We study the impact of a racial attack in 2008 by a local Camorra clan against the African community near Naples on the social identity of African immigrants. We find that in Naples and in other municipalities where the degree of insecurity was high or where there was a strong public backlash in Italian civil society against racism and violence, Africans’ identification with Italy strengthened after the massacre, while in other municipalities it weakened. This heightened identification with Italy is persistent over time and is not accompanied by a weakening of ethnic identity.
Immigrants’ Social Identity, Racial Hate Crimes and Public Backlash: Evidence from The San Gennaro Massacre
Maria Rosaria Carillo;Tiziana Venittelli;
2024-01-01
Abstract
We study the impact of a racial attack in 2008 by a local Camorra clan against the African community near Naples on the social identity of African immigrants. We find that in Naples and in other municipalities where the degree of insecurity was high or where there was a strong public backlash in Italian civil society against racism and violence, Africans’ identification with Italy strengthened after the massacre, while in other municipalities it weakened. This heightened identification with Italy is persistent over time and is not accompanied by a weakening of ethnic identity.File in questo prodotto:
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