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Elisabetta Zontini

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

I have a Laurea degree in Political Sciences from the University of Bologna and an MA in Contemporary European Studies from Sussex University, where I went on to do my DPhil. My doctoral thesis is currently being transformed into a book which will be published as 'Transnational Families, Gender and Local Contexts. The Experiences of Moroccan and Filipino Women in Bologna and Barcelona' by Berghahn. Before joining the University of Nottingham in 2007 I was Research Fellow for the Families and Social Capital ESRC Research Group at London South Bank University where I conducted research on Italian transnational families. In 2006 I was also visiting Research Fellow at the International Gender Studies Centre at Oxford University.

Expertise Summary

I have developed a transcultural and transnational perspective on families:

  • by working in three European contexts (UK, Italy and Spain);
  • with a multiplicity of cultural family constructions/relations and migrant groups (Filipinos, Italians, and Moroccans);
  • documenting different forms of domestic relations which cut across the nuclear family, class, ethnicity, religion, nations, etc.

My research falls in two broad areas:

  • transnational and ethnic minority families in Britain and Southern Europe, with special reference to issues of gender and generation; geographies of care; rituals; identities and values; ageing.
  • the transformation of European families and their increased reliance on foreign domestic workers and carers (international transfer of care giving; exploitation)

I will be happy to supervise students on any topics related to the above.

Recent Publications

  • MADZIVA, R. and ZONTINI, E., 2012. Transnational mothering and forced migration: understanding the experiences of Zimbabwean mothers in the UK European Journal of Women's Studies. 19(4), 428-443
  • GOULBOURNE, H., REYNOLDS, T., SOLOMOS, J. and ZONTINI, E., 2010. Transnational families: ethnicities, identities and social capital Routledge.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2009. Transnational families, migration and gender: Moroccan and Filipino women in Bologna and Barcelona Berghahn Books.
  • ZONTINI E, 2008. 'Resisting "Fortress Europe": the everyday politics of female transnational migrants in Italy and Spain' Focaal-European Journal of Anthropology. 51, 12-27
  • ZONTINI, E., 2007. Continuity and change in transnational Italian families: the caring practices of second-generation women Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 33(7), 1103-1119
  • ZONTINI, E. AND REYNOLDS, T., 2007. Ethnicity, families and social capital: caring relationships across Italian and Caribbean transnational families International Review of Sociology. (In Press.)
  • EVERGETI, V. and ZONTINI, E., 2006. Introduction: some critical reflections on social capital, migration and transnational families Ethnic and Racial Studies. 29(6), 1025-1039
  • ZONTINI, E., 2006. Italian families and social capital: care provision in a transnational world Community, Work & Family. 9(3), 325-345
  • REYNOLDS, T. AND ZONTINI, E., 2006. Ethnicity and social capital: care and reciprocity across minority ethnic communiites in the UK (1-874418-55-1)
  • REYNOLDS, T. AND ZONTINI, E., 2006. Families, Social Capital and Ethnic Identities of Caribbeans, South Asians and South Europeans London South Bank University. (1 874418-60-8)
  • REYNOLDS, T. AND ZONTINI, E., 2006. Assessing social capital and care provision in minority ethnic communities: a comparative study of Caribbean and Italian transnational families. In: EDWARDS, R and FRANKLIN, J. AND HOLLAND, J., eds., Assessing Social Capital: Concept, Policy and Practice Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press. 217-233
  • ZONTINI, E., 2006. Resisting fortress Europe: the everyday politics of female transnational migrants In: Canadian Association of Social Anthropology Conference, Montreal.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2006. II lavoro delle collaboratrici domestiche immigrate e le politiche locali bolognesi: la storia di una donna filippina. In: GRILLO, R AND PRATT, J., ed., Le Politiche del Riconoscimento delle differenze: Multiculturalismo all'Italiana (Italian translation of Multiculuralism Italian Style) Rimini: Guaraldi. 219-239
  • ZONTINI, E, 2005. American Arrivals. Anthropology Engages the New Immigration
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Immigracion, genero y politica de la identidad: una perspectiva sureuropea. In: NASH, M and TELLO, R. AND BENACH, N., eds., Immigracion, Genero y Espacios Urbanos: Los Retos de la Diversidad Barcelona: Edicions bellaterra. 99-122
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Social capital, family care and provision in Italian transnational families: Some preliminary findings In: Gender Studies Seminar Series, IGS, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Care and reciprocity in transnational Italian Families: the experiences of second generation women In: IMISCOE cluster 8 workshop on the Second Generation in Europe.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Ethnicity and social capital: care and reciprocity in transnational Italian families In: Whither Social Capital Conference, London South Bank University, 6th -7th April 2005.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Remitting care in transnational families In: Remittance and gender, ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Transnational families, gender and local contexts: the experiences of Moroccan and Filipino women in Southern Europe In: Gender Studies Seminar Series, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Care and reciprocity in transnational Italian families: the exeperience of second generation women International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE) Network of Excellence extranet www.imiscoe.org.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Italian families and social capital: care provision in a transnational world In: Families, minority ethnic communities and social capital, London South Bank University, 14th January 2005.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2005. Young women of Italian origin negotiating care and reciprocal relationships In: Capitals, Identities and Cultures of Young People, Finnish Institute in London 10th-11th November 2005.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2004. Immigrant women in Barcelona: coping with the consequences of transnational lives Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 30(6), 1113-1144
  • ZONTINI, E., 2004. Deploying social capital in social research: reflections on ethnicity abd other resources London South Bank University. (1-8744418-46-2)
  • ZONTINI, E., 2004. Labour Immigration in Southern Europe. African Employment in Iberian Labour Markets
  • EVERGETI, V AND ZONTINI, E., 2004. Social Capital, Migration and Transnational Families In: 8th Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, Vienna, September 2004.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2004. Italian Families and Social Capital: Rituals and the Provision of Care in Britsh-Italian Transnational Families (1-874418-42-X)
  • ZONTINI, E., 2003. Migraciones, genero y politica de la identidad. Una perspectiva sururopea (Migration , gender and the politics of identity. A southern European perspective) In: Summer School Immigracion, genero i espacios urbanos: los reptos de la diversidad (Immigration, gender and urban space: the challenges of diversity), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, 25th July 2003.
  • GOULBOURNE, H, SOLOMOS, J, REYNOLDS, T AND ZONTINI, E., 2003. Joint Presentation of the Ethnicity Strand to the Advisory Committee of the Families and Social Capital ESRC Research Group, London South Bank University, 24th November 2003 In:
  • ZONTINI, E., 2002. Inmigracion, genero y politica de la identidad In: ERAPI Seminar Series, Catalan Istitute of Anthropology, Barcelona, March 13th 2002.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2002. "Resisting Fortress Europe": the evryday politcs of female transnational migrants in Italy and Spain In: Anthropological perspectives on political engagements in 21st century Europe, 7th Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, Copenhagen, August 14th-17th 2002.
  • ZPNTINI, E., 2002. Gender, Migration and Domestic Service. The Politics of black women in Italy
  • ZONTINI, E., 2002. Female domestic labour migrants in Bologna: the story of a Filipino woman. In: GRILLO, R. & PRATT, J., ed., The Politics of Recognising Difference: Multiculturalism Italian Style Aldershot: Ashgate. 159-176
  • ZONTINI, E., 2002. Towards a comparative study of female migrants in Southern Europe: Filipino and Moroccan women in Bologna and Barcelona Studi Emigrazione: Migration in Southern Europe: New Trends and New Patterns. Special issue. 39(145), 107-134
  • ZONTINI, E., 2001. Fanily formation in gendered migrations in Southern Europe: Moroccan and Filipino women in Bologna. In: KING, R., ed., The Mediterranean Passage: Migration and New Cultural Encounters in Southern Europe Liverpool: LUP. 231-257
  • ZONTINI, E., 2001. Analisis comparativo de la inmigracion femenina en el Sur de Europa: Maroquies y Filipinas en Bolonia y Barcelona In: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, March 15th 2001.
  • ZONTINI, E., 2001. Immigrazione femminile e domanda abitativa. Donne filippine nella citta di Bologna. In: BERNARDOTTI, A., ed., Con la valigia accanto al letto: Immigrati e casa a Bologna Milan: Franco Angeli. 133-174
  • ZONTINI, E., 2000. Family formation in gendered migrations in Southern Europe: fieldnotes from Bologna In: European Social Science History Conference, Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, 12th-15th April 2000.
  • KING, R. AND ZONTINI, E., 2000. The role of gender in the Southern European immigration model Revista de Sociologia: Female Immigration in Southern Europe, Special issue papers. 60, 35-52
  • ZONTINI, E., 2000. Invisible but not helpless: third world women's everyday politics in an Italian city In: City and Identity Conference, London, UCL, 24th-25th November 2000.
  • ZONTINI, E., 1999. Family formation in gendered migration in Southern Europe: Preliminary results In: ERCOMER Summer School, Lisbon, May 1999.
  • ZONTINI, E., 1999. Female domestic migrants in Southern Europe In: Italian Multiculuralism, Sussex Centre for Migration Research, 9th July 1999.
  • ZONTINI, E., 1998. Family formation in gendered migration in Southern Europe: A research proposal In: ERCOMER summer school, Barcelona, May 1998.

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