ID | 174602 |
Title Proper | Local identity and the reception of refugees |
Other Title Information | the example of Riace |
Language | ENG |
Author | Verkuyten, Maykel ; Driel, Ester ; ss |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | A strong local community identity often goes together with the rejection of refugees and other migrants. However, there is also the possibility that such a local identity actually stimulates the reception of refugees. Based on the social identity perspective and our ethnographic fieldwork we examine this possibility in the context of the small town of Riace in Southern Italy. The analysis demonstrates that there is a local identity of hospitality that is construed as a continuation of the town’s past. This identity of local hospitality is enacted and maintained in various ways in the life of the town in which the mayor as an entrepreneur of the local identity plays a critical role. However, there are also some challenges to the future of the local identity of hospitality that relates to available financial resources and competition over local opportunities. |
`In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 27, No.5; Oct 2020: p.614-632 |
Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2020-10 27, 5 |
Key Words | Social Identity ; Hospitality ; Local Identity ; Reception Of Refugees ; Riace |