nach oben

Erschienen in:

2019 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

17. Integration Challenges Faced by Transgender Refugees in Italy

verfasst von : Emma Bassetti

Erschienen in: LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees from a Legal and Political Perspective

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config

KI-gestützte Suche

Aus

Abstract

This chapter questions the challenges trans refugees encounter when beginning the integration process in Italy. It finds out that both refugee-specific challenges and the challenges valid for transgender persons generally render their integration a complex process. First, the chapter analyses the challenges faced by refugees in the integration process, due to both the lack of an institutional system and a hostile social environment. It then focuses on how the lack of an institutionalised integration process is even more problematic for vulnerable refugees and trans refugees in particular. In the second section, the chapter describes the situation of trans people in Italy, outlining the discrimination problems and drawing parallelisms between the integration challenges faced by refugees and ones faced by trans individuals. The article furthermore analyses a number of challenges faced solely by trans and gender non-conforming refugees. Lastly, a number of recommendations are made to the Italian organisations in order to overcome the lack of institutional help in the integration process.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Vorheriges Kapitel “The Atmosphere Is Oppressive”: Investigating the Intersection of Violence with the Cisgender Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women Refugee Community in Nairobi, Kenya

Nächstes Kapitel Conclusion

In this chapter, the term trans will be used as an umbrella term aimed at including people that identify as transgender, transexual and non-binary trans.

Corte Costituzionale, sentenza n. 221, [2015].

C-13/94 P v. S and Cornwall County Council; C-117/01 K.B. v. NHS Pensions Agency.

“Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC Nederland”.

http://www.coc.nl/informatie-over-cocktail-maatjesproject.

Allen, R. (2009). Benefit or Burden? Social capital, gender, and the economic adaptation of refugees. International Migration Review, 43(2), 332–365.CrossRef

Barbulescu, R., & Beaudonnet, L. (2014). Protecting US, Protecting Europe? Public concern about immigration and declining support for European integration in Italy. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 15(2), 216–237.CrossRef

Chiam, Z., Sandra, D., & Gil, M. G. (2016). Trans legal mapping report: Recognition before the law. International Lesbian and Gay Association.

Dubus, N. (2017). Integration or building resilience: What should the goal be in refugee resettlement? Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2017.1358409CrossRef

Fundamental Rights Agency. (2014). Being Trans in the European Union: A comparative analysis of EU LGBT survey data. Publication Office of the European Union.

Fundamental Rights Agency. (2017). Current migration situation in the EU: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex asylum seekers. Publication Office of the European Union.

Fundamental Rights Agency. (2018). Handbook on European non-discrimination law, 2018 edition. Publication Office of the European Union.

Hopkinson, R. A., Keatley, E., Glaeser, E., Erickson-scroth, L., Fattal, O., & Nicholson, S. M. (2017). Persecution experiences and mental health of LGBT asylum seekers. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(12), 1650–1666.CrossRef

Jansen, S. (2014). Good practices related to LGBTI asylum applicants in the Europe. International Lesbian and Gay Association-Europe.

Jansen, S., & Spijkerboer, T. (2011). Fleeing Homophobia, Asylum claims related to sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe. VU University Amsterdam.

Lintner, C., & Elsen, S. (2017). Getting out of the seclusion trap? Work as meaningful occupation for the subjective well-being of asylum seekers in South Tyrol, Italy. Journal of Occupational Science, 25(1), 76–86.CrossRef

Marcasciano, P. (2010). Transiti in genere nell’Italia postmoderna. La camera blu: rivista di studi di genere.

McPherson, M. (2010). ‘I integrate therefore I am’: Contesting the normalising discourse of integrationalism through discourse with refugee women. Journal of Refugee Studies, 23(4), 546–570.CrossRef

Medicines Sans Frontiéres. (2016). Traumi Ignorati: Richiedenti in asilo in Italia: un’indagine sul disagio mentale e l’accesso ai servizi sanitari territoriali.

OECD. (2014). Jobs for immigrants: The labour market in Italy. OECD Publishing.

Official Journal of the European Union. (2013). Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, laying down the standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast), OJ L.337/9.

Ortensi, L. E. (2015). The integration of forced migrants into the Italian labor market. Journal of Immigrant and Refugees Studies, 13(2), 179–199.CrossRef

Palloni, A., Massey, D. S., Ceballos, M., Espinosa, K., & Spittel, M. (2001). Social capital and international migration: A test using information on family networks. American Journal of Sociology, 106(5), 1262–1298.CrossRef

Prunas, A., Clerici, C. A., Gentile, G., Muccino, E., Veneroni, L., & Zoja, R. (2015). Transphobic murders in Italy: An overview of homicides in Milan (Italy) in the past two decades (1993–2012). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(16), 2872–2885.CrossRef

Scandurra, C., Amodeo, A. L., Valerio, P., Bochicchio, V., & Frost, D. M. (2017). Minority stress, resilience and mental health: A study of Italian transgender people. Journal of Social Issues, 73(3), 563–585.CrossRef

Schneider, H. E. G. S. (2005). Migration, integration and citizenship: A challenge for Europe’s future. Forum, Maastricht.

Scholten, P., & van Bruegel, I. (Eds.). (2018). Mainstreaming integration governance: New trends in migrant integration policies in Europe. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smith, S. S. (2005). “Don’t put my name on it”: Social capital activation in job-finding assistance among the black urban poor. American Journal of Sociology, 11(1), 1–57.CrossRef

SPRAR. (2017). Rapporto sulla protezione internazionale in Italia.

UNHCR. (2012). Guidelines on international protection n.9: Claims to Refugee Status based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.

UNHCR. (2017). Focus group on integration: Final report.

Valerio, P., Marcasciano, P., & Scandurra, C. (2016). Una visione psico-sociale sulle varianze di genere: tra invisibilità, stigma e risorse. Rivista di Sessuologia.

Titel: Integration Challenges Faced by Transgender Refugees in Italy
verfasst von: Emma Bassetti
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees from a Legal and Political Perspective
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-91904-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-91905-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91905-8_17