Boundless Frontiers : Riace: the Exception That Rejected the Rule

A case study of Riace, Calabria’s democratic approach to migration, examining local policies, media narratives, and international implications.

The experience of democratic self-government of migration practiced in the village of Riace, Calabria, is an important case study for the potential development of migration in relation to three aspects of last Italian government's policies, all of which have both European and international relevance: the failure to sign the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration; the securitarian management of the migration crisis; and distorted media narratives around migration. This book derives from the collective efforts of a group of young social scientists in the fields of politics, law, economic geography, and media analysis, all of whom have past and present practical experience in the field. The book focuses on the
high-impact local policies implemented in the small Calabrian village which turned out to possess one of the best vantage points for examining human migration on a global level. The volume represents an attempt to speak to a broad public in order to challenge 'common sense' and easy narratives on the complex issue of migration.

Alessandro Tedde, studied law at the University of Sassari. He is a student of the "Silvano Tosi" Seminar of Parliamentary Studies and Research at the University of Florence, and is a doctoral candidate in European Union Law and National Legal Systems at the University of Ferrara, with a focus on democratic and social reform of European treaties. Founder of the think tank Sinistra 21, he is the author of several studies analyzing migration from the perspective of global constitutional law.. Fulvia Teano is a cybersecurity consultant with a degree in Social Sciences from Glasgow Caledonian University and in International Security Studies from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa) and the University of Trento. He r research focuses on fake news regarding migration and the role of civil societies and state organizations in combating xenophobia and racism in the media.

Alessandro Tedde, studied law at the University of Sassari. He is a student of the "Silvano Tosi" Seminar of Parliamentary Studies and Research at the University of Florence, and is a doctoral candidate in European Union Law and National Legal Systems at the University of Ferrara, with a focus on democratic and social reform of European treaties. Founder of the think tank Sinistra 21, he is the author of several studies analyzing migration from the perspective of global constitutional law.

Fulvia Teano is a cybersecurity consultant with a degree in Social Sciences from Glasgow Caledonian University and in International Security Studies from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa) and the University of Trento. He r research focuses on fake news regarding migration and the role of civil societies and state organizations in combating xenophobia and racism in the media.