‘I Couldn’t Figure Out What to Do’: Salvadorean Asylum Seekers Facing the Uncertainties of the 2020 Italian Amnesty
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
‘I Couldn’t Figure Out What to Do’: Salvadorean Asylum Seekers Facing the Uncertainties of the 2020 Italian Amnesty / P. Bonizzoni, M. Artero. - In: JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE STUDIES. - ISSN 1556-2948. - (2023), pp. 1-15. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1080/15562948.2023.2198982]
Abstract:
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led the Italian government to enact a
regularization programme, the first in eight years, which also allowed asylum
seekers to switch from a humanitarian to an employment-based status.
This study sheds light on how this re-categorization opportunity was con-
cretely experienced by (potential) applicants by examining 21 in-depth
interviews with key stakeholders and Salvadorean asylum seekers. Drawing
on emerging literature on uncertainty and temporality, we argue that the
institutional uncertainty characterizing the programme compromised
Salvadorian asylum seekers’ ability to act strategically toward the attainment
of a less precarious status.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Asylum seekers; regularization; precarious status; status-switching; Italy; uncertainty
Elenco autori:
P. Bonizzoni, M. Artero
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