Beatrice Caniglia

PhD student interested in the social stratification of class- and gender-based inequality over the life course; comparative research; quantitative methods and longitudinal data analysis.

Research proposal: Converging or diverging trajectories? The social stratification of gender economic inequality over the life course.

Tutor: Paolo Barbieri

Pablo Ignacio Schiappacasse Valenzuela

PhD student interested in migration studies, with a focus on the antecedents and consequences of attitudes towards immigrants and immigration. My current research explores the ways in which media narratives shape public perceptions of immigration in Latin America and the Caribbean, employing a combination of quantitative and computational methodologies.

Research proposal: The Power of Stories: Media narratives about migration, and their effects on attitudes towards immigration in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tutor: Mario Quaranta (Unitn); Co-tutor: Alberto Acerbi (Unitn)

Ghotaslou Farzad

I am a PhD student in the Department of Sociology, University of Trento. My academic background is interdisciplinary, spanning economics, human rights, migration, and diaspora studies.

Research proposal: My research investigates the interrelations between migration and activism, focusing on the mechanisms through which migration experiences shape activism and vice versa. The study aims to explore patterns, dynamics, and the broader implications of activism within diasporic and transnational contexts.

Tutor: Ester Gallo

Erkoç Zeynep

PhD student interested in Urban Sociology; Transnational Gentrification; Social Exclusion, Global and Social inequalities; Subcultural Studies

Research proposal: ‘Right to the City’; Changes in Mexico City and Istanbul After Digital Nomadism

Tutor:  Ester Gallo

Nussio Benedetta

PhD student interested in how technological change affects labour market risks in Western countries, with a focus on comparative research through quantitative methods and longitudinal data analysis.

Research proposal: The research investigates the impact of automation and information technologies on occupational structures, employment, wages, income, productivity and both inter- and intragenerational mobility.

Tutor: Paolo Barbieri

Planned mobility period: January – December 2026, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Seville