The Stratification of the Frontier. Perspectives from the Shipyard Town of Monfalcone
The Stratification of the Frontier. Perspectives from the Shipyard Town of Monfalcone

Author(s): Giuseppe Grimaldi
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Stratification; frontier; perspectives; shipyard town; Monfalcone; concentrate on a process;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I will concentrate on a process that can be described as the “stratification of the frontier”. Utilizing insights from an action-research project conducted in a professional secondary school in Monfalcone, a town situated at the border between Italy and Slovenia which revolves around the largest shipyard in Europe, I aim to analyze how various social dynamics inherent in a frontier intermingle and manifest within the same social space. Specifically, while working with the children of shipyard workers – the majority of whom have migrant backgrounds – enrolled in this school geared towards preparing students for jobs in the shipyard, my goal is to illustrate how the stratifications of this frontier affect the lives of the younger generation in Monfaclone.

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