Il fenomeno dei rifugiati in Europa: Indagine su percezione e atteggiamenti nel mondo cattolico

In 2016, more than 65 million people worldwide are living outside their country due to persecution, war, violence or violation of human rights (UNHCR, 2017). The growth of flows is strictly connected to the asylum applications to EU countries. According to this scenario and its ever-changing complexity, the researchers' attention has greatly increased, in parallel with the studies concerning the migratory phenomenon. The perspective of the analysis is generally quantitative: the numerical consistency of migratory flows and their dynamics are the usual key. However, other dimensions may come into play, such as the perception of those religious Institutions looking at migrants and asylum seekers as an opportunity to be witness of the Christian faith and the respect for other religions