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Migrant Associations: Political Opportunities and Structural Ambivalences. The Case of the Federation of Free Italian Colonies in Switzerland

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Migrant associations with a long history are rare. The one at the centre of this article—the Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera (Federation of Free Italian Colonies in Switzerland—FCLIS)—has been in existence for more than 70 years, which makes it possible to analyse not only how contextual and social changes transform associations, but also how transnational political opportunity structures shape organisational strategies. This case study allows for tentative hypotheses on the influences on and transformations of migrant associations.

In memoriam Leo Zanier (1935–2017).

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Ricciardi, T., Cattacin, S. (2019). Migrant Associations: Political Opportunities and Structural Ambivalences. The Case of the Federation of Free Italian Colonies in Switzerland. In: Lüthi, B., Skenderovic, D. (eds) Switzerland and Migration. Palgrave Studies in Migration History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94247-6_9

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