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Researcher’s unique identifier(s): orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-2037

Current position

• Professor in sociology at the University of Geneva
• Director, Cross-border observatory on social inequalities in health, University of Geneva

Education

• 1992 - PhD (Thesis: Stadtentwicklungspolitik zwischen Demokratie und Komplexität: zur politischen Organisation der Stadtentwicklung: Florenz, Wien und Zürich im Vergleich. Supervised by Klaus Eder, with Bernd Marin, Alessandro Pizzorno, Hanspeter Kriesi, Danilo Zolo), Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute / Fiesole, Italy

• 1987 - Lic. Phil. I (Thesis: Neokorporatismus in der Schweiz : die Fremdarbeiterpolitik. Supervised by Ulrich Klöti), Phil I / Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, University of Zurich / Switzerland

Previous positions

• 2022, Invited professor at the University of Prishtina, Department of Social Work
• 2020, Incarico, Accademia dell’Architettura, Università della Svizzera Italiana / Switzerland
• 2013-2021, Founding Director, Institut de recherches sociologiques de l'Université de Genève 
• 2015, Invited professor at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School for Business and Society
• 2013, Invited professor at the University RomaTre, Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione
• 2011, Invited professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento architettura e studi urbani
• 2006-2010, Directeur du département de sociologie de l'Université de Genève 
• 2005, Willy Brandt Guest Professor at the IMER - University of Malmö
• 2000-2005, Full Professor (Extraordinariat-part time) in social and health policy at the IDHEAP-Lausanne
• 1999-2004, Director of the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (www.migration-population.ch)
• 1999-2004, Associated professor at the University of Neuchâtel (Sociology)
• 2002, Invited professor at the University of Zurich (Sociology)
• 1999 and 2001, Invited professor at the Institut d'études sociales (IES-Geneva)
• 1998-1999, Associated professor at the University of Constance (Fakulät für Verwaltungswissenschaft - Regional policy)
• 1997-1999, Scientific coordinator of the Laboratoire de recherches sociales et politiques appliquées at the University of Geneva
• 1993-2001, Invited professor at the University of Fribourg/CH (Social policy and social work)
• 1992-1999, Lecturer at the University of Geneva (Political Science)
• 1985-1986, Research and teaching assistant at the University of Zurich (Political Science)
• 1983-1987, Teacher at the Scuola professionale emigrati - SPE, Zurich

Other Academic activities

• since 2018, Co-éditeur de la série Chôra (Seismo-Verlag)
• since 2018, Membre du comité de Première Ligne
• since 2017, president and since 2025 deputity president of the Think Tank Penser la Suisse
• since 2018, president du Conseil consultatif du Fonds Wernaers pour la recherche et la diffusion des connaissances (FNRS) 
• since 2015, Co-éditeur de la série Présent et Histoire / Gegenwart und Geschichte (Seismo-Verlag)
• since 2015, Member of Addictions Suisse's administrative board
• since 2014, Member of the international Board of the book series Sociologie (Mimesis).
• since 2014, Co-éditeur de la série Participation et différences / Teilhabe und Verschiedenheit (Seismo-Verlag)
• since 2012, Member of the international scientific committee of the Journal Sociologia e Politiche Sociali. Milano: F. Angeli.
• since 2006, Member of the international Board of the book series Terrain des sciences sociales (Seismo-Verlag)
• since 2004, Member of the Forschungskommission Freiwilligkeit der Schweizerischen Gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft
• since 2000, Member of the scientific board of the Swiss Academy for Development
• since 1999, Member of the international Board of the book series Studien zu Migration und Minderheiten - Studies in Migration and Minorities
• 2005-2015, Member of the Social Sciences Commission of the Belgian Found for Scientific Research and from 2010 to 2015, president of the Social and science Commission (SHS-1).

Current  activities related to my research field

• Since 2023, member of the Selection Commission ‘Prix LeCorbusier’
• Since 2023, member of the Swiss National Board of Caring Communities
• Since 2017, member of the Committee of Première Ligne (harm reduction association in Geneva)
• Since 2012, member of the committee of Addiction Suisse (national foundation on addiction research)
• Since 2008 honorary member of Aspasie-Geneva (innovative organisation on defence of prostitutes in Geneva)