Biography

He received his PhD in sociology and social research from the University of Trento. He has taught at the faculty of sociology of the University of Bielefeld, Germany, from 1998 to 2001 and at the UNED, Spain, from 2001 to 2010. Between 2007 and 2009 he was senior researcher on social stratification and inequality at the Juan March Institute, Madrid. Since 2013 he is the elected Chair of the Board of the European Consortium for Social Research (www.ecsrnet.eu).

Current Courses

• 2021 - SEMINAR: Sociology of Luck

Supervisees

• Vagni Giacomo
• Zanasi Francesca
• Ghirardi Gaia
• Chabot Timothée
• Cañizares Espadafor María
• Conte Keivabu Risto
• Ferrara Alessandro
• Lintunen Lotta
• Immonen Hagley Marcus
• Santacroce Marco
• Laudini Annamaria

Research Interests

• Inequality
• Inequality in educational opportunities and educational returns
• Intergenerational social mobility and income inequality
• Family and labour market dynamics and inequality
• Research design and methodology (quantitative)