Join the PhD Program in Analysis of Social and Economic Processes (ASEP) at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, for a full day of academic presentations and research discussions on October 29, 2026.

Location: Room Pagani (Building U7, 3rd floor), University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8, 20126 Milano.

Morning Session (10:30 AM) | ASEP Lectio Magistralis 2026–2027

"Mechanisms of Social Reproduction in Education and the Labour Market: Family, Institutions, and Spatial Contexts"

• Speaker: Prof. Cristina Iannelli (University of Edinburgh)

• Discussant: Prof. Maurizio Pisati (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Afternoon Session (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) | ASEP Dissertation Prospectus Discussions

Chair: Prof. Alberta Andreotti (DSSR, University of Milano-Bicocca)

PhD candidates will present and discuss their ongoing research prospectuses:

• Alessia Bonetti: Sleep Health, Social Inequalities and Biological Embedding: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Understanding Society Data
  
  

• Giacomo Bordoni: Social Partners' Approaches to Workforce Ageing within Collective Bargaining in Italy and Denmark
  
  

• Beatrice Gabrielli: The meaning of work: a reflection on volunteering and unpaid activities
  
  

• Iacopo Moreschini: The Making of Teacher Careers. Institutions, Opportunities, and Employment Trajectories in Italy
  
  

• Silvia Protino: Gender and Everyday Practices in Student Organizations: A Comparative Qualitative Study Across Two European Universities
  
  

• Gennaro Veneziano Labanca: Progressive Parties and LGBTQIA+ Politics in Italy and Spain: Gender, Sexuality and Power across Party Infrastructure, Elites and Membership