Towards a narrative change: exploring youth attitudes on refugees and migrants in Italy through a mixed-method approach
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Join our workshop organised in collaboration with UNICEF ECARO towards youth attitudes on refugees and migrants in Italy.
Since 2014 around 118,000 Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) have arrived in Italy via the Central Mediterranean route driven by poverty, shocks or conflict or in search of opportunities. In transit and at destination, UASC face many challenges and many gaps remain in the ensuring their protection and social inclusion. Amongst these, these many girls and boys report of daily challenges encountered on the streets resulting from them feeling different and being discriminated against by their peers.
Whilst evidence on the attitudes of the Italian adult population on migration has been growing, there is as yet no statistically representative data on young people’s attitude towards refugees and migrants in Italy. UNICEF aims to fill this knowledge gap through mixed-method, innovative data collection tools and methodologies. Underpinned by the assumption that attitudes are driven by structural, social and cognitive drivers, the research is structured into three streams: AI-led data collection on unconscious bias, a quantitative survey on youth attitudes, and a series of Focus Group Discussions with young people. The evidence generated will inform UNICEF’s advocacy and programming with and for young people, contributing to changing the narrative and promoting the social inclusion of young refugees and migrants in Italy.
Discussants:
Lenka Dražanová (Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS, EUI);
James Dennison (Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS, EUI);
Josiah Kaplan (United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF Innocenti)).
Speakers:
Federica Tornincasa (United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF Innocenti));
Sarah Martelli (United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF Innocenti)).
