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Separated from their ecological niche, refugees always experience multiple difficulties (Miller & Rasmussen, 2017). Language and culture of origin may prove insufficient to address the challenges posed by places of transit, temporary reception areas and communities that offer refuge (Mela, 2015). The conditions of daily life are often very demanding, sometimes seriously hindering even the possibility of responding to one’s basic needs. Staying united with a group of compatriots often represents a resource and a protective factor, since it makes personal drama a shared condition and allows for greater recognition and help at a social and political level. International research agrees in detecting a higher incidence among refugees (compared to host populations) of anxiety disorders, depression and disorders related to stress and trauma: adaptability disorders, acute stress disorders, PTSD and complex PTSD (Fazel et al., 2005; Lindert et al., 2009; Slewa-Younan et al., 2015). However, we must not make the mistake of thinking that psychological discomforts are all and only rooted in the experience of forced escape from the places of origin. The refugee condition is part of life paths that are sometimes already compromised by previous negative experiences, risk factors and consolidated vulnerabilities.

This study explores the details of cross-cultural hosting experiences, centering on the experiences and ideas of host families who welcomed Ukrainian refugees after the Russian full-scale aggression of Ukraine started in 2022. The research, carried out in different parts of Northern Italy, investigates both quantitative and qualitative aspects to discover the factors that mostly influence the hosting experience and the willingness of host families to host refugees once more.

Il contributo propone l’interpretazione del quadro di emergenza pandemica in termini di “paesaggio spezzato” come incontro con l’inatteso. Questa esperienza ha influito sul modo di porsi le domande più profonde sull’umano e sulla morte, con riflessi nell'attività dei professionisti educativi e dell’aiuto, The contribution proposes the interpretation of the emergency framework pandemic in terms of "broken landscape" as an encounter with the unexpected. This experience has influenced on the way to ask the deepest questions about the human and death, with impact in educational and help relationship work.

Il volume raccoglie il dialogo di docenti e ricercatori dei processi educativi e formativi intorno agli aspetti emozionali dell'educazione, alle latenze e agli impliciti del lavoro formativo ed educativo, The volume collects the dialogue of professors and researchers of educational and training processes on the emotional dimensions of human education, latencies and implicits of training and educational work