Maurizio Busacca

Maurizio Busacca is an Associate Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage. He serves as the Department Delegate for Tutoring and leads the Work Transformations unit at the Yunus Social Business Centre. His research focuses on economic sociology, welfare systems, labor dynamics, and social innovation, particularly in urban contexts. Busacca holds a PhD in Public Policy from IUAV University (2018) and obtained the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as a second-level professor in 2020.

Key roles and projects include membership in the iNEST consortium's Lab Village initiative (2022–2025), directing research on collaborative spaces and innovation ecosystems, and analyzing digital welfare challenges. He collaborates with international journals like Sustainability and Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research.

Research interests span digital welfare's institutional barriers, labor market adaptations, and the interplay between universities and urban regeneration. Methodologically, he employs comparative studies, case analyses, and mixed-method approaches, with expertise in qualitative software (NVivo, ATLAS.ti) and SPSS.

• Education: PhD in Public Policy (IUAV University, 2018)
• Grants/Projects: AICT Actions for Inclusion (2021), Lab Village (2022–2025), and PNRR-funded initiatives
• Labs/Teams: Yunus Social Business Centre, Research Institute for Social Innovation