The present contribution aims to analyse the potential role of fami-lies in promoting active citizenship and collective action within the local communities. The experiences presented here are illustrative examples that highlight the significant contributions of widespread/social parenting and generativity to the community life. Specifically, the paper presents a case study involving four institutions engaged in community solidarity activities in the city of Brescia, in North-ern Italy. The employment of a comparativist approach made it possible to identify the distinctive characteristics of each case, whilst simultaneously emphasising the recurrent and transversal elements of promoting active cit-izenship, social protagonism, empowerment and inclusion.
Amadini, M., Damiola, S., Families and community: solidarity in the age of Covid-19, in Pourtois J., P. J., Pileri, A., Giacopini, G. N., Caldin, R., Silva, C. (ed.), Inclusion dans les Cités de l’Éducation: Défis, Cultures et RessourcesInclusionin the Cities of Education: Challenges, Cultures and Resources, FrancoAngeli, MILANO -- ITA 2025: 116- 125 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/327312]
Families and community: solidarity in the age of Covid-19
Amadini, Monica;Damiola, Sara
2025
Abstract
The present contribution aims to analyse the potential role of fami-lies in promoting active citizenship and collective action within the local communities. The experiences presented here are illustrative examples that highlight the significant contributions of widespread/social parenting and generativity to the community life. Specifically, the paper presents a case study involving four institutions engaged in community solidarity activities in the city of Brescia, in North-ern Italy. The employment of a comparativist approach made it possible to identify the distinctive characteristics of each case, whilst simultaneously emphasising the recurrent and transversal elements of promoting active cit-izenship, social protagonism, empowerment and inclusion.
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