From arrival to settlement. Vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and refugees in Europe

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Edited by: Daria Mendola

isbn: 978-88-32003-14-7

Editing and graphic design: Caterina Livi Bacci

Italy, one of the strategic entry points into Europe for refugees and asylum seekers, is facing increasing arrivals with a reception system that is not always adequate and not always attentive to people’s real vulnerabilities. The ebook edited by Daria Mendola explores the issue from a multidisciplinary perspective, placing Italy within the broader European context and offering concrete policy recommendations for managing vulnerabilities.

Index

Daria Mendola • Introduction

Structure of the volume

Daria Mendola • The Italian survey on refugees and asylum seekers: Introducing the ItRAS

CHAPTER 1 – REFUGEES’ VULNERABILITY AT THEIR ARRIVAL IN EUROPE

Livia Elisa Ortensi, Francesca Tosi and Roberto Impicciatore • A gendered analysis of asylum decisions in the EU27 countries

Ceri Oeppen • Routes, racism, and the hostile environment: Public and political opposition to asylum seekers arriving in the UK

Maurizio Ambrosini • Three tensions between migration policies

CHAPTER 2 – HEALTH VULNERABILITY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF FORCED MIGRATION

Manuela Stranges, Annalisa Busetta and Daria Mendola • Insights on the health of migrants in a reception center in Italy 

Annalisa Busetta and Daria Mendola • Refugee health in Germany: The interplay of resilience, discrimination and loneliness

Eralba Cela and Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso • Health at the margins: Refugees and the challenge of health and healthcare in Italy

CHAPTER 3 – THE INTEGRATION PROCESS IN ITALY

Anna Maria Parroco, Micaela Arcaio and Daria Mendola • Investigating the mediating role of employment outcomes in refugees’ life satisfaction using data from the ItRAS survey

Roberto Impicciatore and Livia E. Ortensi • Labour market integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy: Evidence from the ItRAS survey

CHAPTER 4 – FAMILY AND WOMEN ISSUES

Elisabeth Kraus • Split Across Borders: Rethinking refugee families beyond ‘here’ and ‘there’

Ignazia Bartholini and Rafaela Hilario Pascoal • Infantilization or inclusion within the reception system? A case study on the experience of female asylum seekers and international protection holders in Palermo

POLICY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Daria Mendola and Rafaela Hilario Pascoal • Refugees’ vulnerability: Towards better policies