Bruno Riccio

Bruno Riccio is a Full Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bologna, where he teaches Anthropology of Migration and related courses at the Department of Educational Sciences "Giovanni Maria Bertin". He has been a Full Professor since September 2018, following his appointment as Associate Professor from 2013 to 2018.

His educational background includes a BA in Political Science from the University of Bologna and a Master's and PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex, where he was a Marie Curie fellow. Riccio has conducted extensive ethnographic research in Senegal, Cambodia, and Italy, focusing on migration processes and their social implications.

Riccio's research spans cultural anthropology, social anthropology, and the anthropology of migration, with particular emphasis on transnational formations, co-development, tourism, citizenship, associations, discrimination, mobility, multicultural societies, racism, and reception and integration policies. His work often examines the intersection of migration with social inclusion and diversity in contemporary societies, as evidenced in his interview discussing diversity as a sociological concept rather than an analytical term.

His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on migration dynamics in Italy, including works on conviviality with migrants, anthropological perspectives on migration, and the reception and inclusion of asylum seekers and refugees. These publications reflect his applied anthropological approach to understanding migration phenomena.

• Full Professor of Cultural Anthropology, University of Bologna (2018-present)
• Scientific Director, MODI Research Center (2014-present)
• Co-founder and former President (2015-2017) of Italian Society of Applied Anthropology (SIAA)
• Co-director of Migration series (CISU) since 2012
• Director of Cultural Anthropology section of Interculture series since 2015

Riccio has supervised numerous research projects including 'Social Spaces of Mobility' (2015-16), 'Discriminations. Local Institutional Practices, Migrants and Social Borders' (2016-17), and 'The Echo of Hate: An Anthropological Exploration of Political Cultures and Young Adolescents in Today's Europe' (2020-2022). He has also directed the Master's Degree in Education in the Reception and Inclusion of Migrants at the University of Bologna from 2018 to 2023 and serves on scientific committees for various organizations including the Cabral Center of Bologna Municipality and Human Rights Nights Festival.