Alessandro Mazzola is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) at the University of Liège, where he obtained his PhD in Political and Social Sciences. Alessandro conducted research on the cultural expression and participation of immigrant minorities (Australia and Europe), the function of cultural practices in contexts of ethnocultural and political conflict (Italy and Belgium), the public opinion and mobilizations concerning newcomers asylum seekers (Europe).
Alessandro published on themes including the relationship between popular culture and power in contemporary societies, the integration of minorities with a focus on migration and the refugee question, the political debate on populism, xenophobia and the extreme-right, the sociology of culture with a particular focus on music.
Experience
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2020–presentPostdoctoral Research Fellow , Guildhall School - City of London Corporation
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2017–2020Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Université de Liège / Université Libre de Bruxelles
Education
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2017Ph.D Social and Political Sciences, Université de Liège
Professional Memberships
- Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Université de Liège
- Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations & Equality (GERME), Université Libre de Bruxelles
