Francesco DELLA PUPPA

Francesco Della Puppa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on migration studies, gender studies, and the sociological analysis of family reunification policies. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Padua and has held academic positions including researcher roles in numerous EU-funded projects such as CITISPYCE and SISEG. His work explores transnational migration dynamics, social inclusion policies, and the intersections of citizenship, labor, and cultural identity.

Education:

• 2012 PhD in Social Sciences (University of Padua)
• 2010 Doctoral studies in Gender Studies (University of Trento)
• 2009 International Graduate School in Migration Studies (University of Linköping)
• 2006 Master's in Immigration and Social Transformation (Ca' Foscari)
• 2005 BA in Humanities and Philosophy (University of Venice)

Research Interests: Migration policies, migrant labor dynamics, gender and family strategies, qualitative ethnographic methods, and socio-spatial urban integration. He has organized international conferences on migration and gender violence prevention, and serves on editorial boards including 'Society and Social Transformations.'

Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles and books spanning migration industries, temporal politics of asylum, and transnational migrant families. Recent work emphasizes 'Migratory Stratifications' as a new lens for analyzing social change.

Awards:

• 2017 Fondazione Caritro Research Grant
• 2016 Pietro Conti Award for Migrant Writing

Teaching and Outreach: Leads courses on migration policies, gender studies, and qualitative research methods. Serves as Department Delegate for Part-time Students and contributes to Ca' Foscari's Master's program on migration phenomena.

Grants and Projects: Principal investigator in multiple EU-funded initiatives addressing social innovation through artistic media, youth inclusion, and migration-related inequalities.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Research Institute for Social Innovation and collaborates with organizations like the Slovenian Migration Institute and University of Sussex's Sussex Centre for Migration Research.