Research on Gender Studies

At the University of Genoa, several research lines on gender studies are currently active.

At UniGe, there are currently two research laboratories within the Department of Education Sciences:

  • AG AboutGender

Reference Faculty

Prof. Emanuela Abbatecola
Prof. Luisa Stagi

Contacts

Tel.: (+39) 010 20953737
Email: redazione.aboutgender@gmail.com
Website: www.aboutgender.unige.it/ojs/index.php/generis

Overview
AG AboutGender is a transdisciplinary and interdepartmental research laboratory at the University of Genoa, focused on gender studies. Over the past ten years, it has become a reference point for those engaged in theoretical and empirical analyses of feminism, masculinity, gender stereotypes and socialisation, queer theory, and LGBTI studies. The laboratory has long organised in-depth seminars and public events of national relevance. Since 2012, it has published the open-access International Journal of Gender Studies AG-AboutGender, available at https://riviste.unige.it/aboutgender/.

  • Interdepartmental Center “Observatory on Inequalities and Social Policies”

Reference Faculty:

For DISFOR: Stefano Poli, Claudio Torrigiani
For DISPO: Andrea Pirni, Luca Raffini, Agostino Massa, Paolo Parra Saiani

Contacts:

Tel.: (+39) 010 20953755 / (+39) 010 20953635
Email: Stefano.poli@unige.it, Claudio.Torrigiani@unige.it
Website: www.inequality.unige.it

Overview:
The Observatory on Inequalities and Social Policies (www.inequality.unige.it), established in 2010 within DISFOR, became an Interdepartmental Center in 2020, in collaboration between sociologists from DISFOR and DISPO. It brings together a team of researchers who, driven by shared scientific interests, conduct action research and publish scientific work on contemporary inequalities, related policies, and social phenomena.

In particular, by actively interfacing and collaborating with public administration, private entities, and third-sector associations, in line with the University’s Third Mission, the Center carries out annual action research projects aimed at engaging citizens, especially youth and seniors, as well as diverse public and private stakeholders in the University’s scientific investigations.

The Observatory’s research focuses on:

  1. Studying the generative factors of contemporary social inequality;
  2. Poverty and social exclusion;
  3. Socioeconomic studies and analyses at local and national levels;
  4. International comparative studies on inequalities;
  5. Demographic evolution, population dynamics, migratory factors, and their consequences in the context of social inequalities;
  6. In-depth studies on social inequality, with particular attention to aging, health fragility, and social vulnerability among the elderly;
  7. Health inequalities among citizens and their mapping at the local level;
  8. Urban studies, with a focus on structural and environmental factors, as well as urban redevelopment and the reconstruction of the cultural framework of territories;
  9. Political participation and active citizenship;
  10. Social policies.

Publications from the Observatory are part of the series “Inequality: Disuguaglianze e Politiche Sociali”, published by Genova University Press (http://gup.unige.it/node/286)

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