Rosita Deluigi

The Traces of Journeys and Migrants' Perspectives: The Knots of Memory and the Unravelled Plans

The migration choices generate uncertain borders. The death’s journeys to arrive in Lampedusa tell us about violated space, itineraries of trampled life and hopes laid in the sea. The places of migration become life stories crossing unforeseen routes and leave humanity traces made of screams, silence, tears and hugs that exceed the cruel night of trafficking in migrants who are welcomed in the suburbs of the reception centres. The sea stories become stories of land lost in the tangles of an underground immigration. We cannot remain silent in front of these tragedies and we need an intercultural approach based on acceptance, confidence, reciprocity, solidarity and proximity in micro contexts, compared with the macro dynamics of power and conflict with which we have to deal.

Ageing, transnational families, and elderly care strategies: social interactions, welfare challenges and equitable well-being

The ageing process and the considerable longevity need constant care work, attentive to the possibilities and weaknesses of each subject. In Italy, the promotion of home-care, as a way of greater well-being for the elderly and his/her family, has generated new family models and migration processes. There are new educational challenges in transnational urban spaces and in multicultural contexts. This intertwining of families and generations outlines new social dynamics of inclusion and exclusion and requires the development of processes of awareness and support paths towards an “across the border” Welfare. Social policies, in close connection with economic and educational ones, must take in consideration the plurality and interdependence generated by global complexity and identify new viable ways to support the ageing . In our contribution, we will examine the connections between the elderly, families and migrant careworkers, analysing the ways of communication and interaction of transnational families.

L’invecchiamento, il lavoro di cura migrante e la questione degli «orfani bianchi»: legami e dinamiche familiari in transito

L’articolo intende affrontare il fenomeno dell’invecchiamento e del lavoro di cura ad esso correlato, con particolare attenzione alle modalita di sostegno alla domiciliarita in Italia, contesto in cui e molto diffusa la badanza. A fronte di una grande richiesta di supporto per le persone anziane, si osserva un flusso migratorio proveniente dall’Est Europa che, determinando maggior inclusione per le famiglie italiane, crea disuguaglianze nel contesto di partenza. In tal senso, si prendera in analisi la questione degli «orfani bianchi», figli delle donne migrate per motivi lavorativi, rilevando gli aspetti piu problematici e descrivendo alcune delle risposte educative messe in atto congiuntamente da Italia e Romania.

The “Scuola a casa” group. Social networks as tools for building meaningful ties

Report on an experience using social networks to create connections and meaningful ties in order to overcome the difficulties and isolation of homebound people and their supporting institutions.