 DYNAMIC HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION IN ITALYMauro ALbani, Antonella Guarneri and Serena Pivesan Demográfia, 2014, vol. 57, issue 5, 39-72 Abstract: In recent decades Italy has been affected significantly by multiple, complex and varied migratory flows as a consequence of demographic and socio-economic changes in Italian society. The processes, driven by the country’s social conditions, have more or less over 20 years seen Italy change from a country of emigration into a destination country characterised by significant inflows. As a result of the economic crisis, recent years appear to show a resurgence of emigration, with numbers and conditions differing from the past. Immigration continues to be an integral part of the country’s social and demographic structure; indeed, it is the predominant factor in population growth today. To understand these dynamics, this article analyses historical official statistics taking a medium- to long-term perspective that also considers changes in migratory systems, especially in South Eastern Europe. For a better understanding of the phenomenon, we describe the Italian situation within the framework of the main theories of migration change. Keywords: migration; Italy; inflows; outflows; migratory balance; foreign resident population; models of demographic change (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nki:journl:v:57:y:2014:i:5:p:39-72 Access Statistics for this article Demográfia is currently edited by Lívia Murinkó More articles in Demográfia from Hungarian Demographic Research Institute |
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