Michele Grigolo
Curriculum Vitae
AREA OF SPECIALISATION: Sociology
AREAS OF COMPETENCE: Sociology of human rights and rights; urban sociology; social divisions and identities.
EDUCATION
- 2009 Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).
- 2002 European Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation, University of Padua (Italy).
- 2000 Degree in Political Sciences (International Studies), University of Padua (Italy).
- 1993 High School Diploma, Liceo Classico “R. Franchetti”, Venice (Italy).
PUBLICATIONS
Books
- 2017, The Human Rights City: New York, San Francisco, Barcelona. New York and London: Routledge (forthcoming).
- 2016, Global Urban Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities. Co-edited with Barbara Oomen and Martha Davis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- 2013, Fighting Discrimination in Europe: The Case for a Race-Conscious Approach. Co-edited with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel. New York, London: Routledge.
Articles in peer-review journals
- 2011, “Incorporating cities into the EU anti-discrimination policy: between racial discrimination and migrant rights,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34(10): 1751-1769.
- 2011, “Introduction: How does race ‘count’ in fighting discrimination in Europe?,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34(10): 1635-1647. With C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.
- 2010, “Human rights and cities: the Barcelona Office for Non-Discrimination and its work for migrants,” The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(6): 894-912.
- 2010, “Shifting from academic ‘brain drain’ to ‘brain gain,’” European Political Science, 9(1): 118-130. With M. Lietaert and R. Marimon.
- 2009, “Towards the 'Fifth Freedom:' Increasing the Mobility of Researchers in the European Union,” Higher Education in Europe, 34(1): 25 – 37. With R. Marimon and M. Lietaert.
- 2003, “Sexualities and the ECHR: Introducing the Universal Sexual Legal Subject,” European Journal of International Law, 14(5): 1023-44.
Book chapters
- 2017, “Towards a Sociology of the Human Rights City - Focusing on Practice”, in M. Davis, T. Gammeltoft Hansen and E. Hanna (eds.) Human Rights Cities and Regions: Swedish and International Perspectives, [Lund]: Raoul Wallenberg Institute, pp.11-21.
- 2016, “Towards a Sociology of the Human Rights City: Focusing on Practice”, in B. Oomen, M. Davis and M. Grigolo (eds.) Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.276-293.
- 2013, “Incorporating cities into the EU anti-discrimination policy: between racial discrimination and migrant rights”, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge.
- 2013, “Introduction: How does race ‘count’ in fighting racial and ethnic discrimination in Europe?”, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge. With C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.
- 2013, “Conclusion. Rethinking the fight against discrimination: the case for a race-conscious approach", with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge.
- 2011 “Human rights and cities: the Barcelona Office for Non-Discrimination and its work for migrants”, in P. Hynes, M. Lamb, D. Short and M. Waites (eds.) Sociology and human rights: new engagements, New York, London: Routledge.
Encyclopaedia articles
- 2012, “Italia”, Dicionário das crises e das alternativas, Coimbra: Medina.
- 2009, “Italy”, with F. Jörgens, in C. Stewart (ed.) The Greenwood Encyclopaedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide, Westport: Greenwood Press, pp- 251-268.
Working papers
- 2008 “The CEDAW Ordinance of San Francisco: Mainstreaming, Translating and Implementing Women's Human Rights at the City Level”, Feltrinelli Cortona Colloquium, 7-8 November 2008.
- 2007 “Human Rights and Immigration in Barcelona: Universalising and Differentiating Citizenship”, CINEFOGO Working Papers 4.17.
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
- 2010-2014: Postdoctoral research grant, European Social Fund (EU) and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
- 2005: Research grant Salvador De Madariaga, Spanish Government.
- 2003-2008: PhD scholarship, Italian Government and European University Institute.
- 2003: Robert Schuman scholarship, European Parliament.
- 2002: research grant offered within the framework of the programme of the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization, European Commission.
LECTURESHIPS
- 2014-present at Nottingham Trent University. BA Socioloy, BA Sociology and Politics, BA Psychology with Sociology. Module leader and lecturer. Title: Social Structure and Social Life. MA Sociology. Module leader and lecturer. Title: Dissertation.
- 2013 PhD programme "Democracy in the 21st Century", University of Coimbra. Co-organiser and lecturer. Course title: Democratic Theory. Taught the modules "Democracy and the City" (I&II) and "Democracy and Justice".
- 2011 PhD programme "Democracy in the 21st Century", University of Coimbra. Co-organiser and lecturer. Course title: Democratic Theory. Taught modules "Democracy and the City" (I&II).
- 2009 MA in Political Science, James Madison University (Florence branch). Organiser and lecturer. Taught the course: European Social Policy.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
- 2017 (ongoing) Project of human rights manual for cities and regions for the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
- 2012 Project “The Joined-Up Governance of Human Rights in Europe” of the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union. Prepared the theoretical introduction of the tool kit produced within the project.
- 2010 - 2011 Project “Inclusive Cities Observatory” of the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of United cities and Local Governments. Prepared four policy studies for the Observatory (go my publications for more details)
- 2009 Project “Mainstreaming human rights in EU external relations” of the European Parliament. Did research and editing for the final study prepared by the European Inter-University Centre on Human Rights and Democratisation.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- 2013 - Member of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
- 2012 – Member of IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion)
- 2012 – Member of the Law and Society Association
- 2009 – Member of the British Sociological Association, Sociology of Rights Study Group
LANGUAGES
Italian – native speaker
English: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Excellent (W)
French: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Good (W)
Spanish: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Good (W)
Portuguese: Good (S), Good (R), Beginner (W)
Catalan: passive knowledge