Modellizzare i processi di inclusione sociale dei migranti: uno studio qualitativo

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’
Author/s Laura Migliorini, Martina Arcadu, Claudia Castaldi, Paola Cardinali
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/1
Language English Pages 18 P. 48-65 File size 168 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSC2024-001004
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Social inclusion and activation present both challenges and opportunities to promote more equitable communities. This article aims to model the process of social inclusion of vulnerable migrants by analyzing the European project LGNET in its implementation in the Italian context. Through semi-structured interviews with project operators and referents, the main dimensions of the social inclusion process were highlighted through a thematic analysis. The results highlighted the need to integrate the individual dimension with the social and community dimension and indicated areas for improvement and possible future developments.

Keywords: migrants, social inclusion, qualitative research, civic engagement.

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Laura Migliorini, Martina Arcadu, Claudia Castaldi, Paola Cardinali, Modeling the social inclusion processes of migrants: A qualitative interview study in "PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’" 1/2024, pp 48-65, DOI: 10.3280/PSC2024-001004