Sandro Turcio has published an article titled “The challenges of anti-Gypsyism” on Welfare Post, the CNR-IRPPS blog.

“…Approximately 150,000-180,000 Roma, Sinti, and Caminanti (RSC) live in Italy, accounting for no more than 0.3% of the Italian population. This is one of the lowest percentages in Europe: if we were like Bulgaria or Macedonia, there would be about 6 million Roma. In Europe, the Romani population is estimated at 11.3 million people, while in the European Union, the average estimate is 6.2 million people, equal to approximately 1.2% of the population.”

Adriana Valente, Valentina Tudisca and Silvia Caravita have published an article in the journal “Mondi Migranti” published by FrancoAngeli Editore, presenting the results of the research on the representation of migration in Italian secondary school textbooks, conducted by the COMESE research group of CNR-IRPPS, as part of the “Imago Migrantis” project

“…The authors present an analysis of the History and Geography textbooks most widely adopted in Italian secondary schools during the 2016-2017 school year, aimed at investigating the representation of migrants and migration through images and texts. Textbooks are, in fact, a type of media that can influence public discourse by presenting a specific vision of society to those who will be future citizens, conveying value systems both explicitly and implicitly. In this sense, they can serve as tools for constructing support for power or cultural resistance, an aspect reflected in the so-called “delay in didactic transposition,” which helps to understand the relationship between knowledge and values. Given their “political” nature, albeit cloaked in institutional authority, it is relevant to reflect on this type of media critically, particularly regarding the promotion of discrimination and stereotypes. Among the results emerging from the study is a narrative that describes migrants predominantly as “victims” and as a resource (especially economic) for the destination country, while a representation in terms of a problem is also present, whereas space is rarely given to the theme of human rights. At the same time, the images convey a predominantly “masculine” representation that tends to “veil” the presence of women, in contrast with the data, but with some elements that the authors consider to be an evolution

Gender-based violence, and specifically violence against women, represents a complex issue that requires the commitment of many specialized and non-specialized actors to be addressed and eliminated. The analyses contained in this issue of RPS shed light on the different intervention practices and organizational logics of specialized services, on the interaction difficulties observable in networking with general services, and on the regulatory categories within which their activity is classified and regulated. (The results of the qualitative studies conducted as part of the Viva Project: https://viva.cnr.it/)

Tiziana Guzzo, Fernando Ferri, and Patrizia Grifoni have published an article in the prestigious journal MDPI – Academic Open Access Publishing titled: What Factors Make Online Travel Reviews Credible? The Consumers’ Credibility Perception-CONCEPT Model

“Online reviews have become a fundamental element in searching for and buying a tourism service. In particular, in the post-pandemic phase caused by COVID-19, social media are important channels of inspiration for dreams and encouragement to begin envisioning future trips. However, the growing trend of fake reviews is becoming a major issue for consumers. This study proposes and empirically validates a new model that enables predicting consumers’ Credibility Perception of Online Reviews (CPOR) related to tourism, considering all integrated factors of the communication process. A survey was carried out via a structured questionnaire. In particular, 615 answers from Italian travel groups were collected, and correlation and regression analyses were conducted. Results show that the website brand, advisor’s expertise, reviews’ sidedness and consistency, and consumer experience are significant predictors of CPOR. Website usability and reputation are instead weak predictors. This study provides the design and test of a credibility model, contributing to the theoretical and empirical advancement of the literature and enhancing the knowledge on consumer behavior.”

In Volume 76, No. 1 of the Italian Journal of Economics, Demography and Statistics, Federico Benassi, Massimiliano Crisci, and Stefania Rimoldi published the article “Location quotient as a local index of residential segregation”

“The location quotient (LQ), a ratio of ratios, is a widely known geographic index
(Isard, 1960). It is used to measure and map relative distributions or relative
concentrations of a character in a subarea compared to the area as a whole (Wheeler,
2005). Originally adopted in regional economic studies (Crawley et al., 2013),
recently it has been proposed as a local index in studies of residential segregation of
foreign population (Apparicio et al., 2008; Iglesias-Pascual et al., 2019).” …

The article is published in Open Access mode