Italy Report 2019
Six dichotomies to understand the changing Italy:
PUBLIC/PRIVATE SOVEREIGNISM/GLOBALISM WORK/TECHNOLOGY IDENTITY/DIFFERENCE REALITY/REPRESENTATION SAFETY/INSECURITY
The 2019 Italy Report, now in its 31st edition, has over time become an appreciated point of reference for scholars, institutions, the information system and international observers.
Each year, the Report is built around six dichotomies by methodological choice, illustrated by six essays accompanied by sixty phenomenological files. Thus, through a dual reading of reality, it addresses issues that the Institute considers representative, though not exhaustive, of Italy’s political, economic and social current affairs. The Report is enriched by sample surveys that, in this year’s edition, have explored some of the topics traditionally proposed by Eurispes and others of recent interest: trust in institutions, opinion on the work of the government, the economic situation of families and consumption, the world of work, the euro and Europe, opinion on ethical issues, living wills and end of life, gambling, the relationship between citizens and public television, the world of animals, new eating habits and the feeling of security among citizens.
The Report also uses phenomenological data sheets to address several other topical issues, such as, for example, farm labour and trafficking in human beings, migratory phenomena as seen through the media, the state of the museum network system, and the capacity for innovation in Italian products, digital in museum heritage, food waste, the development of microcredit, creative recycling, labour issues, volunteering, the use of drugs, fake news and its effects on consumption, the economy of beauty, and again, the business of football, vaccines, Big Data, alcoholism, smoking and the sugar tax.
The 2019 edition revolves around the concept of QUALITY, chosen as a “keyword”, to underline, in particular for its lack, which we seem to detect, what distinguishes the social, economic, political and cultural trends taking place in the country. The 2019 Italy Report, now in its 31st edition, has evolved into a valuable resource for academics, institutions, the information system, and international observers.
Each year, the Report is built around six dichotomies illustrated by six essays and sixty phenomenological files. Thus, it addresses issues that the Institute considers representative, but not exhaustive, of Italy’s political, economic, and social current affairs through a dual reading of reality. The Report is enriched by sample surveys that, in this year’s edition, have investigated some of the topics traditionally proposed by Eurispes as well as others of recent interest: trust in institutions, opinion on government work, the economic situation of families and consumption, the world of work, the euro and Europe, opinion on ethical issues, living wills and end-of-life decisions, gambling, and the relationship between religion and politics.
The Report also employs phenomenological data sheets to address a variety of other topical issues, such as farm labour and human trafficking, migratory phenomena as seen in the media, the state of the museum network system, and the capacity for innovation in Italian products, digital in museum heritage, food waste, microcredit development, creative recycling, and labour.
The 2019 edition revolves around the concept of QUALITY, which was chosen as a “keyword” to emphasise, in particular for its lack, which we seem to detect, as what distinguishes the country’s social, economic, political, and cultural trends.
Index
General Considerations
By Gian Maria Fara, President of Eurispes
Rediscovering quality
The Republic of the “neither yes nor no”
A new pathology: “qualipathy”
The existing Europe and the non-existing Europe
‘Eulogising’ the underground economy
A ‘senseless’ state
In summary: an idea and an appeal
Chapter 1 Public/Private
1 | Survey. Institutions, in search of a sense of belonging
2 | The fire brigade: angels in red
3 | The museum system in italy
4 | Digital innovation in the italian museum sector: from social networks to websites
5 | Survey. Citizens and ethical issues: a two-speed italy
6 | Survey. Household consumption
7 | The italian way out of the crisis: innovation in the “4a” of made in italy
8 | Survey. Mamma Rai. Beloved enemy
9 | The savings strategies of Italian families in food purchases: from special offers to discount
10 | Food waste in the chain
Chapter 2 Sovereignism/Globalism
Essay | Between sovereignism and sovereignty
11 | Survey. The europe we dream of
12 | Navy: an international screening
13 | Internationalisation 4.0 between glocalisation and networks: the contribution of italian chambers of commerce abroad
14 | Italian digital diplomacy
15 | The digital audiovisual creative industry
16 | Modern slavery: human trafficking
17 | The right to the health of foreigners residing in italy
18 | From global to (g) local: a form of resilience in the age of the global market
19 | The national body for microcredit: the italian way to microfinance
20 | Russia, sanctions? Yes, thanks!
Chapter 3 Labour/Technology
Essay| The future ahead: works and technologies in the fourth industrial revolution
21 | Digital transformation: the sense of a sense revolution
22 | Women in the labour market
23 | Technological unemployment and robot tax
24 | Work that changes: perspectives for new skills, competences, professions
25 | Not just work, healthy city: health as a common good
26 | Italians increasingly sensitive to the issue of corporate social responsibility
27 | Survey. Work between recovery, uncertainties and precarity
28 | Foreigners and the labour market in italy
29 | Young neets in Italy
30 | Everyone crazy for handicraft: when necessity is the mother of invention
Chapter 4 Identity/Difference
Essay | National identities and globalisation, between resistance and yielding
31 | Homoeopathy: a matter of category
32 | Survey. Italians’ food choices between well-being and new trends
33 | The 2018 migration crisis in the reflections of mainstream media
34 | The path of migrant minors in Italy
35 | Labour outsourcing and new forms of exploitation
36 | Young people and volunteering: projects for the future of our country
37 | Dysfunctional couple dynamics
38 | Survey. Vegetarians and vegans: new diets consolidate
39 | Survey. Italians and animals: a never-ending love
40 | Collecting as an identity trait: the return of vinyl
Chapter 5 Reality/Representation
Essay | So it is (if you like). Reality as an option
41 | Taxation and virtual games: the new frontiers of the digital economy
42 | Selfies that kill
43 | Beauty has a value
44 | Fake news: from economic to social effects
45 | The football business in Italy
46 | Social representations of migrants: between imagination and reality
47 | Survey. Italy increasingly at stake
48 | It is never easy to become parents
49 | Confidence in vaccines
50 | The growth of branded entertainment in Italy: creating content to engage the consumer
Chapter 6 Security/Insecurity
Essay | At the roots of insecurity
51 | Survey. The economic condition of families. Ahead, with difficulty
52 | Survey. The sensation of risk. The insecurity that generates fear
53 | Safety is feeling safe
54 | Survey. Sexual harassment: victims, between criticism and solidarity
55 | Big data: a treasure hidden even from the tax authorities
56 | Blockchain: legal profiles of a phenomenon that will revolutionise the future
57 | Sugar tax: the use of fiscal leverage in the food and beverage sector
58 | A look at the school of the third millennium: a future of violence or a possible challenge?
59 | The effects of alcohol on health: the opinion of doctors
60 | Survey. Smoking: damage prevention. The new tools