RT Book, Section
T1 Knowledge production through regularisation and ex-post regulation strategies: Italy and Germany compared
A1 Finotelli, Claudia
A2 Finotelli, Claudia
A2 Ponzo, Irene
AB This chapter addresses the use of regularisations and ex-post regulation measures as an instrument to produce knowledge on social problems. Regularisations, more than other migration regulation tools, were addressed to highlight the “efficacy gap” existing between Northern and Southern European control regimes and were the object of several confrontations between Northern and Southern European Member States. Especially in times of migration crises, the use of regularisations seemed to strengthen the stereotype on “weak” Southern European migration regimes, in which chaotic and unplanned regulation mechanisms dominate. Yet, in this chapter it is argued that the function of regularisations should be assessed beyond the dichotomic distinction between “weak” and “strong” migration control regimes in Southern and Northern Europe. Regularisations and ex-post regulation strategies should rather be observed as an instrument to overcome weak internal controls and to produce knowledge on the presence of irregular migrants. To this end, the Italian and German immigration regimes will be used as comparative examples since they represent two opposed migration patterns in Europe with opposed approaches to unauthorised residence. The aim of the comparison is not only to discuss how very different migration regimes produce knowledge on unauthorised residence on their territory, but also to highlight the importance of these measures for the stabilisation of precarious immigrant populations.
PB Springer
SN 978-3-031-26001-8
SN 978-3-031-26004-9
SN 978-3-031-26002-5
SN 2364-4087
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114743
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114743
LA eng
NO Finotelli, C. (2023). Knowledge Production Through Regularisation and Ex-Post Regulation Strategies: Italy and Germany Compared. In: Finotelli, C., Ponzo, I. (eds) Migration Control Logics and Strategies in Europe: A North-South Comparison IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26002-5_7
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025