This dissertation explores contemporary migration in Europe, both from other continents and from within Europe, highlighting the origins of the conflicts emerging in European societies today. In this regard, the research draws an important distinction between Western and Eastern European countries and compares two contemporary conceptions of Western identity: one born from the fusion of European and other continents' cultures, and another, a conservative one, embodied by the new nationalisms of Eastern countries, which defends a European identity that refuses to merge with other cultures. The work draws on historical summaries and current statistical data and proceeds by examining the degree of internationalization of European countries, using the number of foreign and foreign-born citizens in each country, education levels, and language skills as indicators of integration. Cities are cited as preferred destinations for migrants, highlighting the reasons for a higher concentration of foreign citizens in more industrialized cities compared to the rest of the country. The dissertation also refutes any essentialism about migrants' propensity for deviance, instead exploring the areas of greatest marginalization and social fragility in which these citizens are most likely to find themselves. The final section mentions several phenomena of cultural diversity, revealing original elements, such as the experience of Islam in Europe and the propagation of certain musical genres particularly suited to the representation of the youthful distress of new generations with a migrant background. The conclusions address the emergence of a postmodern European identity, conflictual and negotiated, yet nonetheless the product of contemporary migration.
La tesi approfondisce il tema delle migrazioni contemporanee in Europa, sia quelle provenienti dagli altri continenti che quelle interne, mettendo in evidenza l’origine dei conflitti che oggi emergono nelle società europee. A tal proposito la ricerca opera un’importante distinzione fra i paesi dell’Europa occidentale e quelli dell’Europa dell’est e mette a confronto due concezioni di identità occidentale contemporanee, l’una nata dalla fusione delle culture europea e di altri continenti e l’altra, incarnata dai nuovi nazionalismi dei paesi orientali, conservatrice, in difesa di un’identità europea chiusa alla fusione con altre culture. Il lavoro si basa su sintesi storiche e dati statistici di attualità e prosegue attenzionando il grado di internazionalizzazione dei paesi europei, prendendo come indicatori di integrazione il numero di cittadini stranieri e nati all’estero presenti in ciascun paese, il livello di istruzione e le conoscenze linguistiche. Si menzionano le città come mete privilegiate dei migranti, riportando le cause di una maggiore concentrazione di cittadini stranieri nelle città più industrializzate rispetto al resto del territorio. La tesi inoltre smentisce ogni essenzializzazione sulla propensione alla devianza da parte dei migranti, approfondendo piuttosto le zone di maggiore marginalità e fragilità sociale in cui più facilmente possono trovarsi tali cittadini. Nella parte finale si menzionano alcuni fenomeni di mixitè culturale in cui emergono elementi originali, quali l’esperienza della religione islamica in Europa e la diffusione di alcuni generi musicali particolarmente adatti a rappresentare i disagi giovanili delle nuove generazioni con back ground migratorio. Nelle conclusioni si fa riferimento alla nascita di un’identità post-moderna dell’Europa, conflittuale e negoziata, ma comunque il frutto delle migrazioni contemporanee.
Le migrazioni contemporanee in Europa e la ridefinizione dell'identità occidentale. Migrazioni continentali e intercontinentali, origine dei conflitti, disuguaglianze e nuove generazioni
MANCUSO, GIANLUCA
2024/2025
Abstract
This dissertation explores contemporary migration in Europe, both from other continents and from within Europe, highlighting the origins of the conflicts emerging in European societies today. In this regard, the research draws an important distinction between Western and Eastern European countries and compares two contemporary conceptions of Western identity: one born from the fusion of European and other continents' cultures, and another, a conservative one, embodied by the new nationalisms of Eastern countries, which defends a European identity that refuses to merge with other cultures. The work draws on historical summaries and current statistical data and proceeds by examining the degree of internationalization of European countries, using the number of foreign and foreign-born citizens in each country, education levels, and language skills as indicators of integration. Cities are cited as preferred destinations for migrants, highlighting the reasons for a higher concentration of foreign citizens in more industrialized cities compared to the rest of the country. The dissertation also refutes any essentialism about migrants' propensity for deviance, instead exploring the areas of greatest marginalization and social fragility in which these citizens are most likely to find themselves. The final section mentions several phenomena of cultural diversity, revealing original elements, such as the experience of Islam in Europe and the propagation of certain musical genres particularly suited to the representation of the youthful distress of new generations with a migrant background. The conclusions address the emergence of a postmodern European identity, conflictual and negotiated, yet nonetheless the product of contemporary migration.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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