Short Curriculum Vitae
Current position
2018-present, Ulster University, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Public Policy and Administration (since 2025), Lecturer (2018-2025)
2022-present, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS - University of London), External examiner
Education
  • 2019/2020, Ulster University. Post-graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PgCHEP)
  • 2007/2011, Université de Genève. PhD in Multilingual Communication Management
  • 2005/2006, University of York, UK. Master of Science (MSc) in Economics
  • 2002, Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Paris. Exchange student
  • 1998/2003, Università Commerciale “L. Bocconi”, Milan. Laurea [BCs] in Public administration and international institutions management
Work experience
  • 2023, University of Udine, visiting reseach fellow, International Centre on Multilingualism - Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society
  • 2022, Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, visiting reseach fellow, GEDIT Discourse Studies Research Group - Department of Translation and Language Sciences
  • 2019, University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa, Visiting research fellow, School of Political Studies - Faculty of Social Sciences
  • 2018, Universität Leipzig, Postdoc research fellow, Department of English Studies
  • 2016-2018, Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Lugano), Teaching fellow, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Lugano
  • 2015-2018, Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja (Institute for Ethnic Studies), Ljubljana, Research fellow
  • 2011-2018, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Postdoc research fellow, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2011-2015), Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (2015-2018)
  • 2006-2011, Université de Genève, Research assistant, Faculty of translation and interpreting (FTI)
  • 2003-2005, Université de Genève, Research and teaching assistant, Faculty of translation and interpreting (FTI)
  • 2003, European Commission, Representation office in Milan, Internship
Other academic and professional qualifications
  • 2025, National Scientific qualification as associate professor in the Italian higher education system for the disciplinary field of 14/A2 - Political science
  • 2024, Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), United Kingdom
  • 2020, Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA), United Kingdom
  • 2015, « Qualification » both in Economics and in Linguistics, French Ministry of Research and Education (Conseil National des Universités)
Training
  • 2017, Module "Treatment Effect Analysis" (Empirische Kausalanalyse), Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty of Economics and Management. Unregistered student.
  • 2014, Training in project management. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • 2014, Summer School, "Microeconometrics using Stata: Nonlinear Models", University of Cambridge.
  • 2014, Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Lindau, Germany, 5th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences
  • 2014, Barcelona GSE Summer School in Microeconometrics, "Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation", Universidad Pompeu Fabra
  • 2010, Second doctoral school of the DYLAN project “Language Dynamics and Management of Diversity”, Universität Wien
  • 2009, Postgraduate Forum of the DYLAN project "Language Dynamics and Management of Diversity”, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • 2009, Doctoral School of the LINEE Training Institute (Languages In a Network of European Excellence).
  • 2008, Doctoral School on “Cultural Diversity”, Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici – Università di Bologna
  • 2008, First doctoral school of the DYLAN project, École Normale Supérieure (Lettres et sciences humaines), Lyon
  • 2007, Individual module (BA level) in "Contemporary Political Philosophy", Department of Economic and Social Sciences. Université de Genève. Registered student (auditor)
Teaching (selection)
  • Since 2018, Ulster University, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences: Policy Co-Design and Policy Evaluation (Master of Public Administration), Comparative Public Administration (Master of Public Administration); Introduction to Government and Public Policy (BSc in Politics and International Studies); International Social Policy (BSc in Social Policy).
  • 2016-2018, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano. Department of Communication Sciences, Gestione istituzionale della diversità linguistica e culturale (“Institutional management of linguistic and cultural diversity”), (BSc in Communication Sciences)
  • 2012-2013, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, School of Business and Economics. Ökonomie und Sprache (“Economics and Language”), (MA in Economics, with Bengt-Arne Wickström)
  • 2003-2005, Université de Genève, Faculty of translation and interpreting (FTI): Seminars in Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Introduction to international trade; Introduction to money and finance (BSc in Translation Studies)
University management
  • 2026, External Examiner, University of Auckland, PhD Programme
  • Since 2026, Pathway Lead for Sociology, Social Policy, and Social Work. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) NINE DTP (Northern Ireland and Northeast Doctoral Training Partnership).
  • Since 2023, Course Director, Master of Public Administration, Ulster University.
  • 2021-2023, Year 2 Tutor, Master of Public Administration, Ulster University.
  • 2020-2023, Co-director of the Centre for Public Administration, Ulster University.
Awards
    • 2026, Distinguished Research Award, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ulster University
    • 2024, Best dissertation award. International competition for studies and research on multilingualism. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano, Italy
    GRANTS
    • Project “Implementing a linguistic justice index”, Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) (USD 20,000) (2026-2027).
    • Project “Building Qatar’s Arabic Language Indicator: A Quantitative and Qualitative Index” Qatar National Research Fund – Qatar University (USD 28,000) (2025-2028).
    • 2025, Research grant, “Evaluating Linguistic Justice in Europe”, British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (GBP 137,680)
    • 2023, Contract research, “Evaluation Of The Friulian Language Policy Plan”, Regional Agency for the Friulian Language, Udine, Italy (EUR 39,800)
    • 2022-2023, Contract research, “Populating an Index of Linguistic Justice”, Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) (USD 15,000)
    • 2021, Contract research, “The European Union’s Approach to Multilingualism in its own Communication Policy”, European Parliament. With European Policies Research Centre Delft (EUR 95,000)
    • 2021, Contract research, “Developing an Index of Linguistic Justice”, Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) (USD 5,000)
    • 2020, Contract research, “Linguistic Minorities in Trentino”, Council of the Autonomous Province of Trento (EUR 8,280)
    • 2019, Project “Towards an index of linguistic inclusion”, University Alliance - Marie-Curie COFUND PhD Fellowships (GBP 66,000)
    • 2019, Contract research, “Design and Evaluation of the Friulian Language Policy”, Regional Agency for the Friulian Language (EUR 19,975)
    • 2018, Project “Institutional bilingualism in the ethnically mixed areas in Slovenia: evaluation of bilingualism bonus programme”, ARRS - Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije (Slovenian Research Agency) - Institute for Ethnic Studies (EUR 18,000)
    • 2018, Project “Managing multilingualism in the public administration”, DAAD-Deutscher Akademischer Aus-tauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service. Forschungsstipendien für promovierte Nachwuchs-wissenschaftler (Postdoc-Programm) – Kurzstipendien (EUR 10,000)
    • 2016, Research grant, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (CND 10,000)
    • 2013, Post-doc research grant, project "Language Policy and Linguistic Justice in the European Union", Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, Executive Agency for Research (REA), European Commission (EUR 162,000)
    • 2013, Contract research, "Towards an Index of Linguistic Justice", Esperantic Studies Foundation (USD 3,000)
    • 2011, Post-doc research grant, project "Multilingualism and Linguistic Justice in the European Union", Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research (CHF 61,500)
    • 2011, Post-doc research grant, DAAD-Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service. (EUR 10,685). Declined
    PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
    • Since 2025, Project “Governance of language diversity” (GLAD) ⎯ Project Advisory Committee. Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research
    • Since 2025, "Language Plurality in Europe’s Changing Media Sphere" - PLURILINGMEDIA - COST Action CA23105. Associated Member
    • Since 2022, International research project ALODIGI “Literacies and Occupation in the Digital” (Alfabetizaciones y Ocupación en la Era Digital), Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
    • 2016- 2020, International research project "Ocupaciones y lenguaje" (Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitiveness & Research-ACUP, budget €146,000)
    • 2015- 2018, European research project, MIME “Mobility and Inclusion in Multilingual Europe” (7th Framework Programme of the European Union, budget €5 million)
    • 2011-2006, European research project, DYLAN “Language Dynamics and Management of Diversity” (6th Framework Programme of the European Union, budget €5 million)
    EXTERNAL EXPERT/ ADVISOR (excluding contract research projects)
    • Swiss Confederation
    • European Parliament
    • IPRASE (Istituto provinciale per la ricerca e la sperimentazione educativa – Institute for Research and Innovation in Education) of the Province of Trento (Italy)
    • University of Florence
    • European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Flensburg, Germany
    EDITORIAL COMMITTEES
    • Since 2026, Editor-in-chief of Language Problems & Language Planning
    • 2018-2025, Editor of Language Problems & Language Planning
    • Since 2025, Member of the scientific committee of Linguistica & Filologia
    • Since 2024, Member of editorial board of European Journal of Language Policy
    • Since 2024, Member of the advisory board of Just. Journal of Language Rights & Minorities
    • 2019, Guest editor of Empirica – Journal of European Economics
    SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
    • Since 2025, Board member of Research Committee (RC) 50 - The politics of language, IPSA (International Association of Political Science)
    • Since 2025, Member of the Executive Committee of the Language Policy special interest group (SIG) of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
    • Since 2019, Member of the board of directors of the Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, Universala Esperanto-Asocio
    • 2019-2025, Member of the board of directors of the Language Policy Study Group, Italian Linguistic Society
    MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS
    • Co-founder of the international network “Economics, policy analysis and Language” (REAL)
    • Member of: British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Political Studies Association (PSA), Società di Linguistica Italiana (SLI), Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP), Gesellschaft für Interlinguistik (GIL)
    • Affiliated with the Institute for Ethnic Studies in Ljubljana, the Economics-Languages-Education Research Group at the University of Geneva, and the Language Management Interdisciplinary Research Group at the University of Ottawa
    REFEREEING AND REVIEWS
    • Organisations: Economic and Social Research Council (UK), Dutch Research Council; Israel Science Foundation; Italian Ministry of University and Research, Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Research (ANVUR) – Five-Year Research Evaluation (VQR), European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia – University Research Fund
    • Book publishers: Amsterdam University Press; Cambridge University Press; Springer; University of Michigan Press, Amsterdam University Press; Cambridge University Press; Springer; University of Michigan Press, Routledge; Peter Lang, Palgrave
    • Journals: Applied Linguistics; Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education; Economies; BMC Psychology; Current Issues in Language Planning; Discover Public Health; Education Economics; European Journal of Applied Linguistics; European journal of politi-cal economy; European Union Politics; Evaluation and Program Planning; Humanities and Social Sciences Communications; Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power; International Journal of Multilingualism; International Journal of Social Economics; International Journal of the Sociology of Language; International Migration Review; Język, Komunikacja, Informacja; Journal of Analyis; Journal English as a Lingua Franca; Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; Journal of European Studies; Journal of Language and Politics; Journal of Multicultural Discourses; Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development; Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics; Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE); Language and Education; Language Policy; Language Problems & Language Planning; Language, Culture and Curriculum; Meta: Journal des traducteurs / Translators' Journal; Nationalism and Ethnic Politics; Open Linguistics; Open Research Europe; Parallèles; Planning Practice and Research; Political Studies; Population Research and Policy Review; Revue française des affaires sociales; Revue internationale des francophonies; SAGE Open; Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research; SN Business & Economics; SN Social Sciences; Social Indicators Research; Sociolinguistica; State Crime, Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée; Cogent Education; Central and Eastern European Migration Review ; International Economics and Economic Policy; Journal of International Migration and Integration; Cogent Education; Journal of Sports Economics; Studia Celtoslavica
    LANGUAGE SKILLS Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Understand (listen/read)—speak—write
    • Italian: native speaker
    • French: C2—C2—C1
    • English: C2—C2—C1
    • German: C1—C1—C1 (Goethe-Zertifikat C1, 2014)
    • Esperanto: B2—B2—B2
    • Spanish: B1—A2—A1
    • Friulian: receptive skills
    • Catalan: receptive reading skills
    IT SKILLS
    • MS Windows, MS Office
    • Stata