Urban drift : the Maori and the southern Italian migration

Abstract

The present work is an attempt at a comparative analysis of the phenomenon of internal migration in Italy and New Zealand. The two human groups under consideration are the Maori people in New Zealand and the Meridionali (Southerners) in Italy. It is, therefore, important to clarify at this stage, that the object of this thesis is the migration phenomenon from rural to urban areas in both countries. The aim then, is to try and find any possible similarities between Maori and Meridionali, and therefore to discover whether or not it is also possible, to find if there are similar reasons for the urban drift of the two groups. Particular reference has also been made to the migrant women situation in both countries. Actually, the author's first idea for the thesis was to describe the problem of migrant women in the city environment. On second thoughts the author decided that a description of the phenomenon of internal migration would provide a better basis to deal with the subject at hand This thesis is intended to raise an empirical hypothesis and not to present a definitive treatment.