Paolo Amantini
Title of the project: “Weathering the Storm: Political Supply and Demand in Europe's Environmental Policy”
Supervisors: Francesco Olmastroni, Mattia Guidi (Unisi, DISPOC)
Paolo Amantini is a PhD student in Social Science and Humanities at the University of Siena. His research focuses on the alignment between political supply and demand in relation to environmental policies. He holds a Master’s degree in Data Analytics for Politics, Society, and Complex Organizations (DAPS&CO) from the University of Milan. In addition to his academic work, he actively participates in the Laboratory of Political and Social Analysis (LAPS), where he engages with a vibrant research community.
Further information is available at https://paoloamantini.com
Ilenia Amitrano
Title of the project: “Identity through change”
Supervisors: Salvatore Pistoia-Reda (Unisi, DISPOC), Giuseppe Varnier (Unisi)
I am working on the concept of diachronic identity, as well as self-reference through the use of the indexical "I", in a space-time system. I am studying the behaviour of indexicals from a logical perspective, critically re-examining the Kaplanian notion of "pure indexical" in the case of pronouns. Based on the hypothesis of logicality of language, my research project entails examining the logical framework of the class of functional expressions in order to understand what it means for an indexical to be invariant under permutations.
Leonardo Bindi
leonardo.bindi@student.unisi.it
Title of the project: Disconnecting in contemporary capitalism: an analysis of disconnection practices among digital and gig workers
Supervisors: Tiziano Bonini (Unisi, DISPOC), Cosimo Marco Scarcelli (University of Padua)
Leonardo Bindi is a PhD student in Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Siena. His research interests are the development of the platformization of cultural and creative industries in the audiovisual field, digital media and their usage practices in the context of Digital Capitalism. He is currently conducting a research project on digital disconnection, focusing in particular on digital and gig economy workers. Further research activities include the study of cultural diversity within VOD services and the regulation of their catalogues in the European audiovisual context.
Claudio Cozzi Fucile
c.cozzifucile@student.unisi.it
Title of the project: “Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Issues. The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict in the European Context: Effects on the Structure of Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior.”
Supervisors: Pierangelo Isernia (Unisi, DISPOC), Stefano Costalli (University of Florence).
Bachelor's degree (Florence) and Master’s degree (Luiss) in Political Science, a second-level Master's in Management of P.A. (Luiss). Former research fellow at the Seminar for Parliamentary Studies and Research ‘Silvano Tosi’. His current research project examines the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy, in particular the impact of the war in Ukraine on the structure of European public opinion and voter behaviour in national and European elections. His main research interests include Public Opinion, Foreign policy, elections, political parties, and political behaviour.
Paola Di Carlo
Title of the project: “Comparing Deviant Careers:
the Role of Stigma in the (Re)Production of Social Inequality”
Supervisors: Davide Sparti, Giulia Mascagni (Unisi, DISPOC)
I hold a BA in Political Science (University of Florence) and an MA in Sociology and Social Research (University of Trento). My current research aims at understanding social inequalities from a cultural perspective, focusing on the role of stigma by comparing two case studies (Roma people and drug users). Thanks to previous fellowship collaborations, I have worked on topics such as the working poor and work productivity in academic parenting. My research interests include mechanisms of social inclusion/exclusion; critical studies of deviance and marginality; visual sociology; qualitative methods for social research.
Diana Persico
Title of the project: “POLIta-G: exploring Politeness across normative and non-normative Gender identities in Italian”
Supervisors: Professor Stefano Guidi, Professor Giuliano Bocci.
I hold a B.A. from La Sapienza University and an M.A. in Language and Mind: Linguistics and Cognitive Studies from the University of Siena. I am currently a Ph.D. student in Social Sciences and Humanities.
My research, grounded in sociolinguistics, explores Politeness in Italian, and its nuanced relationship with gender across diverse identities and social contexts. Combining experimental design and NLP methods, I investigate how gender influences both the use and perception of politeness strategies.
Federica Tramontano
federica.tramonta@student.unisi.it
Title of the project: “Gender Equality in Next Generation EU: assessing conditionality in Recovery and Resilience Plans”
Supervisors: Mattia Guidi, Luca Verzichelli (Unisi, DISPOC)
Federica Tramontano obtained her bachelor’s degree in Political Science (DISPI) and her master’s degree in Public and Cultural Diplomacy (DISPOC) at the University of Siena. She collaborated in research projects on the study of discrimination and violence against women. Her current research project as PhD student in Social Sciences and Humanities focuses on themes related gender equality issues and policies within the framework of the Recovery and Resilience funds in response to COVID-19.