Maurizio Ambrosini (born 7 October 1956) is an Italian sociologist, known for his studies on

animal migration Animal migration is the relatively long-distance movement of individual animals, usually on a seasonal basis. It is the most common form of migration in ecology. It is found in all major animal groups, including birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, ...

Career

Ambrosini is a professor for

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of migratory processes and

urban sociology Urban sociology is the sociological study of cities and urban life. One of the field’s oldest sub-disciplines, urban sociology studies and examines the social, historical, political, cultural, economic, and environmental forces that have shaped ...

at the

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and is the scientific director of the research centre on migration in the Mediterranean in

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, where he directs the magazine "Mondi Migranti". He is also a collaborator of lavoce.info. He has exposed in several works the dangers of the so-called " subaltern integration", and the usefulness of " ethnic specializations".

Bibliography

*''Irregular Immigration in Southern Europe,'' Cham, Palgrave Mcmillan, 2018

References

Living people 1956 births Italian sociologists Place of birth missing (living people) Urban sociologists Academic staff of the University of Milan {{Italy-sociologist-stub