Conference

A world behind closed doors?
Immigration and restrictive policies, 1924-2024

28 October 2024 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Enzo Tortora Library
Meeting Room
Via Nicola Zabaglia 27/B
Rome

In 1924, one hundred years ago, the Quota Act was passed in the USA, a law that has gone down in history as one of the most impressive immigration restriction measures. The Italian immigration world, which had been projected towards the USA for decades, suffered the most, but its consequences resonated globally.

A century later, we intend to analytically retrace the main historical experiences of immigration closures, with particular attention to the Italian case, starting from 1924 to the present day. The aim is to reconstruct the origins and forms of application of the measures, while investigating the strategies adopted to limit their effects by social actors, also assessing their impact in different historical contexts.

The day is open to contributions from scholars and scholars of history, law, social sciences, legal practitioners, and the world of activism.

PROGRAMME

9:30 a.m. Welcome and introductory greetings

10:00 a.m. Session 1
The turning point of the 1920s in the USA:
the Quota Act and international migration

Coordinator Matteo Sanfilippo

Speakers
Stefano Gallo, The impact on Italian emigration
Donato Di Sanzo, The impact on Irish emigration
Claudia Bernardi, The impact on Mexican emigration

11:30 a.m. Session 2
Restrictions and legislation in post World War II Europe

Coordinator Michele Colucci

Speakers
Paolo Barcella, Switzerland
Simone Duranti, Great Britain
Grazia Prontera, The Federal Germany

2:30 p.m. Session 3
Immigration law and the right of asylum
as instruments of mobility control: the Italian case

Coordinator Salvatore Fachile

Speakers
Elia Clemente, The evolution of immigration law
Loredana Leo, The progressive distortion of the right of asylum

to follow Final discussion

ORGANISED BY

• CNR-ISMed
• ASGI Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione
• Spazi Circolari
• Biblioteche di Roma

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The conference is open to the public, subject to availability of places

INFO AND CONTACTS

michele.colucci@ismed.cnr.it
www.ismed.cnr.it