The economic bases of migration from Italy
The distinct cases of Tunisia and Libya (1880s-1960s)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3979034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesca Fauri (0000-0002-8516-4594, University of Bologna, corresponding author), Donatella Strangio (0000-0002-7763-8550, Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Land and Finance – Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-471 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2019.1608188 |
| OpenAlex | W2943680623 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The objective of this essay is to offer an original contribution to the issue of \nItalian migration to Africa from a historical-economic perspective. Our \nresearch will consider the motivations that led many Italians to emigrate to \nTunisia and Libya and, secondly, it will explore what was the return path from \nTunisia and Libya for Italian emigrants. The cases discussed investigate two \ndifferent realities of Italian emigration, a ‘free’ migration toward a country \ncolonised by others and a migration imposed and sponsored by the Italian government. \nIn the first case, we observed how Italians, particularly from the \nSouth and the islands, were predominantly drawn to Tunisia because the \ncountry was geographically close and offered good economic opportunities to \nItalian emigrants. In the case of Libya, the fascist colonial model aimed at \ncreating settlements inhabited by Italians regardless of the real opportunities \noffered by the land to Italian migrants. The reasons behind the repatriations, \nin both cases, lie in the decolonisation of the African continent. The \ndecolonisation process in both countries proceeded through a first phase \nwhere they privileged the recruitment of local or ‘African’ workforce rather \nthan ‘foreign/Italian’ labourers, and a second phase that saw the requisition of \nall foreign assets and properties
Archaeology · Colonialism · Decolonization · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Emigration · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human settlement · Political science · Politics · Requisition · Workforce · African history and culture studies · Historical and Environmental Studies
A History of Modern Tunisia
Libya since Independence
Tunisia from Protectorate to Republic
L'émigration italienne en Afrique orientale
Italians in Africa (1870s–1914), or How to Escape Poverty and Become a Landowner
L'emigrazione italiana nell'Africa mediterranea 1876-1914
Social Networks and Migrations
Le Peuplement Italien en Tunisie et en Algerie
Italians in Tunisia
Preservation and self-absorption
The French colonial policy in Tunisia between 1920 and 1930 and its influence on the Greek community
Migration and the International Labour Market, 1850-1939
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |