movements towards Europe by restricting asylum rights. Drawing on 13 months of ethnographic research in Milan (Italy) between the years 2017 and 2018, we argue that the urban space can be turned into a setting of enforcing internal borders. The study…
Immigrant Volunteering
Immigrant volunteering is a disputed topic. For some scholars, an important instrument for the social integration of immigrants, while others frame immigrant volunteerism as a regime of 'ethical citizenship' centred around the paradigms of 'civic integration' and 'deservingness'. Our research collected the experiences of hundreds of migrant volunteers in Italy (658 questionnaires plus 89 in-depth interviews) to address three research questions in…
I Couldn't Figure Out What to Do
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led the Italian government to enact a regularization programme, the first in eight years, which also allowed asylum seekers to switch from a humanitarian to an employment-based status. This study sheds light on how this re-categorization opportunity was concretely experienced by (potential) applicants by examining 21 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and Salvadorean asylum seekers. Drawing on emerging litera…
The mobility of the drop-in
Immigrant Solidarity Amid the Covid-19 Crisis in Italy
Italy was the first Western country to be severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within it, immigrants have played an important role as essential workers and throughout solidarity initiatives. The present article is based on 64 in-depth interviews with immigrants who engaged in solidarity actions directed toward the immigrant population and the host society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analytically, it emerged that through solidaristic init…
Citizenship beyond the normative script
Immigrant volunteering is usually absent from the debate on the reconfiguration of citizenship ‘from below’. Indeed, it has been generally considered a conservative force, if anything, an instrument of fuller integration. Building on 25 interviews with young migrant volunteers, this paper aims to fill this gap. It shows that, even if immigrant volunteering may reinforce some conventional categorizations, it achieves the primary result of showing …
Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level
This article investigates residential segregation at the intraurban level of migrants in two Italian cities, Rome and Milan, considering religion as a point of reference in light of its pivotal role in terms of identity references for many migrants. The article focuses in particular on Muslim migrants-due to both the magnitude of their presence and complex issues related to their settlement in Italian cities. The analysis shows a low level of int…
Migrants and Refugees
The term ‘arrival city’ was notoriously introduced by Saunders (2010) to indicate all places which provide first access to the city. For Saunders, migrants from rural third world villages confront the same challenges in their home country or abroad. The informal neighbourhood in developing countries is thus advocated as a model for cities in western countries. Through an ethnographic approach, the article considers emerging practices of refugees …
The mobility of the drop-in
Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level
This article investigates residential segregation at the intraurban level of migrants in two Italian cities, Rome and Milan, considering religion as a point of reference in light of its pivotal role in terms of identity references for many migrants. The article focuses in particular on Muslim migrants-due to both the magnitude of their presence and complex issues related to their settlement in Italian cities. The analysis shows a low level of int…
Urban crisis, urban hope
As its title suggests, Urban Crisis, Urban Hope: A Policy Agenda for UK Cities makes no secret of its desire to offer practical steps for a better urban future. This work collects a series of essay
Obstructing lives
This article contributes to the literature debate on local-level as a crucial arena of migration government in Europe, after the so-called ‘refugees crisis’ in 2015 and the attempt to limit migration movements towards Europe by restricting asylum rights. Drawing on 13 months of ethnographic research in Milan (Italy) between the years 2017 and 2018, we argue that the urban space can be turned into a setting of enforcing internal borders. The study…
Working with a Family. How a Family-Oriented Welfare System Opens the Border for Migrant Care Workers
In Italy, the strong desire to take care of the elderly at home and within the family opens the border to migrant care workers. Despite an increasing focus on the closure of borders, migrant care workers are considered desirable immigrants and are generally socially accepted in Italian society because they are believed to fulfil an indispensable role in Italian families. Based on ninety-three qualitative interviews with migrant care workers, elde…
Immigrant Volunteering
Immigrant volunteering is a disputed topic. For some scholars, an important instrument for the social integration of immigrants, while others frame immigrant volunteerism as a regime of 'ethical citizenship' centred around the paradigms of 'civic integration' and 'deservingness'. Our research collected the experiences of hundreds of migrant volunteers in Italy (658 questionnaires plus 89 in-depth interviews) to address three research questions in…
Citizenship beyond the normative script
Immigrant volunteering is usually absent from the debate on the reconfiguration of citizenship ‘from below’. Indeed, it has been generally considered a conservative force, if anything, an instrument of fuller integration. Building on 25 interviews with young migrant volunteers, this paper aims to fill this gap. It shows that, even if immigrant volunteering may reinforce some conventional categorizations, it achieves the primary result of showing …
Immigrant Solidarity Amid the Covid-19 Crisis in Italy
Italy was the first Western country to be severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within it, immigrants have played an important role as essential workers and throughout solidarity initiatives. The present article is based on 64 in-depth interviews with immigrants who engaged in solidarity actions directed toward the immigrant population and the host society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analytically, it emerged that through solidaristic init…
The politics of pro-migrant volunteering
This paper focuses on the phenomenon of pro-migrant volunteering in urban areas. Its objective is to contribute to our understanding of this phenomenon, which has recently undergone important reconsiderations. Indeed, scholars in migration studies have long contrasted activists in social and political movements with volunteers: the first were usually celebrated for the challenge posed to the status quo, whereas the latter looked down for engaging…
Citizens here and there against the crisis
This article examines the solidarity initiatives undertaken by immigrant organizations in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the significance of a transnational perspective in understanding these efforts. Drawing on two qualitative studies, particularly the analysis of 19 interviews with leaders of Italian immigrant organizations involved in solidarity work during the pandemic, the findings highlight that solidarity extends beyond c…
I Couldn't Figure Out What to Do
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led the Italian government to enact a regularization programme, the first in eight years, which also allowed asylum seekers to switch from a humanitarian to an employment-based status. This study sheds light on how this re-categorization opportunity was concretely experienced by (potential) applicants by examining 21 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and Salvadorean asylum seekers. Drawing on emerging litera…
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Economics (6 works) · Immigration (6 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works)