La povertà delle donne nell’Unione Europea

In the Europe 2020 strategy the EU decided to reduce by 20 million the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Economic crisis and austerity policies have made it very difficult to reach this objective since the number of poor people has increased. Even though the gender gap in poverty was lowered in all member countries given the increase in male poverty, the number of women at risk of poverty and social exclusion is higher than that of men in 2015.While there are big differences among member States, EU policies hampered the reduction of poverty in most of them. Therefore it is necessary to change EU social and macroeconomic policies

Le nuove schiave del XXI secolo

Trafficking in persons is a slavery-like practice of our time which is linked with many different forms of exploitation. The most common form of trafficking is for the purpose of sexual exploitation of women, in particular of illegal migrants in European countries. The essay illustrates the characteristics of this specific slavery-like practice in Italy and the transformation of sexual trafficking during the last few decades. It illustrates the consequences for the victims and the weaknesses of the legal measures to protect their rights that have been implemented in the EU and in Italy. It suggests that changes are needed in this respect, but also in respect to EU immigration policies and legislation against violence against women.Keywords: tratta di esseri umani, prostituzione, normativa internazionale, Italia; trafficking in human beings, prostitution, international legislation, Italy

Le nuove schiave del XXI secolo

Trafficking in persons is a slavery-like practice of our time which is linked with many different forms of exploitation. The most common form of trafficking is for the purpose of sexual exploitation of women, in particular of illegal migrants in European countries. The essay illustrates the characteristics of this specific slavery-like practice in Italy and the transformation of sexual trafficking during the last few decades. It illustrates the consequences for the victims and the weaknesses of the legal measures to protect their rights that have been implemented in the EU and in Italy. It suggests that changes are needed in this respect, but also in respect to EU immigration policies and legislation against violence against women.<br /><br /><strong>Keywords: </strong>tratta di esseri umani, prostituzione, normativa internazionale, Italia; trafficking in human beings, prostitution, international legislation, Italy.<br /&gt

Globalizzazione federalismo e cittadinanza europea. Aspetti storico-politici

Il volume prende in considerazione aspetti diversi della formazione della realtà politica europea dai primi progetti politico-economici unitari per arrivare fino all'Europa dei 25. Il panorama che ne emerge, complesso e composito, viene sviluppato sullo sfondo di quello che è il dato più evidente che caratterizza la storia contemporanea: la inarrestabile spinta alla globalizzazione con le forti tensioni che inevitabilmente si ripercuotono sulla ancora fragile nuova realtà politica