Conference “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy”
On January 16, 2026, will be held the final conference of the PRIN 2022 Project “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy” at the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Bologna.
Book Presentation – “Bitter Land. Migrant Women, Exploitation, and Forms of Resistance in the Sicilian Countryside”
On November 19, 2025, the book “Bitter Land. Migrant Women, Exploitation, and Forms of Resistance in the Sicilian Countryside” (Milano University Press, 2025) by Monica Massari, Federica Cabras, and Simona Miceli will be presented as part of the “La Statale for Peace” book presentation initiative.
The Policy of Refugee Reception and the Policing of Public Space in Paris
The essay by Marco Cremaschi and Tommaso Vitale forms the third chapter of the volume “City Makers and the Politics of Urban Diversity Governance: Comparative Approaches from Europe and Asia”. The study examines the policies of reception and integration of asylum seekers in Paris, offering an extensive reflection on the governance and control of urban public spaces.
The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate
The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate to protect the health of detained people.
‘Parli l’italiano?’: Revealing hierarchies of non-citizenship in judicial practices through the lens of language proficiency
The article examines the linguistic marginalization of foreign defendants in Italian criminal courts, arguing that these dynamics of discursive power reinforce systemic structures of inequality.
Search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published the report titled “Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean and Fundamental Rights”.
Crossing Lines: Realities of migrant children at EU external borders
Save the Children’s new report analyses the conditions experienced by migrant children, with a particular focus on unaccompanied and/or separated minors arriving at the European Union’s main external borders.
The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration
In the article “The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration: Reasoning of the judgment within the framework of the criminalisation of so-called migrant smugglers”, Stefano Zirulia analyses a recent and significant ruling by the Court of Crotone concerning the application of Article 12 of the Consolidated Immigration Act (Legislative Decree No. 286/1998).
Racial Profiling and Police: the Council of Europe’s call as an opportunity not to be missed
In response to the request from the President of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe to conduct an independent study on racial profiling in police activities in Italy, this paper provides a critical reflection on the concepts of institutional racism, racial profiling, and the role of the police, employing the notion of the threshold of acceptance of racism as its interpretative framework. Moreover, the paper underscores the urgent need to initiate research in Italy on police stops and checks targeting ethnic minorities, thereby addressing the call issued by the Council of Europe.
A Restorative Justice Alternative for Trafficking Survivors
Richard and La Pierre’s article highlights the negative consequences of the U.S. approach to human trafficking and advocates for the adoption of restorative justice pilot programs, grounded in collaboration and the direct needs expressed by survivors.