Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy. Honorary Professor at Melbourne University, and Research Fellow at the LondonSchool of Economics and Political Science, at the Institute for Public Knowledge-New York University (USA), and at Monash University (Australia). Author of several books and papers in the field of media and migration, borders and human rights, performing arts and active citizenship.
Former President of the Italian NGO YODA; founding Director of IT.A.CÀ: Festival of Responsible Tourism; founding member of the Italian Network against Hate Speech.