Giacomo Bazzani, PhD., is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Florence – Department of Political and Social Sciences, where he teaches ‘Sociology’, ‘Sociological Theory, and ‘Theories of Social Change’. He earned a PhD in Social and Political Change at the University of Turin.
Current roles include serving as the Principal Investigator for the “Prosocial Motivations for Climate Mitigation Behaviors” (PROSOCIAL-CLIMA) project. This collaborative project, funded with a grant of 263,890 euros from the Italian Ministry of University and Research (P2022LWTSJ), involves the University of Florence, University of Pavia, and University of Naples Federico II.
He has achieved the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) awarded by the European Union, along with the DAAD one-year research grant. He has conducted research as a visiting scholar at both the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and Trier University. His affiliations include membership in the Society of Friends and Former Associates of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, the Society for the Advancement in Socio-Economics, the European Sociological Association, and the International Network of Analytical Sociologists.
His research focuses on pro-social behaviour, sustainability transition, money innovation, and decision-making under uncertainty. His contributions have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Sociology, Theory and Society, Sociological Forum, Globalizations, European Journal of Population, Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, and European Societies. He authored the book When Money Changes Society. The Case of Sardex Money as Community (Springer VS).
Current positionFrom 2022 is a Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Florence (IT), Department of Political and Social Sciences, where he teaches ‘Sociology’, ‘Sociological Theory’, and ‘Theories of Social Change’. Current roles include serving as the Principal Investigator for the “Prosocial Motivations for Climate Mitigation Behaviors” (PROSOCIAL-CLIMA) project. This collaborative project, funded with a grant of 263,890 euros from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (P2022LWTSJ), involves the University of Florence, University of Pavia, and University of Naples Federico II.
Previous positions2022 - 2023 Senior researcher of the research project “Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe” EU-FER, research grant funded by European Research Council (ERC).2020 - 2022 Post-doc position at University of Florence (IT), Department of Social and Political Sciences (DSPS), Research Fellow of the research project “Sociological explanatory models of action under uncertain conditions”, research grant funded by MIUR-FARE grant, P.I. Daniele Vignoli.2018 - 2020 Post-doc position at University of Florence (IT), Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications (DISIA), Research Fellow of the research project “Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe” EU-FER, research grant funded by European Research Council (ERC) DLV-725961, P.I. Daniele Vignoli.2019 Visiting researcher at the Bobst Library, New York University2018 - 2018 DAAD fellow and visiting research at Trier University (DE).2017 - 2018 DAAD fellow and visiting research at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (Cologne, DE).2015 - 2018 PhD program in Political and Social Change at the University of Turin (IT), PhD research project: “Why use a complementary currency? The social and economic effects of Sardex”. Supervisor Prof. Carlo Trigilia.
Fellowships and awards2023 Ministry of University and Research - National Recovery and Resilience Plan PRIN project “Prosocial Motivations for Climate Mitigation Behaviors” (PROSOCIAL-CLIMA) (263,890 euros, P2022LWTSJ), involves the University of Florence, University of Pavia, and University of Naples Federico II.2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) by the European Union2017 Deutscher Akademischer Austaschdienst (DAAD) one-year research grant2016 European Sociological Association (ESA) RN09 Midterm conference, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid (SP).2016 Network for the Advancement of Social and Political Studies (NASP), Università di Genova (IT).2016 European Sociological Association (ESA) Summer School, New University of Lisbon- CICS.NOVA/ Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (PT). 2016 University of SciencesPo Aix, (FR) 11ème Ecole d'Ete Des Etudes Euromediterraneennes du Cherpa - Conférence thématique.
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