The Contemporary Greek Diaspora in Italy
The Contemporary Greek Diaspora in Italy
Within the framework of the project, the following activities are carried out:
- Unpublished documentation collected in Greek, Italian, and U.S. archives, in order to historically reconstruct the Greek diaspora in Italy, focusing on migration flows in the second half of the 20th century.
- Qualitative survey on the second Hellenic generation. The field research analyzed a wide range of themes: the reconstruction of family history, the process of identity construction, the degree of involvement in the life of Hellenic communities and institutions, various forms and transnational practices including “roots tourism,” and finally, the phenomenon of counter-diaspora. The survey was conducted following a qualitative approach through structured questionnaires, collection of life stories, and participant observation. Interviews were conducted face-to-face and via web using the CAWI survey methodology.
- Qualitative survey on Greek student mobility. The research, whose beneficiaries were local and national university administrators, policymakers, faculty, and university students, aimed to understand the characteristics of Greek human capital in Italian universities, improve decision-making processes, and ensure equal opportunities for quality education, with particular attention to underrepresented groups.
The main originality of this project lies in the analysis of a topic not yet adequately addressed by historical and social disciplines. In light of the scarce and fragmented literature, the project intends to contribute to studies on the Greek diaspora worldwide and to the enhancement of qualitatively different perspectives and viewpoints in the study of human migration.
Partner: Department of Political Science, Roma Tre University
Patronage: Embassy of Greece in Rome; Federation of Hellenic Communities and Brotherhoods in Italy (FCCEI)
Publications
- PELLICCIA A. (2025). Sites and Ways of Belonging to Diaspora Networks: The Case of the Greek Second Generation in Italy. Nationalities Papers, 53:2, 410-425.
- PELLICCIA A., RAFTOPOULOS R. (2020), Reconstructing the contemporary Greek diaspora in Italy: Second World War and student mobility, Diaspora Studies, 13:1, 37-58.
- PELLICCIA A. (2019). The Internet in a diasporic and transnational context: A case study of a Greek community in Italy, Journal of Greek Media and Culture, 5:1, 21-44.
- PELLICCIA A. (2018). In the family home: roots tourism among Greek second generation in Italy, Current Issues in Tourism, 21:18, pp.2108-2123.
- PELLICCIA A. (2017). La prospettiva ibridista per una politica dell'integrazione in una società interculturale, in Bonifazi Corrado (ed.), Migrazioni e integrazioni nell'Italia di oggi, Rome, CNR-IRPPS e-Publishing, pp.307-320.
- PELLICCIA A. (2017). Ancestral Return Migration and Second-Generation Greeks in Italy, Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 35:1, pp.128-154.
- PELLICCIA A. (2017). Identities in Transition: Hybridism amongst Second Generation Greek Migrants, Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 3:1, pp.55-74.
- PELLICCIA A. (2016). Diaspora ellenica in Italia: micro-luoghi e grecità, Studi Emigrazione. International journal of migration studies, LIII, n. 204, pp.705-723.
- PELLICCIA A., RAFTOPOULOS R. (2016). Terra ancestrale. La diaspora ellenica contemporanea in Italia tra prima e seconda generazione, Rome, Cnr-Irpps.
- PELLICCIA A. (2014). Mobilità studentesca, transnazionalismo e ibridizzazione culturale, Studi Emigrazione. International journal of migration studies, LI, 195, pp.495-512.
- PELLICCIA A. (2014). Modern Greek Student Mobility in Italy: Between Inaccessibility and Social Reproduction, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 14:4, pp.530-547.
- PELLICCIA A. (2014). La Grecia tra crisi economica, fuga dei cervelli e mobilità studentesca, in Centro Studi e Ricerche IDOS (ed.), Dossier Statistico Immigrazione 2014, Rome, Edizioni IDOS, pp.72-79.
- PELLICCIA A. (2013). Greek students in Italy from a transnational perspective, Diaspora Studies, 6:2, pp. 67-79.
- PELLICCIA A. (2013). Greek students, in Ministry of Interior and IDOS Study and Research Centre (eds.), International students at Italian universities: empirical survey and insights, Rome, Edizioni IDOS, pp.152-153.
- PELLICCIA A. (2013). Gli studenti greci, in Ministero dell'Interno e Centro Studi e Ricerche IDOS (eds.) Gli studenti internazionali nelle università italiane: indagine empirica e approfondimenti, Rome, Edizioni IDOS, pp.187-189.
- PELLICCIA A. (2013). Greece: education and brain drain in times of crisis, IRPPS Working Paper n. 54, Rome, CNR-IRPPS.
- PELLICCIA A. (2012). Ulysses undecided. Greek student mobility in Italy, Rome, Aracne editrice.