Bøker av Roberta Ricucci

Overall, the author provides readers with an interesting and innovative portrait of children of immigrants and their relations with faith in the post-secularized Europe: indeed, by considering both academic debates and original empirical data, the book offers the possibility of reframing the link between migrations and religious identities.

The New Southern European Diaspora: Youth, Unemployment, and Migration uses a qualitative and ethnographic approach to investigate the movement of young adults from areas in southern Europe that are still impacted by the 2008 economic crisis. With a particular focus on Spain, Portugal, and Italy, Ricucci examines the difficulties faced by young adults who are entering the labor market and are developing plans to move abroad. Ricucci further investigates mobility and its drivers, relationships among mobile youth and their social networks, perceptions of intra-European Union youth mobility, and the role of institutions, especially schools, in the development of mobility plans. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, political science, and economics.

Second Generations on the Move in Italy: Children of Immigrants Coming of Age offersby means of an analytical perspective and in constant comparison with the findings of international researcha view of secondgeneration immigrants' life paths in Italy. The focus at city level contributes to understanding both turning points and key features of the ';new Italians' and what major trials they (and society) will face. The outcome is a picture of a new young generation that will soon challenge Italian society.