Chiara Pagano

is a postdoctoral researcher within the research project ‘Infrastructure Space and the Future of Migration Management: The Case of the EU Hotspots in the Mediterranean Borderscape.’ She is based at the University of Pavia.

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Cover for: From national threat to oblivion

From national threat to oblivion

Erasing migrants from public discourse in Italy during COVID-19

Italy is now more closed than Matteo Salvini ever dreamt it would be. Prevention is focused on citizens, but ‘stay at home’ orders are a mockery for asylum seekers and homeless people, whose servicing is becoming impossible. The government has had to reach out to formerly denigrated NGOs for help. Our miniseries on refugees and the coronavirus pandemic continues.