Research projects

The Emigration Research Center participates in the Scientific Committee and the Editorial Committee of the Diari Multimediali Migranti DIMMI project, which collects testimonies of contemporary migrants. The texts constitute the source of research activity on various aspects of the contemporary migratory experience (motivations, expectations, life projects, travel, reception in the country of arrival, integration, work, family and friendship relationships, etc.)

The findings and lessons learned from this research reflect the incredibly intricate web of challenges faced by civilian first responders during times of conflict. Through in-depth investigation, methodologies and techniques aimed at protecting first responders from the inevitable risks associated with their work in hostile environments were explored.

The research continues the reconstruction of the evacuation of Italian refugees to San Marino during the Second World War and in particular in the period 1943 – 1945, following the bombings of the provinces of Bologna, Forlì and Pesaro and in particular of the cities of Rimini and Pesaro.

The research aims to reconstruct, starting from the studies already carried out by the Emigration Research Centre and the existing bibliography, the presence of racially persecuted people in San Marino in the period 1942-1945. The starting year chosen is 1942, the year in which the Law containing provisions on matrimonial matters and in defence of the race was enacted 17 September 1942 n.33

The research is aimed at reconstructing the migratory experience of minors and is based on the analysis of the archival sources preserved in the Historical Archive of the Research Centre on Emigration

The permanent research activity includes topics related to the theme of Sammarinese emigration: travel, work, social context, critical issues and potential of integration, female condition. The activity also includes family research requested by descendants of emigrants

The Sammarinese jurisprudence portal collects the Sammarinese civil, criminal, administrative and tax jurisprudence from 1911 to today with notes on sentences and comments

The transition to a managerial PA is possible thanks to the planning and definition of objectives and the adequate training of personnel from a managerial perspective.

Project for the comprehensive reform of the Sammarinese labour legislation and the definition of a consolidated text on labour matters.

In collaboration with the Secretariat of State for Labour, which is also the funding body, the research is organised in progressive steps: from the analysis of the San Marino and international system, to the study of the key principles of the reform and then to the drafting of the regulatory text. The research is still ongoing

Historical research on Gramscian thought

The research aims to reconstruct and deepen the diplomatic relations between the Republic of San Marino and the Holy See, formalized in 1926

The research is aimed at designing and implementing training courses for teachers and educational projects related to Citizenship Education. Currently the research activity is related to Fernanda Wittgens. For the definition of the Righteous of Humanity see Written Declaration of the European Parliament 10 May 2012 Support for the establishment of a European Day of the Righteous of Humanity, Law 20 December 2017 n.212 Establishment of the Day in Memory of the Righteous of Humanity (Italy); Regency Decree 22 March 2023 n.54 Day of the Righteous of Humanity (RSM).

In this context, the research has laid the foundation to stimulate an in-depth discussion on crucial issues such as governance, law, ethics and computer science, exploring the complex relationship between technology and law.

Anna Guerra's research to deepen and aggregate knowledge regarding the use of medievalist narrative aimed at building the institutional and cultural identity of the Republic of San Marino

Investigation, from a historical point of view, into the “special situation” of the Republic of San Marino, in consideration of its external relations

The correspondence thus makes it possible to understand the preliminary stages of the formation of the innovative working method that made Borghesi famous.
Doctoral Thesis 2022: The epistolary correspondence between Bartolomeo Borghesi and Luigi Nardi (1801-1837)