Assessing the Vulnerability of Refugees and Asylum seekers in Italy
9-10 October 2025, Palermo, Italy
Complesso Monumentale Sant'Antonino,
Piazza Sant’Antonino, 1
Palermo, Italy
This event presents the key findings of the AVRAI research project to the research community, public authorities and civil society. The workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary exchange (both within and beyond academia), enhancing our understanding of the vulnerabilities of refugees and asylum seekers.
The research team from the Universities of Palermo, Bologna, Milan and Calabria, will share the main results of the project, with special focus on ItRAS, the first national survey on refugees and asylum seekers in Italy. Innovative approaches to measuring multidimensional vulnerability -integrating demographic, social, and health perspectives- will also be presented.
Keynote lectures will be delivered by:
Silvia Loi (MPIDR, Germany)
Elisabeth Kraus (BiB, Germany)
Ben Wilson (University of Stockholm)
Ceri Oeppen (University of Sussex)
Maurizio Ambrosini (University of Milan)
