Keywords:
constitutional design for divided societies
minority rights
asymmetric federalism
legal and religious pluralism
comparative research methodologies; decolonial comparative law; empirical legal studies
Research Interests
My research interests develop along three (often overlapping) strands:
- Minority Rights and Diversity Governance: constitutional design for divided societies; territorial and non-territorial autonomy; asymmetric federalism; federalism and legal pluralism.
- Constitutional Law and Religion: religious pluralism; gender and religion; customary laws; personal laws; mixed legal systems.
- Comparative Research Methodologies: decolonial comparative law; empirical legal studies.
Main Research Outputs
- In my doctoral thesis (2019-2023), I studied the legal factors explaining a low, medium, or high degree of constitutional asymmetries in divided multi-tiered systems through a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) on 16 case studies.
- In my postdoc project at Bocconi University (2024-2025), “Decision-Making in the Age of Emergencies,” I analysed the constitutional implications of the use of advanced technologies in emergencies (i.e., AI and drones), specifically during armed conflicts and humanitarian missions.
- In my postdoc project at the University of Bologna (2025), I worked on the role of constitutional courts in divided multi-tiered systems, publishing my first monograph Asymmetries, Courts, and Comparative Constitutional Law (Brill 2025).
- In my current research project (2026-2028), "Constitutional Courts and Federal Dynamics in Times of Crisis. A Comparative Analysis," I am exploring the impact of constitutional courts on federal dynamics in times of crises, addressing specifically democratic backsliding, territorial separatism, and emergencies.
