European metropolises often face challenges in managing high proportions of migrants within marginal and unequal neighborhoods. These communities are characterized by low levels of social, symbolic, cultural, and spatial capital, while migrants’ presence and movements in the city are frequently perceived as a threat connected to foreignness, cultural unfamiliarity, a presumed competition for jobs, and an underlying fear of the unknown. The neighborhood of San Siro in Milan – and the experiences of its inhabitants – exemplify this dynamic, which is explored in this chapter through the work of the Mapping San Siro research initiative. Alongside Chapter 5, we utilize a mixed methods approach that incorporates the practice of rhythmanalysis to examine the conditions of Extended Mobility (and its absence) in San Siro. Our findings reveal that most of the inhabitants’ mobility challenges primarily arise not from the accessibility to transportation means, but from issues connected to their personal motility and the city’s wider porosity.
Unequal Extended Mobility among migrants in Milan. A case study of San Siro
F. Cognetti De Martiis
2026-01-01
Abstract
European metropolises often face challenges in managing high proportions of migrants within marginal and unequal neighborhoods. These communities are characterized by low levels of social, symbolic, cultural, and spatial capital, while migrants’ presence and movements in the city are frequently perceived as a threat connected to foreignness, cultural unfamiliarity, a presumed competition for jobs, and an underlying fear of the unknown. The neighborhood of San Siro in Milan – and the experiences of its inhabitants – exemplify this dynamic, which is explored in this chapter through the work of the Mapping San Siro research initiative. Alongside Chapter 5, we utilize a mixed methods approach that incorporates the practice of rhythmanalysis to examine the conditions of Extended Mobility (and its absence) in San Siro. Our findings reveal that most of the inhabitants’ mobility challenges primarily arise not from the accessibility to transportation means, but from issues connected to their personal motility and the city’s wider porosity.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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