Maurizio Ambrosini, phd

DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI SOCIALI E POLITICI
Maurizio Ambrosini, phd
Born in Vercelli (Italy), the 7th October 1956.
Current position: Full Professor of Sociology of Migrations, Faculty of Political Sciences,
University of Milan
Professional Adress: Dipartimento di Studi sociali e politici, Facoltà di Scienze politiche, università
di Milano, via Conservatorio 7, 20122 Milano
e-mail address: [email protected]
Others tasks:
- Chairperson of the course “Social Sciences for Globalization”, Faculty of Political
Sciences, Università degli studi di Milano
- Scientific director of the Centre for Migration Studies Medì – migrations in the
Mediterranean, of Genoa;
- Director of the Genoa’s Sociology of Migrations Summer School, sponsored by the Italian
Sociological Association;
- Director of the review “Mondi migranti”, first Italian Review of Sociology of Migrations
- Coordinator of the Laboratory LIMeS (Laboratorio Immigrazione, Multiculturalismo e
Società) in the Department of Social and Political Studies of the University of Milano
- Consultant of the Italian Parliament (Schengen Commission) (2006-2007)
- Member of the Commission for the integration of migrants of the Italian Ministry of Social
Solidarity
- Consultant of Assolombarda, Caritas ambrosiana, Ismu Foundation, Autonomous Province
of Trento
Main research interests:
- immigration and labour market
- ethnic enterpreneurship
- second generations immigrants
- migration politics and illegal migrations
- transnational migrations
- female migrants and care
- NGOs and immigration
- Roma minorities
- local policies for the integration of migrants
- racial discrimination
- refugee studies
Main recent pubblications (selection):
Via Conservatorio 7 – 20122 Milano
TEL. 02 503.18820 – FAX 02 503.18840 – e-mail: [email protected]
DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI SOCIALI E POLITICI
International publications
1. Séparées et réunies: familles migrantes et liens transnationaux, in « Revue européenne des
migrations internationales », a. 24, n. 3, 2008, pp. 79-106.
2. Irregular immigration : economic convenience and other factors in « Transfer» - ISSN 1024-2589,
a. 14, n. 4 (Dec.), 2008 p. 557-572. Editor of the issue, with Gianprimo Cella and Antonio Martin
New migration dynamics : irregular immigration and irregular work, Brussels : ETUI-REHS, 2008.
- (Transfer; 4/2008).
3. Participacion religiosa e integracion de los inmigrantes. Una reflexion entre América y Europa,
entre historia y actualidad in « Migraciones », vol. 23, 2008, pp. 11-44.
4. Entreprendre entre deux mondes : le transnationalisme économique des migrants in «Migrations
Société» - ISSN 0995-7367, a.20, n.120 (dec.), 2008, pp. 53-79.
5. Employment and working conditions of migrant workers, Report for the European Foundation of
Dublin (with C.Barone), May 2007.
6. Bonds across borders : migrant families in a global world. In: Charity and justice among peoples
and nations. Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences , 2007. Vatican City
(April, 26-may,2, 2007). (pp. 466-479). ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-86726-20-7. Vatican City: The
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Editors of the Proceedings: M.A. Glendon, J.J. LLach, M.
Sanchez Sorondo (2007).
7. (with L. Queirolo Palmas) Lecciones de la inmigracion latina a Europa e Italia in: I. Yepez del
Castillo, G. Herrera, Nuevas migraciones latinoamericanas a Europa : balances y desafios. (vol. 1,
pp. 95-112.). ISBN 978-9978-67-141-2. Quito: FLACSO-Ecuador (2007).
8. L’immigration en Italie: le cas de l’aide à domicile en Lombardie, in « Migrations société », vol.17,
n.102, 2006, pp.71-88.
National publications
Monographic books
1. Un’altra globalizzazione. La sfida delle migrazioni transnazionali. Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008
2. Scelte solidali. L’impegno per gli altri in tempi di soggettivismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005.
3. Sociologia delle migrazioni, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005
Edited books
1. Intraprendere tra due mondi. Il transnazionalismo economico dei migranti, Bologna, Il Mulino,
2009
2. Costruire cittadinanza. Solidarietà organizzata e lotta alla povertà, Milano, il Saggiatore, 2009.
3. Migrazioni e società. Un rassegna di studi internazionali (editor, with Emanuela Abbatecola),
FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2009
4. Favelas di Lombardia. La seconda indagine sugli insediamenti rom e sinti, (editor, with Antonio
Tosi), Milano, Fondazione Ismu, 2009.
5. Vivere ai margini. Un'indagine sugli insediamenti rom e sinti in Lombardia (editor, with Antonio
Tosi), Milano, Fondazione Ismu, 2008.
6. Cittadini possibili. Un nuovo approccio all’accoglienza e all’integrazione dei rifugiati, (editor, with
C.Marchetti), Milano, Angeli, 2008
7. I latinos alla scoperta dell’Europa. Nuove migrazioni e spazi della cittadinanza, Milano, F.Angeli
(editor, with L.Queirolo Palmas), 2005.
8. Seconde generazioni. Un’introduzione al futuro dell’immigrazione in Italia, Torino, Edizioni della
Fondazione Agnelli (editor, with S.Molina), 2004.
Via Conservatorio 7 – 20122 Milano
TEL. 02 503.18820 – FAX 02 503.18840 – e-mail: [email protected]