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Bio

Affiliate researcher at the DIRPOLIS Institute.

Post-doctoral research fellow in agricultural law at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (from October 2022).

Ph.D. (cum laude) in Human Rights and Global Politics at Sant'Anna High School (June 2022), discussing a thesis in agricultural law titled "Finding a more sustainable and eco-logical conceptual framework for the EU Common Agricultural Policy. Insights from the food commons approach", under the supervision of prof. Mariagrazia Alabrese.

Internship at the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, NSA Division (Animal Production and Health) (2022-2023).

Philosophy MA at King's College London (a.a. 2017-2018), particularly focusing on modules regarding Ethics, Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy. Final Dissertation on the ethical implications of the commodification of nature.

Law degree at the University of Bologna (2017, vote 110/110) and Erasmus + Program at the Dickson Poon School of Law - King's College London. 

Research

Agricultural and Environmental Law - EU CAP (Common Agricultural Policy of the EU) - Sustainable food systems - Food commons - Commons - Agricultural Data - Earth Observation and agriculture.

Publications

Courses

  • Speaker at the I Congress of Agri-Food Law of the University of Lleida (Spain) "The Construction of Sustainable agrifood Systems: Proposals from the Law", University of Lleida, 15-17 November 2023. Presentation titled “Earth Observation for European agriculture: what path for the new CAP 2023-2027?"
  • Attendance of the course PON MUR on European Research Project Drafting (Corso PON MUR su Progettazione Europea) (and obtainment of the relative certification of attendance) (October-November 2023).
  • Speaker at the seminar "Addressing Climate Change: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives", Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, 14 November 2023. Presentation title: “The normative framework for Earth Observation Technologies (EOTs) in the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)”.
  • Attendance of the course “Formazione sulla progettazione europea - Direzione Generale della Ricerca del Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca nell’ambito del PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020 REACT EU.” (Sept-Dec 2023). Open badge https://www.cboxiqc.com/assertions/edaeadf0-e740-408d-8df6-7062f966ec05
  • Co-chair of the panel “Territories of commons in Europe”: a European research network to unveil the “invisible reality” of the European commons” at the XIX IASC Biennial global conference at the University of Nairobi, Kenya (19 – 23 June 2023)
  • Lecture on “The commons as sustainable governance tools for natural resources” at the University of Pisa, within the course on “Agricultural law and natural resources”
  • Lecture at the Seasonal School “Cibo, Sostenibilità e diritti” (“Food, sustainability and the law”) at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (February 2023)
  • Intervention on “The common property in Europe: regional analysis” during the seminar “The Mozambique Land Policy Reform” at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (February 2023).
  • Lecture at Excellence Italian Academy promoted by promoted by ELSA Italy - The European Law Students' Association on “The food commons – an alternative framing for more ecological and sustainable food systems” (3 December 2022).
  • Panel at the EURACTIV Italia webinar “The new Common Agricultural Policy and food sovereignty” (30 November 2022).
  • Lecture on "The food commons" within the master’s course on "Food security studies" at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa (Nov. 2022)
  • Lecture on "The food commons" within the undergraduate course “Resources and Peace” at the University of Pisa (Nov. 2022)
  • Lecturer at the Summer School “CAP 2023-2027 and sustainable agri-food systems” at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, July 2022
  • Lecture at the Seasonal School “Cibo, Sostenibilità e diritti” (“Food, sustainability and the law”) at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (June 2022)
  • Attendance of the course “Train the Teachers”, at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa (March-April 2022).
  • Co-organizer and panelist at the event "Food Commons in Europe and Beyond" (https://2021food.iasc-commons.org/), at IASC (International Association for the Study of the Commons), 9 December 2021.
  • Participation in the Winter School "EU Law and Digital Agriculture", Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 15-19 November 2021.
  • Panelist at the conference "2021 IASC Land Commons Virtual Conference", 15 September 2021.
  • Coordinator, organizer, and panelist of the international scientific conference "Territories of Commons in Europe: First Exchange on Data, Typologies and Relevance" guest speaker dr. Jose Luis Vivero Pol and various international experts, at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, 11 June 2021. Streamed on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ9XFPEhb1I&t=150s&ab_channel=ScuolaSantAnna 
  • Coordinator and organizer of the international scientific conference "Crowdsourcing the world with food as commons: theory, policy implications and way forward for academics and practitioners", guest speaker dr. Jose Luis Vivero Pol, at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, 10 June 2021.
  • Panelist at the "Rural Commons Festival", Trento, 21-23 May 2021.
  • Winter School "Food, sustainability and law", Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SUSTAIN Jean Monnet Module), 7-11 February 2021.
  • Participation to the course "Beni comuni: che impresa!", Dynamo Academy, 12-13-19-20 November 2020.
  • Speaker at the panel "Participation of local actors in the governance of natural resources" at CUCS 2019 (VI Congress on Citizenship and Commons), Trento (19-21 September 2019).
  • Participation to the conference "About a City 2019" at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan in the panel: "Commons" (23 May 2019) (http://fondazionefeltrinelli.it/aboutacity2019diario/#collapseZero).
  • Panelist at the conference CEILAND (Central European Initiative on Agricultural Land Protection), Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Project, at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, (2-6 April 2019).
  • Selected for participation at Feltrinelli Camp 2019 (100 junior researchers from all Europe), "Rethinking Capitalism: from globalization to humanization. A two-day international workshop for young European researchers and practitioners" (15-16 March 2019).