Research interests are located at the intersection of three main themes: a) risk, uncertainty, environmental change and sustainability; b) the impacts of scientific advancement and technological innovation; c) conflict, participation, deliberative democracy, the public sphere and the transformation of governance. These issues are explored both empirically and in their implications for social theory.<\/p>\n
He has a long experience as program and unit coordinator or senior researcher in national (e.g. PRIN) and international projects (e.g. European Commission\u2019s FP IV, V, VI, VII and Interreg programs) on issues related to environment, technology, innovation, social conflicts, expertise, governance and public participation (GMOs, electromagnetic fields, food risk, chemical, nuclear and natural hazards, energy, waste, territorial and urban policies, ecotourism etc.). He has worked with organizations and bodies such as WHO, ENEL, SNAM, EC-JRC, regional governments and local administrations.<\/p>\n
In recent years he has been committed to elaborating on the major process of change begun in the 1970s, a crucial part of which concerns \u2018nature\u2019, \u2018human nature\u2019, new and emerging techno-sciences, environmental challenges and socio-political and economic transformations. This research program, which aims at understanding the major underpinnings and implications of this process (for society and social theory as well), has led to date to a book editorship, some book chapters and journal articles and a book.<\/p>\n
In recent years he has been as well engaged in elaborating on the issue of responsibility and expertise in the governance of the environment and techno-scientific innovation, and is presently working on socio-technical imaginaries, anticipations and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). In this context he has organized a dedicated session at the First International Conference on Anticipation (Trento, 5-7 November 2015). In regard to climate change, he is co-author of the widely cited article \u2018Changing the intellectual climate\u2019 (published in 2014 in Nature Climate Change<\/em>), on the need to overcome narrow conceptions of and approaches to the \u2018human dimensions\u2019 of climate change towards a more broad-based, integrated knowledge, building on an extensive, pluralistic dialogue between \u2018hard\u2019 sciences and social sciences and humanities. He is presently working as well on the themes of practice-oriented social mobilizations and emergent forms of \u2018commoning\u2019, with some publications in preparation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Research projects (selection)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2014-16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advisory board member, project \u2018SEFIRA \u2013 Socio-economic implications for individual responses to air pollution policies\u2019, European Commission VII Framework Programme.<\/p>\n 2013-15 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research unit member, project \u2018Sustainable everyday practices in the context of crisis in Italy: toward the integration of work, consumption and participation\u2019, Sub-project \u2018Green energy practices\u2019, MIUR, Prin.<\/p>\n 2010-12 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research unit coordinator, project \u2018The quality of deliberation, MIUR, Prin 2008.<\/p>\n 2009-12 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, project \u2018Social Capacity Building for Natural Hazards: Towards More Resilient Societies\u2019, European Commission, VII Framework Programme.<\/p>\n 2007-09 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National coordinator, project \u2018Expertise, institutions and citizens in environmental conflicts\u2019, MIUR, Prin 2006.<\/p>\n 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Project supervisor and rapporteur, project \u2018Health Impact Assessment, Methods and Strategies\u2019, World Health Organization.<\/p>\n 2006-08 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, project \u2018Riskbridge. Building robust integrative interdisciplinary governance models for emerging and existing risks\u2019, European Commission, VI Framework Programme.<\/p>\n 2005-07 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, Forum of Peace and War Problems, Florence University, project \u2018Values and principles in the EU\u2019s foreign policy\u2019, European Commission, VI Framework Programme.<\/p>\n 2005-06 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research unit coordinator, project \u2018Mahldenet-Mare Adriaticum local democracy network\u2019, European Commission, Interreg IIIA Programme.<\/p>\n 2005-06 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research unit coordinator, project \u2018An inquiry into some core problems of public deliberation\u2019, MIUR, Prin 2004.<\/p>\n 2003-05 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, project \u2018TRUST-Food risk communication and consumers\u2019 trust in the food supply chain\u2019, European Commission, Quality of Life Programme.<\/p>\n 2003-04 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research unit coordinator, project \u2018New deliberative paradigms to face uncertainty of ill-structured problems\u2019, MIUR, Cofin 2002.<\/p>\n 1998-00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, project \u2018PABE-Public perception of agricultural biotechnologies in Europe\u2019, European Commission, FAIR-ELSA Programme.<\/p>\n 1998-00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adviser, project \u2018The relationship between competitiveness, environmental performance and management of small and medium sized European manufacturing firms (SMEs)\u2019, European Commission, Environment and Climate Programme.<\/p>\n 1996-98 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior researcher, project \u2018PRISP-\u2018Public risk perception and European Union environmental policy\u2019, European Commission, Environment and Climate Programme.<\/p>\n 1993 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Project coordinator, project \u2018Major hazards, land use planning and participation\u2019, European Commission, JRC.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Research interests are located at the intersection of three main themes: a) risk, uncertainty, environmental change and sustainability; b) the…<\/p>\n