Wonderful World House

From Exclusion to Intercultural Relations in the Aftermath of Law Decree 113/2018 (Immigration and Security Decree)

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Abstract

This chapter offers an overview of the role of social relations in reception practices towards asylum seekers and refugees, updating these considerations in the framework of the Immigration and Security Decree (3). The experience of the Wonderful World House in Parma is described as a reaction to the exclusionary policies enacted at the national level (4) and it is analysed as a space offering emplacement opportunities both to migrants and Italians (5). The final part confronts the Wonderful World experience with the concepts of direct social action and social innovation, in order to foreshadow its medium- and long-term impact in asylum policy making (6).


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Submitted: Sept. 24, 2020 | Accepted: Jan. 30, 2021 | Published Oct. 27, 2021 | Language: en

Keywords Refugees • Direct social action • Social innovation • Exclusion • Emplacement • Intercultural relations

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