BOOKS BY FRANCESCA FARRUGGIA

The issue of the right to affectivity and sexuality is still a cause of concern for the prison administration, sparking a heated debate in society. The binary representation of sexual difference in prison has provoked reactions aimed at reaffirming the traditional categories of reference. What is grave is the violation of rights for detainees, especially transgender people, who do not fit into the male-female categories and do not reflect the heteronormativity on which the prison bases its organization. Trans prisoners in Italian prisons often face a double sentence: one dictated by the crimes committed and the other one by their gender identity. Institutional complexity, inadequate staff training, and widespread prejudices result in a context that ghettoizes and criminalizes trans individuals. Providing transsexual people with access to treatment pathways, institute activities, and an adequate health service that meets their specific needs is particularly challenging. In 2018, the Orlando Law for the Reform of the Penitentiary System led to the development of relevant good practices. This article provides a sociological contribution to the study of this phenomenon in Italy with an international perspective, analyzing the state of the art and illustrating a mapping of sections dedicated to transsexual people. Long abstract

Il volume affronta la questione delle armi semi-autonome (droni) e autonome (i cosiddetti robot-killer). In alternativa all’incombente proliferazione di macchine che sfuggono al controllo umano, due sono le possibili soluzioni. La prima è rappresentata dalla società civile, nella duplice articolazione delle prese di posizione della comunità scientifica internazionale e della mobilitazione dell’opinione pubblica; la seconda dagli accordi internazionali per il controllo delle armi semi autonome e per la prevenzione e il divieto delle armi letali autonome.

The article examines migration in the light of the distinction between the concepts of risk and threat. Through an analysis of representations in the Italian press, the authors argue that by framing immigration as a threat, media discourse ignores negative consequences for migrants as well as positive effects for reception’s society. A case study in a sensitive urban area in Rome, using a survey and a citizens’ jury, shows how residents’ negative if not violent reactions to migrants’ are often nurtured by a sense of relative deprivation and political neglect. More information and citizens’ involvement in local policies may facilitate dialogue and lead to more creative and shared solutions.