RUSPINI ELISABETTA
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Biografia
Elisabetta Ruspini is full Professor of Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Trento.
Since the start of her academic life she has devoted a considerable amount of time to studying the relationship between gender and social change; the social construction of gender identities as a dynamic process; the causes of gender inequality; the interplay between gender, family formation and parenting roles; the relationship between gender and the generational turnover (particularly Millennials and Gen Zers); generational discontinuities; how to engender social research; the future of gender research.
She has extensive expertise in feminist, women's, and gender studies, generational research, as well as in gender-sensitive and longitudinal research. She has functioned as a gender expert and adviser for diverse research stakeholders in Italy and Europe (European Community), and has been actively involved in developing gender-sensitive approaches in Universities and Associations. She has published a relevant number of books (authored books and edited books/journal issues), articles and contributed papers to several national and international conferences/seminars/workshops in these fields.
Since 2023 she serves on the Doctorate committee for the National Ph.D. Programme in Gender Studies (DIN Program in Gender Studies): https://www.uniba.it/it/ricerca/dipartimenti/dirium/postlaurea/dottorati/dottorato-in-gender-studies
Since 2023: Editor (with Jennie Bristow, Canterbury Christ Church University), book series
“Generations, Transitions and Social Change”, BUP-Bristol University Press: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/generations-transitions-and-social-change
September 2021-August 2024: Coordinator of RN33 “Women’s and Gender Studies”, ESA-European Sociological Association: https://www.europeansociology.org/research-networks/rn33-womens-and-gender-studies
September 2019-August 2021: Co-Coordinator of RN33 “Women’s and Gender Studies”, ESA-European Sociological Association.
She is the National Coordinator of the Scientific Framework Convention ‘Gender and Religion’, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca. The Framework Convention is a confederation of around 30 Universities across Italy and 15 Research Centres/Associations located all over the country which banded together to study the nexus between gender, religion and social change.
October 2018-May 2024: Director of the “Centro Interdipartimentale per gli Studi di Genere-ABCD-Interdepartmental Center for Gender Studies” (14 Departments), University of Milano-Bicocca: http://www.abcd.unimib.it/
She is one of the Founders of the AIS Research Committee ‘Studi di Genere’ (Gender Studies), that she has been coordinating between 2012-2018. The Research Commitee ‘Studi di Genere’ is part of the AIS (Associazione Italiana di Sociologia-Italian Sociological Association): https://www.ais-sociologia.it/sezioni/sg/studi-genere/
Research Interests: Social Change and Social Processes; Gender as a Social Structure; Gender Inequalities; VaW-GBV Prevention; Gender and Sustainability; Gender and Generations; Feminism and Women's Rights Movements; Generations of Feminism; Generations and Social Change; Values and Beliefs across Generations; Gender and Religions; Gender, Generations and Tourism; Design of Research Studies; Longitudinal Research; Gender-sensitive Research; Generations Research.
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Elisabetta Ruspini è Professore ordinario di Sociologia (GSPS-05/A - Sociologia generale). Ha conseguito il Dottorato di Ricerca in Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, presso l'Università degli Studi di Trento. Dal 2002 lavora e insegna presso il Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Fa parte del Collegio Docenti del Dottorato Nazionale in Gender Studies (DIN Program in Gender Studies): https://www.uniba.it/it/ricerca/dipartimenti/dirium/postlaurea/dottorati/dottorato-ingender-studies
2022-2024: Componente dell'OPO-Osservatorio di Ateneo per le Pari Opportunità, Università di Milano-Bicocca.
2021: Componente del GEP-Gender Equality Plan Team, Università di Milano-Bicocca.
2021: Comitato Scientifico ‘Bilancio di Genere 2021’, Università di Milano-Bicocca.
Settembre 2021-Agosto 2024: Coordinatrice, RN33 «Womens’ and Gender Studies», ESA-European Sociological Association: https://www.europeansociology.org/research-networks/rn33-women%E2%80%99s-and-gender-studies
Dal 2021 fa parte del Comitato Scientifico del Centro di Ricerca Dipartimentale ADV-Against Domestic Violence (Università di Milano-Bicocca): https://adv.unimib.it/2010/09/16/governance/
2019-2021: Co-Coordinatrice, RN33 «Womens’ and Gender Studies», ESA-European Sociological Association: https://www.europeansociology.org/research-networks/rn33-women%E2%80%99s-and-gender-studies
Ottobre 2018-Maggio 2024: Direttrice del Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per gli Studi di Genere-ABCD, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: http://www.abcd.unimib.it/
2015-2018: Presidente del Corso di laurea triennale “STCL-Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale”, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
2013-2015: vice-Presidente del Corso di laurea triennale “STCL-Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale” e Assicuratrice/Responsabile Qualità per lo stesso Corso di Laurea.
Nel 2013 entra nel Board ESA-European Sociological Association RN33 «Womens’ and Gender Studies».
Nel periodo 2012-2018 ha coordinato la Sezione AIS-Associazione Italiana di Sociologia «Studi di Genere», che ha contribuito a creare.
È Editor della collana “Generations, Transitions and Social Change”, BUP-Bristol University Press: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/generations-transitions-and-social-change
Tra i suoi interessi scientifici: i processi di costruzione delle identità di genere; il genere come sistema; le disuguaglianze di genere; femminismi e agency delle donne; VaW e GBV; processi di avvicendamento generazionale (Millennials e Gen Zers); discontinuità generazionali; la diversificazione delle forme familiari; famiglie con un solo genitore; men and masculinities; genere, generazioni e religione; genere e turismo; la sociologia del futuro. In campo metodologico: ricerca longitudinale, ricerca gender-sensitive, generations research. Su queste ed altre tematiche ha pubblicato numerosi volumi e saggi su riviste nazionali ed internazionali.
Elisabetta Ruspini
Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Universita' di Milano-Bicocca
Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8, Edificio U7 - 20126 Milano
Tel. ++39-02-64487542
Fax ++39-02-64487561
https://www.unimib.it/elisabetta-ruspini
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-751X
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rG08mDUAAAAJ
Ricerca
Research Interests:
Social Change and Social Processes; Gender as a Social Structure; Gender Inequalities; VaW-GBV Prevention; Gender and Sustainability; Gender and Generations; Feminism and Women's Rights Movements; Generations of Feminism; Generations Research; Generations and Social Change; Values and Beliefs across Generations; Generational Discontinuities; Gender and Religions; Gender, Generations and Tourism; Design of Research Studies; Longitudinal Research; Gender-sensitive Research; Generations Research.
Current Research Plans:
The Social Construction of Gender; Gender Inequalities; VaW-GBV Prevention; Gender and Sustainability; Gender and Religions; Gender and Generations; Generations and Social Change; Generations of Feminism; Generations Research; Gender, Generations and Tourism.
Pubblicazioni
Ruspini, E. (2025). Towards an inclusive (post)globalization? Women as agents of change. DIALOGUES IN SOCIOLOGY, 1(1), 46-52 [10.1177/29768667241310830]. Dettaglio
Crespi, I., Ruspini, E. (2024). Donne, religione e generazioni. Tra distacco e ricomposizione. In A. Giorgi, S. Palmisano (a cura di), Donne e religioni in Italia. Itinerari di ricerca (pp. 71-94). Bologna : Il Mulino. Dettaglio
Anversa, G., Bellettati, D., Buss, C., Capurro, R., Dattero, A., Duc, S., et al. (2023). La battaglia della Bicocca e Milano all’epoca di Francesco II Sforza (N. Vismara, E. Ruspini, a cura di). Milano : Ledizioni. Dettaglio
Ruspini, E. (2023). Donne, sostenibilità, turismo. Dall’ecofemminismo all’Agenda 2030. In Turismo Sostenibilità e Comunità (pp. 91-98). Milano : Ledizioni. Dettaglio
Ruspini, E. (2023). Le identità di genere - 3. ed. Roma : Carocci. Dettaglio
Progetti di ricerca
Premi e responsabilità scientifiche
Partecipazioni scientifiche
- Fellow - Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook (prof. Michael Kimmel and prof. Naomi Rosenthal) (Stati Uniti), 2012
- Fellow - Centre de Sociologie Européenne, EHESS, CNRS (Francia), 2008
- Fellow - University of Surrey, School of Human Sciences, Guildford (UK) (Regno Unito), 1999
- Fellow - University of Essex-European Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences (ECASS Programme) (Regno Unito), 1997
- Fellow - University of Mannheim and University of Goteborg (Germania), 1997 - 1998
Comitati editoriali
- Direttore di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - GENERI E SOCIETÀ. IDENTITÀ ORIENTAMENTI LINGUAGGI, 2020
- Direttore di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - GENERI, CULTURE, SESSUALITÀ, 2011
Congressi/Convegni
- Program chair - "NEW CHALLENGES TO FEMINISM AND GENDER RESEARCH”, 13 & 14 June 2022, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy: General Programme: https://www.europeansociology.org/sites/default/files/2022- 05/ESA RN33 Midterm Conference Milan 2022 - GENERAL PROGRAMME.pdf(Italia), 2022
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Program chair - Italian National Expert for the European Commission Programme of Exchange of Good Practice on Gender Equality and EU Seminar (28-29 October 2014 - Helsinki, Finland): "The Role of Men in Gender Equality":
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/other-institutions/good-practices/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/other-institutions/good-practices/review-seminars/seminars_2014/role_of_men_en.htm, 2014