Person

Paola Bonizzoni

Principal Investigator

Paola Bonizzoni holds a PhD in Sociology (2008) and she is Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan, where she teaches “Globalization, Diversity and Inequality” and “Society and Social Change”. She has researched several migration-related issues, including (il)legalization and family reunification policies (and migrants’ strategies), immigration governance in small local contexts, intra-EU Italian youth mobility in a time of economic crisis, and gendered and familial experiences of migration. Her latest publications explore the role of civil society in the migration and refugee field, migrants’ experiences in navigating the uncertainties of immigration regimes, and local service provision in medium and small-sized towns in Italy.