title: Bangladeshi immigrants in Italy: from geopolitics to micropolitics.
abstract: "Bangladeshis are one of a wide variety of recently established immigrant groups in Italy, analysed here as an example of the interaction of geopolitics, employment and survival strategies, and the micropolitics of the community's organization in Italy. The geopolitics involves events in Bangladesh (change of government), Italy (the Martelli Law and other legislation), Europe (EU and other European policies, and the opening of eastern Europe as a routeway) and the Gulf. The micropolitics concerns mechanisms of immigration, migration sponsorship, connections to Italian political groups and clientelistic relationships within the community. Micropolitics also governs to a large extent the types of mostly informal work done by Bangladeshis in Rome."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knights
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D007558:Italy; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Europe; International Migration; Italy; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Southern Asia; Southern Europe