His research interests focus primarily on the issues of intercultural education. In particular, he has studied and written about ethnic stereotypes and prejudices in childhood, young immigrants of the second generation, cultural mediation and conflict management, sectarianism, divisions in the urban space, interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
He has participated as a speaker at dozens of conferences / seminars in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Romania, Italy and Russia. He steadily collaborates with professors and researchers from universities in the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia and Portugal, engaging in interdisciplinary research. He has worked in the project Actions of the Lifelong Learning addressing Multicultural Education and Tolerance in Russia (ALLMEET), funded by EACEA Tempus IV.
Education
Graduated in Primary Education in 2005 and Pedagogist in 2008, in both cases at the Faculty of Education of the University of Bologna, in 2013 he obtained a PhD in Education, at the Department of Education of the University of Bologna.
Scientific activity
Since June 2014 to 2017 he has worked in the project Actions of the Lifelong Learning addressing Multicultural Education and Tolerance in Russia (ALLMEET), funded by EACEA Tempus IV.
In October and November 2011 he was visitor at the Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Department of Political Science, based in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan Republic, Russia).
In April, May and June 2011 he was visiting PhD at the University of Glasgow, College of Social Science, School of Education, Research Group "Creativity, culture and faith".
Membership in scientific and editorial committees
Since spring 2011 he is member of the editorial board of the journal Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica. Journal of theories and research in education.
Since June 2015 he is Associate Board Member of the journal Scottish Educational Review.
Participations as speaker at international conferences
25-26 September 2015, Constanta (Romania): Presentation of the paper Dialogue and actions in multicultural Russia: the ALLMEET project, at the 3rd ESTIDIA Conference Dialogue as Global Action: Interacting Voices and Visions across Cultures.
30 June 2015, Glasgow: Presentation of the paper Integration of religious minorities in Italy, Russia and Scotland (with Stephen McKinney and Vasil Sakaev), at the International Conference Intercultural Division in Russia, Europe and Scotland:Addressing the challenges with Education, organised by the University of Glasgow.
20 April 2015, Bologna: Presentation of the paper Eyes for Blind
Portraits of Russia in Western Collective Imagery e Inter-religious Dialogue that Addresses Situations of Divideand Conflict in Multicultural/Multireligious environments (con Stephen McKinney and Vasil Sakaev), at the International Conference Culture, Language and Religion in Russia and Europe: Key Aspects in Education for Tolerance, organised by the University of Bologna.
9-11 April 2015, Warwick, UK: Presentation of the paper Pretty when you cry. Lana Del Rey and the many languages of human frailty, at the conference iMean 4 organised by the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick.
17 March 2015, Arkhangelsk, Russia: Presentation of the paper Managing Multiculturality and promoting Interculturality: best practices in Italy, at the International Seminar on Multiculturalism “Building up the intercultural dialogue on national and regional levels: Russian and European best practices (Policy, Education, NGO initiatives)”, organised by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University.
11-12 December 2014, Kazan, Russia: Presentation of the paper Immigrants in Italy from Ukraine and former Soviet Union: present and future challenges, at the conference European and Eurasian Migration Systems: similarities and differences of legal regulation, organised by the Kazan Federal University (Department for the International and European Law of the Law Faculty) and by the Centre of the European Union VOICES, with the participation of the Russian Association of International Law and European Society of International Law (ESIL-SEDI).
8-9 December 2014, Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia: Presentation of the papers (as keynote speaker): (1) Black and racist football: Neo-fascism and xenophobia in Italian stadiums; (2) The xenophobic language: Lega Nord party in Italy; (3) Young immigrants of the second generation in Italy and Russia; (4) Italian best intercultural practices, at the International Symposium The impact of migration policy: the experience of the European Union and the Russian Federation, organised by the Kazan Federal University and by the Centre of the European Union VOICES.
7 December 2014, Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia: Presentation of the paper Young immigrant of the second generation in the Italian society, at the International Seminar Young immigrant of the second generation in the Italian and Russian society, organised by the Kazan Federal University.
26 November 2014, Macerata: Presentation of the paper The Scotland’s Shame? Trust and conflict in sectarian neighborhoods, at the International Seminar on Interculturality. Trust and conflict in intercultural processes. Experience, practice, reflections, organised by the University of Macerata.
13-15 November 2014, Ploiesti: Presentation of the paper The many languages of the second generation of immigrants in Italy, at the conference The Dialogue of Cultures/ The Culture of Dialogue, organised by UPG Ploiesti (Department of Philology, The Research Centre in Literary Studies, Linguistic and Critical and Cultural Theory) and by Novi-Sad University (Faculty of Philosophy).
5-6 September 2014, Glasgow: Presentation of the paper Secession, xenophobia and symbolism: the Lega Nord party in Italian politics and society, at the conference Racism: from the labour movement to the far-right, organised by the University of Glasgow, College of Social Science.
3-5 October 2013, Bari: Presentation of the paper Second generation or generation of change? The impact of the young immigrant sons in the present and in the future of the Italian society, at the 2nd ESTIDIA Conference 2013. Dialogue-driven Change in the Public Sphere. Department of Sciences, Psychology, Communication. Univeristy of Bari “Aldo Moro”.
26-28 June 2013, Edinburgh: Presentation of the paper
Facing neo-fascism and xenophobia in Italian stadiums and society, at the
CERES Conference 2013. Racism and Anti-Racism through Education and Community Practice: An International Exchange, organised by CERES (Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland), University of Edinburgh.
17 December 2012, Presentation of the paper The discourse of educational policy: schools and universities in Italy in 2012 at the Skype conference New tendencies of 21st century in political discourse, organised by Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, University of Granada, Hunansky Teacher Training University (China).
3-4 December 2012, Glasgow: With Michele Bellelli, presentation of the poster “Reggiane” factory and new immigrants: memory and local history to strengthen integration, at the MeLa Conference Migration heritage: networks and collaborations across European museums, loibraries and public cultural institutions, University of Glasgow.
1-2 October 2012, Sassari: With Ines Vieira, presentation of the paper Immigrant’s associations and the «culture of silence»: the case of Ethiopian and Eritrean communities in Bologna, at the international conference Civil society organizations in the Mediterranean area: societal role, challenges, dynamics, organised by the European Sociological Association. Regional Network of Southern European Societies.
14-16 June 2012, Brasov (Romania): Presentation of the paper Sectarianism in Scotland and in Glasgow: the Present and the Past, at the conference Redefining Community in Intercultural Context, rcic’12, at Henri Coanda Air Force Academy, organised by ESTIDIA (European Society for Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Dialogue) and FCPR (Center for Research in Communication/NSPAS).
