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Europa e Africa: Anatomia di un incontro
No full textANATOMIA (DI UN INCONTRO): ovvero l'atto di sezionare in parti un corpo complesso per poterne comprendere al meglio il suo funzionamento interno. Proprio su quest'azione si fonda la lettura offerta da Marco Zoppi sul corpo/tema dell'immigrazone.
Tramite un percorso che ci accompagna dalle radici della questione attraverso la fitta rete di relazioni che unisce AFRICA ed EUROPA, l'autore ci propone un'analisi che, assorbiti i più classici strumenti di lettura economico-politici, prova ad indagare questo legame attraverso un approccio socio culturale e di costume. In controtendenza rispetto al main stream contemporaneo che, soprattutto in conseguenza dei fatti degli ultimi mesi, vorrebbe trovare una soluzione unilaterale, semplice e drastica per il “problema degli immigrati”, in queste pagine ci si radica alle cause di lungo corso, si scava, si va a fondo per proporre un'ipotesi di realtà futuribile, non solo sognata, ma praticabile; una proposta che tenga conto di tutte le parti in causa, mettendo in evidenza le responsabilità del Vecchio Continente nei confronti della situazione attuale e non si accontenti di suggerire agili vie di uscita o ricette buone solo per gli avanzi di una festa che abbiamo consumato senza renderci conto che eravamo in casa d'altri
African Fishery, European Markets. Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in West Africa
No full textFish represents the pillar of human security for the coastal communities living in Western Africa and especially along the Gulf of Guinea, that is, in
the twelve countries of Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.
Fish provides in fact an important source of protein for the diet of millions of people in the area, and the fisheries sector employs around nine million
people in West Africa, both in sea activities and in in-land food processing (Okafor-Yarwood 2020: 6). Therefore, the preservation of a secure marine
environment is strictly connected to the safeguarding of human security. Despite the centrality of maintaining fishing activities sustainable, West
Africa is becoming increasingly known for so-called illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, commonly abbreviated in “IUU” fishing. Such activities—
that will be described in more detail in the next section, are carried out mostly by non-African vessels, including a relevant share of EU-flagged
fleets. If in these countries the revenue of marine fish production is estimated in US2.3 billion: as one can imagine, an economic deprivation of that sort
bears tangible consequences for the well-being of coastal populations linked to the fishing sector
Introduction. Europe and Africa, A Tight Embrace
No full textThis volume proposes a collection of chapters focusing on the multifaceted relation between Europe and Africa, and specific countries within the two,
under the conviction that a convergence in the study of both areas is needed now more than ever. In fact, the scholarly tendency to compartmentalize
knowledge according to single issues or disciplines, combined with the more general public amnesia regarding the common history shared by the two continents, have contributed, each in its own way, to set the two regions apart in academic and public debates (Hansen and Jonsson 2015; Mangala 2018). Over the centuries, Europe and Africa have instead developed a dense and complex web of political, economic, social, and cultural ties that recently have become more and more institutionalized through the joint work of international organizations, the European Union (EU), and the Africa Union (AU) in multiple fields. The tools and practices realizing such connections over time have been varied, including geographical explorations, trade, diplomacy, intellectual exchanges, overseas teaching and training programs, aid, and, last but not least, violence and conflict
Il mosaico territoriale europeo: La coesione territoriale per il post-2020 e le sue sfide tra demografia, migrazioni e disuguaglianze
No full textThis article examines some of the most relevant challenges to territorial cohesion in
the European Union and its neighborhood. Through a mix of quantitative data and
document analysis, the author provides an overview of demographic, migration and
economic inequality aspects across the area with the scope of underlining that European
territories are characterized by different performances. Such differences should
be addressed by the next Cohesion Fund’s long-term EU budget, in order to avoid
further segmentations between territories. The author indicates also what should be
some of the thematic priorities of the post-2020 territorial policies
A flow within the flow: dynamics of 2015 and post-2015 migration from the Western Balkans to EU countries
No full textThis article focuses on the recent flow of asylum seekers from the Western Balkans to EU countries. It contends that the comparison with statistics of other extra-EU28 asylum seekers and migrants reveals specific features that justify the description of mobility from the Western Balkans as a distinct “flow within the flow”. In fact, such a flow was not rooted in humanitarian issues, but was rather part of the established labor mobility dynamics in the region. In this sense, mobility from the area is not understood as a new trend but in terms of continuity stemming from the economic system interconnecting the EU and its neighborhood, of which the Balkans are a part. The pivotal year for the analysis is identified as 2015, when mass migration flows transited along the “Balkan Route” in their quest to reach the central and northern countries of the continent. The author concludes that, although on a larger scale, the 2015 flows that originated from the Western Balkan countries are the outgrowth of ongoing relations, especially for what concerns labor market dynamics between the two neighboring regions. This article features some data and maps elaborated in the framework of activities for the targeted analysis “MIGRATUP – Territorial and Urban Potentials Connected to Migration and Refugee Flows”, financed by ESPON, which ran from July 2017 to July 2018
La valutazione ambientale strategica nell’elaborazione del DG XI della Commissione Europea e dell’Agenzia Nazionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente
No full textValutazione della sostenibilità del processo di pianificazione delle aree per spazi pubblici attrezzati a parco e per il gioco e lo sport nel Comune di Cagliari attraverso un indicatore complesso
No full textL’a-storicità del dibattito contemporaneo sulle migrazioni
No full textThis paper contends that the political and media narratives regarding contemporary migratory flows fail to provide their audiences with an historical perspective on the matter. In such form, the debate has been reduced to a mere dialectical confrontation between those showing solidarity and those supporting a securitization approach towards asylum seekers and migration policies in general. Through an analysis that critically reflects on the concepts of imperialism and racial capitalism, which are declined in the context of the so-called neoliberal globalization, the author intends to demonstrate that the flows from Africa to Europe are to be interpreted as physiological movements from the «periphery» to the «center» within a system of unequal relations set up by different state and non-state actors. Contemporary migrations should not be conceptualized as external issues to the Europe and the West, but rather as a structural dynamic that finds its roots in the very functioning of international capitalism
Somalia: federating citizens or clans? Dilemmas in the quest for stability
No full textThis paper is concerned with the theoretical analysis of the legitimacy challenges faced by the federalist structure of the Somali state, as established with the 2012 constitution. Understanding federalism in Somalia, I argue, is not a simple question of political power distribution: there is also a dichotomy between a predominant European-based conceptualisation of the state and the bulk of often-neglected Somali notions of communitarian organisation, to which the clan is a part. If the decentralised structure of clans in Somali tradition seems to realise a certain convergence with the current federalist project, the dichotomy is rather evident when it comes to the definition of ‘(civil) society’ in Somalia. Thus, in order to assess both the progression of the federalist project, more than four years after its launch, and the factual legitimacy it holds among the Somali population, this paper will focus on the complex relation between state and citizens
Greater Somalia, the never-ending dream? Contested Somali borders: the power of tradition vs. the tradition of power
No full textThis paper provides an historical analysis of the concept of Greater Somalia, the nationalist project that advocates the political union of all Somali-speaking people, including those inhabiting areas in current Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. The Somali territorial unification project of “lost territories” was a direct consequence of the arbitrary borders drawn up by the European colonial powers in order to realise their expansionist interests. This paper underlines the instability produced by the European colonial powers in the Horn of Africa, and presents their arbitrary decisions as the root cause of Somali grievances and border disputes, which dogged the region from the end of colonial rule to the outbreak of civil war. The aim of the paper is three-fold: firstly, it seeks to identify the reasons behind the instability of Somalia’s borders; secondly, it attempts to explain why the Greater Somalia project has not been realised. Finally, it discusses the overall issue, in order to achieve a balance in terms of myth and reality
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