The paper explores the features and reasons of violent conflicts among young people groups in a specific setting: the university area of Bologna. Drawing on a qualitative study based on interviews and observation, the dynamics of conflict among different groups (drug dealers, young urban travellers, drug addicted, and students in search of night-time leisure activities), the competition for the use of public space, the consequences in terms of perception of insecurity in the area, and the role of alcohol and drugs in the dynamics of conflicts are explored and explained.
Rossella Selmini (2007). La violencia entre jovenes ens su tiempo de ocio. El caso del la ciudad de Bologna. Barcelona : Atelier.
La violencia entre jovenes ens su tiempo de ocio. El caso del la ciudad de Bologna
Rossella Selmini
2007
Abstract
The paper explores the features and reasons of violent conflicts among young people groups in a specific setting: the university area of Bologna. Drawing on a qualitative study based on interviews and observation, the dynamics of conflict among different groups (drug dealers, young urban travellers, drug addicted, and students in search of night-time leisure activities), the competition for the use of public space, the consequences in terms of perception of insecurity in the area, and the role of alcohol and drugs in the dynamics of conflicts are explored and explained.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
