Marie Curie Fellow
Tiziana Caponio, PhD in Political Science at the University Cesare Alfieri of Florence, is currently Marie Curie Research Fellow at MPC with the project âMigration Policy in Multilevel Political Settings. City Networks in Europe and North America (MInMUS)â. Her research focus on migration policy and policymaking, with a specific attention to the local dimension and multilevel governance dynamics. Since 2015 she is Associate Professor at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society (CPS) of the University of Turin, where she has been teaching âDynamics and policies of migrationâ. She is also Research Fellow at Collegio Carlo Alberto and at the Fourm of International and European Research on Immigration (FIERI). She is co-chair of the Standing Committee on âThe Multilevel Governance of Immigration and Immigrant Integration Policiesâ of the IMISCOE Research Network and has been involved in many international collaborative projects on migration and immigrant integration policies in Europe and beyond. In April-June 2017 she was Luigi Einaudi Chair at the Cornell Institute for European Studies (Cornell University). She has recently edited together with Peter Scholten and Ricard Zapata The Routledge Handbook of the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities. Always adopting a multilevel governance perspective, she is currently involved in the analysis of Italian asylum policies (see below Current Projects). Among recent publications on this topic: (with Teresa Cappiali), Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Policy Gap Reconsidered, South European Politics and Society, 23(1), pp. 115-132 .
Research topics: Migration policy, local policies, multilevel governance, immigrant integration.
Geographic areas: Europe and North America.
Research topics: Migration policy, local policies, multilevel governance, immigrant integration.
Geographic areas: Europe and North America.
Peer reviewed research monographies, edited books and Special Issues
Caponio, T., Scholten, P. and Zapata-Barrero, R. (eds) (2019), The Routledge Handbook of the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities, Routledge, Abington
Caponio, T. and Jones-Correa, M. (eds) (2018) âSpecial Issue. Theorising migration policy in multilevel states: The multilevel governance perspectiveâ, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(11-12) [online first: August 2017].
Zapata-Barrero, R., Caponio, T. and Scholten, P. (2017) âSpecial Issue. Theorizing the âlocal turnâ in the governance of immigrant policies: A multilevel approachâ, International Review of Administrative Sciences, 83(2) [online first: December 2015].
Caponio, T. and Borkert, M. (eds) (2010) The Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, IMISCOE Report Series.
Caponio, T. 2006. CittĂ italiane e immigrazione. Discorso pubblico e politiche a Milano, Bologna e Napoli, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Articles in Scientific International Peer-reviewed Journals (selected, since 2005)
Caponio, T., Testore, G. and Wisthaler, V. (2018), âIntergovernmental relations on immigrant integration in Italy. Insights from Piedmont and South Tyrolâ, Regional and Federal Studies, published on-line May 31st.
Caponio, T. and Cappiali, C. (2018), âItalian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Policy Gap Reconsideredâ, South European Politics and Society, 23(1), pp. 115-132.
Caponio, T. (2018), âImmigrant integration beyond national policies? Italian citiesâ participation in European city networksâ, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(11-12), pp. 2053-2069 [online first: August 2017], doi:10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341711.
Caponio, T. and Jones-Correa, M. (2017) âIntroduction: Theorising migration policy in multilevel states: The multilevel governance perspectiveâ, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(11-12), pp. 1995-2010 [online first: August 2017]. Doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341705.
Campomori, F. and Caponio, T. (2017) âImmigrant integration policy-making in Italy. Regional policies in a multilevel governance perspectiveâ, International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), 83 (2) [online first: April 2016]. DOI: 10.1177/0020852315611238.
Caponio, T. and Donatiello, D. (2017) âIntercultural Policy in Times of Crisis: Theory and practice in the case of Turin, Italyâ, Comparative Migration Studies, 5: 13
T. Caponio, Jubany O. and GĂŒell, B. (2016) âCivic integration policies from below: Accounting for processes of convergence and divergence in four European citiesâ, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(5), pp. 878-895 [online first: September 2015] DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1080379).
Campomori, F. and Caponio, T. (2015) âImmigration and social inequalities. Italian integration policies revisitedâ, Politiche Sociali/Social Policies, 2(1), pp. 43-58.
Caponio, T., Hunter, A. and Verbeek, S. (2015) â(De)constructing expertise: Comparing knowledge utilization in the migrant integration crisisâ, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(1): pp. 26-40. DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2014.889902.
Campomori, F. and Caponio, T. 2013. âCompeting frames of immigrant integration in the EU: Geographies of social inclusion in Italian regionsâ, Policy Studies, 34(2), pp. 162-179.
Caponio, T. 2008. â(Im)migration research in Italy. A European comparative perspectiveâ, The Sociological Quarterly, (49)3, pp. 445-464.
Caponio, T. 2005. âPolicy networks and immigrantsâ associations in Italy. The cases of Milan, Bologna and Naplesâ, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 31(5), pp. 931-950.
Book chapters (selected, from 2006)
Adam, I. and Caponio, T. (2018) âResearch on the multi-level governance of migration and migrant integration. Reversed pyramidsâ, in S. Bonjour, A. Weinar and L. Zhyznomirska (eds), Handbook on the Politics of Migration in Europe, Routledge, Abington.
Caponio, T. and Cappiali, T. (2017) âThe persistent issue of refugees: Organised hypocrisy, solidarity and mounting protestâ, in A. Chiaromonte & A. Wilson (eds.), Italian Politics. The Great Reform that Never Was, Oxford, Berghahn Books.
Campomori, F. and Caponio, T. (2017) âImmigrant integration policy-frames in Italy: The case of centre-right Veneto and centre-left Emilia Romagna regionsâ, in S. Chambers, D. Evans, A.M. Messina & A. Fisher Williamson (eds.), Transatlantic Perspectives on New Immigrant Destinations, Philadelphia, Temple University Press.
Caponio, T. (2015) âResearch-policy dialogues in Italyâ, in P. Scholten, H. Entzinger, R. Penninx and S. Verbeek (eds.), Integrating Immigrants in Europe. Research-Policy Dialogues, Springer, New York, pp. 165-183.
Caponio, T. (2015) âPaths of Legal Integration and Migrant Social Networks. âThe case of Filippina and Romanian female domestic workers in Italyâ, in L. Rayan, A. DâAngelo and U. Erel (eds.), Migrant Capital. Networks, Identities and Strategies, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 172-187.
Caponio, T. and Ricucci, R. (2015), âInterculturalism: a policy instrument supporting social inclusion?â, in R. Zapata-Barrero (ed.), Interculturalism in Cities. Concept, Policy and Implementation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 20-34.
Campomori, F. and Caponio, T. (2014) âMigrant reception policies in a multilevel system: framing and implementation structures in the Italian regionsâ, in E. Hepburn and R. Zapata-Barrero (eds.), The Politics of Immigration in Multilevel States, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 130-149.
Caponio, T. and Campomori, F. (2013) âLe politiche per gli immigrati: istituzionalizzazione, programmazione e trasparenzaâ, in S. Vassallo (ed.), Il divario incolmabile. Rappresentanza politica e rendimento istituzionale delle regioni italiane, Bologna, Il Mulino, pp. 249-278.
Caponio, T. (2012), âTheories of Multiculturalism Italian Style: Soft or Weak Recognition?â, in R. Taras (ed.), Challenging Multiculturalism: European Models of Diversity, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 216-235.
Caponio, T. and Graziano, P.R. (2011) âTowards a security oriented migration policy model? Evidence from the Italian caseâ, in E. Carmel, A. Cerami and T. Papadopoulos (eds.), Migration and Welfare in the New Europe: Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration, Bristol, Policy Press, 2011, pp. 105-120.
Borkert, M. and Caponio, T. (2010) âThe Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking. Introductionâ, in T. Caponio and M. Borkert (eds.), The Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, IMISCOE Report Series, pp. 9-32.
Caponio, T. (2010) âGrassroots Multiculturalism in Italy. Milan, Bologna and Naples Comparedâ, in T. Caponio and M. Borkert (eds.), The Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, IMISCOE Report Series, pp. 57-84.
Caponio, T. (2010) âConclusion. Making Sense of Local Migration Policy Arenasâ, in T. Caponio and M. Borkert (eds.), The Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, IMISCOE Report Series, pp. 161-196.
Caponio, T. (2010) âItaly â Migration Research Coming of Ageâ, in D. ThrĂ€nhardt and M. Bommes (eds.), National Paradigms of Migration Research, Göttingen, V&R Unipress, pp. 207-232.
Caponio, T. and Zincone, G. (2006) âThe Multilevel Governance of Migrationâ, in R. Penninx, M. Berger and K. Kraal (eds.), The Dynamics of Migration and Settlement in Europe. A State of the Art, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, IMISCOE Joint Studies, pp. 270-304.
Articles in Scientific International Peer-reviewed Journals (selected, since 2005)
Book chapters (selected, from 2006)