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Carmelo Bruni serves as Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome's Department of Social and Economic Sciences since March 2022. He teaches Social Policy, Sociology of Poverty and Inequalities, and Social Services Planning across Sociology and Social Service degree programs. Office hours occur Thursdays 10:00-13:30 at Via Salaria 113, room 271, with lessons resuming September 2025 after conference absences in Bergamo.
His research centers on social policy implementation, poverty dynamics, and migration studies with emphasis on youth caregivers, homeless populations, and Citizenship Income programs. Collaborative projects with IRCCS Ancona explore young caregivers' experiences, while Caritas diocesana di Roma partnerships analyze homeless service systems. His work bridges academic theory with frontline social work practice through case studies in Rome and Lazio region.
Recent publications (2021-2024) reveal three dominant trends:
- Welfare program evaluation - 7 publications on Citizenship Income implementation challenges
- Homelessness research - 5 studies on extreme poverty and service gaps for homeless populations
- Rural-urban migration - 3 publications analyzing migrant communities in Cimini Mountains
Professor Bruni actively supervises thesis students on emerging topics including youth caregivers (in collaboration with IRCCS Ancona), migration attitudes, and poverty measurement. He emphasizes practical relevance, noting thesis requests exceed capacity but encourages proposals on understudied areas like young caregivers. No specific research grants are documented, though his institutional collaborations suggest project-based funding.
His primary research ecosystem involves Caritas diocesana di Roma's homeless services and IRCCS Ancona's youth caregiver initiative. These partnerships integrate academic research with Catholic charity operations and public health institutions, creating field laboratories for social policy innovation in Rome's metropolitan context.
