Towards overcoming familism in the Italian citizenship framework?

Towards overcoming familism in the Italian citizenship framework?

by | Sep 10, 2025 | Articles archive, News, News eand events

Summary: Introduction. - Evolution of the rules regarding acquisition based on family relationships. - Evolution of regulations regarding ways of acquisition based on the connection with the territory and community. - Reform attempts. - Conclusions. Introduction. In 2024-2025, there have been several developments regarding the Italian citizenship framework as defined in 1992 by Law No. [...]
Towards overcoming familism in the Italian citizenship framework?

Citizenship: Post referendum reflections

by | Jul 16, 2025 | News, News eand events

The 30th ISMU report has a chapter on citizenship with a legal approach, but it obviously does not reflect on the results of the June 2025 referendum. We think that it is important to speculate on the referendum on citizenship. On June 8-9th, Italy held 5 referenda, one of which asked Italian citizens to review [...]
Towards overcoming familism in the Italian citizenship framework?

Towards the referendum: when citizens express their opinion on citizenship

by | Jun 6, 2025 | Articles archive, News, News eand events

On June, 8th and 9th, Italian citizens are called to the polls to reveal their idea of citizenship. In a changing world, in which climate change, globalization processes and related socioeconomic changes have made people extremely mobile and national borders more permeable, Italians will have to decide, in a repeal referendum, whether and how to [...]
Preventing and combating disinformation on migration: the project AWAKE of the Foundation ISMU ETS

Preventing and combating disinformation on migration: the project AWAKE of the Foundation ISMU ETS

by | Oct 22, 2024 | Articles archive, News, Uncategorized

The campaign to promote accurate and pluralistic knowledge about the phenomenon in Italy The results have been presented in a webinar on  October 29 Disinformation is a global problem. According to the World Economic Forum's annual “Global Risks 2024” report, the spread of fake news, enhanced by artificial intelligence tools, could be the most serious [...]
In 2023 over one million asylum seekers applied for international protection in the EU for the first time

In 2023 over one million asylum seekers applied for international protection in the EU for the first time

by | Jul 15, 2024 | Articles archive, News, News eand events

The numbers have also slightly increased in 2024. Germany, Spain, France and Italy are the main host countries On World Refugee Day the ISMU Foundation highlights that, according to Eurostat data, over 1 million asylum seekers applied for international protection for the first time in in EU member states in 2023, a 20.1% increase compared [...]