In this article we investigate whether, in Italy, social background is related to graduation from
more rewarding fields of study and if horizontal inequalities in higher education changed …

In this article I review the literature on educational inequalities according to social
background in Italy, with a focus on quantitative empirical research conducted in the last …

The existence of social-background inequality in educational transitions is a well-
established fact in Italy. However, it is still unclear the extent to which these social …

In una fase di austerità e di riduzione della spesa sociale, la programmazione dei servizi
sociali è considerata un tema strategico, ed effettivamente amministrazioni, operatori …

Eretici e respinti, un titolo che è fertile perché tiene in tensione concetti contrapposti. I
“respinti” sono coloro che, in ragione della propria origine sociale, sono stati relegati nelle …

The New Southern European Diaspora: Youth, Unemployment, and Migration uses a
qualitative and ethnographic approach to investigate the movement of young adults from …

Student mobility is a significant component of Italian internal migration patterns, but its role in
preserving or dismantling social inequalities is still largely under-investigated, especially …

Durant les cinq dernières années de sa vie, la journaliste‑écrivain Oriana Fallaci (1929‑
2006) a publié trois pamphlets fortement islamophobes, et néanmoins largement acclamés …

Second Generations on the Move in Italy: Children of Immigrants Coming of Age offers—by
means of an analytical perspective and in constant comparison with the findings of …

The influence of social origin on student performance, as measured in PISA and in other
international assessments of student achievement, looks comparatively weak in Italy. This …