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migrant integration, asylum, governance, local integration policies

Biography

Irene Ponzo is Deputy Director of FIERI (Forum Internazionale ed Europeo di Ricerche sull’Immigrazione - International and European Forum for Migration Research) and contributed to its foundation in 2002.
She holds a Degree in Political Science and a PhD in Comparative Social Research from the University of Turin (Italy).
Since its foundation in 2004 she has been an active member of the largest academic network on migration in Europe, i.e. IMISCOE Research Network on “International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe”, and is a member of its Editorial Committee.
In 2018 she participated in the IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) of the Department of State.
Her main research interests concern integration policies and asylum governance, with a prevailing focus on the local level and multilevel dynamics. She has also worked extensively on the inclusion of migrants and refugees, paying a specific attention to the effects of economic recessions. She has participated in several EU-funded projects, both research-focused and policy-oriented, and has published books and articles with international publishers.

Activities

Employment (1)

FIERI - Forum of International and European Research on Immigration: Turin, ITALY, IT

Deputy Director
Employment
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Turin: Turin, Piemonte, IT

2002-10 to 2006-03 | PhD in Comparative Social Research (Department of Social Sciences)
Education
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University of Turin: Turin, Piemonte, IT

2002-06-15 | Degree in Political Science
Education
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Works (11)

The drivers of multilevel governance as a mode of policymaking: the case of asylum-seekers' reception in Italy

Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica
2024-12-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Tiziana Caponio; Andrea Pettrachin; Irene Ponzo
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Looking Into Policy Change: How the Italian Asylum Regime Came of Age

IMISCOE Research Series
2023 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783031260018
Part of ISBN: 9783031260025
Part of ISSN: 2364-4087
Part of ISSN: 2364-4095
Contributors: Irene Ponzo
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Migration Control Logics and Strategies in Europe

Springer International Publishing
2023 | Book
Part of ISSN: 2364-4087
Part of ISSN: 2364-4095
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Relational and reputational resources in the governance of top-down asylum seekers’ reception in Italian rural areas

Territory, Politics, Governance
2022-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Tiziana Caponio; Davide Donatiello; Irene Ponzo
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Conclusion

Coping with Migrants and Refugees
2022-03-02 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781003129950
Contributors: Tiziana Caponio; Irene Ponzo
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Coping with Migrants and Refugees

Routledge
2022-03-02 | Book
Contributors: Tiziana Caponio; Irene Ponzo
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Reforms of asylum seekers' reception during the 2010s

Coping with Migrants and Refugees
2022-03-02 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781003129950
Contributors: Irene Ponzo
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The Great Recession as a ‘stress test’ of migrant incorporation in Europe. Are Southern European countries really lame ducks?

Migration Studies
2021-12-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2049-5838
Part of ISSN: 2049-5846
Contributors: Irene Ponzo
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Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
2018-10-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1369-183X
Part of ISSN: 1469-9451
Contributors: Claudia Finotelli; Irene Ponzo
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Modes of migrant incorporation in contexts of socio-economic downward mobility

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
2018-10-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1369-183X
Part of ISSN: 1469-9451
Contributors: Irene Ponzo
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Inter-group Relations and Migrant Integration in European Cities

Springer International Publishing
2016 | Book
Part of ISSN: 2364-4087
Part of ISSN: 2364-4095
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Peer review (6 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Comparative migration studies. (1)
Review activity for Journal of international migration and integration. (4)
Review activity for Spatial demography. (1)