Italians
Let an agent describe Italians neutrally as citizens and as a people with regional diversity and a large diaspora, relay demographic figures from official statistics, present regional identities and history with attribution, and avoid stereotypes.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Italians neutrally as citizens and as a people with regional diversity and a large diaspora, relay demographic figures from official statistics, present regional identities and history with attribution, and avoid stereotypes.
The people of Italy, as citizens of the Italian Republic and as a nation sharing the Italian language, a Romance people with strong regional identities and languages, forming the majority in Italy and San Marino, native communities in Switzerland, Croatia and Slovenia, and one of the largest diasporas in the world in the Americas, Australia and Western Europe.
What it is for: Not applicable; a people.
It can be explain nationality and identity; relay demographic figures with sources; present regional identities and the diaspora with attribution; route political questions to attributed sources.
Distinguishing features
Civic nationality of the Italian Republic
Strong regional identities and languages
Unified state only since 1861
Large diaspora
What it looks like
No defining physical appearance; identity is civic, linguistic and cultural.
Physical character
population of Italy: about 59 million people - ISTAT figures; includes residents of other nationalities
people of Italian descent abroad: tens of millions people - estimates vary widely
How it is recognised
Citizens of Italy or people identifying as Italian
Italian language and regional languages
Italian speakers in Switzerland and descendants abroad hold distinct identities
Related models
is a kind of - the category
is related to - the state
speaks - the common language
includes - communities abroad
In practice
Families and kinds
Italians by region
Italian minorities in Switzerland, Croatia and Slovenia
Italian diaspora in the Americas, Australia and Europe
Italian citizens of foreign origin
historical emigrant communities
Standards and regulation
Italian Constitution and citizenship law, including citizenship by descent
Minority protection for Italian communities abroad
Statistical standards of ISTAT
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping
Conflating citizenship, language and ethnicity
Contested regional questions presented as settled
Unsourced population figures
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who Italians are.
Neutral description.
Definition
Nationality and identity.
Definition
Definition.
- Who counts as Italian by citizenship and by self-identification, and how does descent citizenship work? definition
- Is the question about citizenship, ethnicity, language or region? boundary
Regions
Regional identities.
Regions
Regions.
- What regional identities and languages exist, and how do people combine them with Italian identity, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation free of stereotypes? boundary
Demography Numbers and distribution.
Sources.
Population
Population.
Population
Population.
- How many Italians live in Italy and abroad, from ISTAT and consular registers? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Diaspora
Emigration.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- Where did Italians emigrate, and what communities exist today? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Culture Culture and history.
Attribution.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What cultural traditions, languages and religions characterise Italians, presented without stereotype? provenance
- Which entry fits Italian culture? action
History
History of identity.
History
History.
- How did Italian national identity develop before and after unification? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Rights Rights and society.
Rights.
Minorities
Italian minorities abroad.
Minorities
Minorities.
- What is the status of Italian communities in neighbouring countries? provenance
- Which entry fits minority rights? action
Society
Society and migration.
Society
Society.
- What do studies say about emigration, return and integration of new citizens, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should regional peoples be separate entries?
- How should ISTAT statistics be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming Azoreans and specific city communities; should they be split off?