Curriculum Vitae

INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESS
Centre for Social Studies
University of Coimbra
Colégio de S. Jerónimo
Apartado 3087
3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal
Email: michelegrigolo@ces.uc.pt

AREA OF SPECIALISATION: Social sciences
AREAS OF COMPETENCE: Sociology of Human Rights, Social Policy, Urban Politics, Comparative Politics, European Law and Politics

EDUCATION

• 2009 Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute, Florence (Italy). Dissertation title: “Human Rights and the City: Anti-Discrimination Laws and Policies in New York and Barcelona”. Dissertation committee members: Professor Michael Keating (supervisor), Professor Virginie Guiraudon. External examiners: Dr. Daniel Sabbagh, Dr. Joan Font Fábregas.
• 2004 Master in Research, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).
• 2002 European Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation, University of Padua (Italy). Dissertation title: “Sexualities and the ECHR: Introducing the Universal Sexual Legal Subject”. Grade: 55.48/70.
• 2000 Degree in Political Sciences (International Studies), University of Padua (Italy). Dissertation title: “The Rights of Lesbian Women and Gay Men in Europe and the European Union”. Grade: 110/110 cum laude.
• 1993 High School Diploma, Liceo Classico “R. Franchetti”, Venice. Grade: 51/60.

TRAINING

• 2006 Training Programme “The Sociology and Politics of Immigration in Europe”, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).

PUBLICATIONS

Books

• 2012, Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge. Co-edited with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.

Articles in peer-review journals

• 2011, “Incorporating cities into the EU anti-discrimination policy: between racial discrimination and migrant rights,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34(10): 1751-1769.
• 2011, “Introduction: How does race ‘count’ in fighting discrimination in Europe?,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34(10): 1635-1647. With C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.
• 2010, “Human rights and cities: the Barcelona Office for Non-Discrimination and its work for migrants,” The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(6): 894-912.
• 2010, “Shifting from academic ‘brain drain’ to ‘brain gain,’” European Political Science, 9(1): 118-130. With M. Lietaert and R. Marimon.
• 2009, “Towards the 'Fifth Freedom:' Increasing the Mobility of Researchers in the European Union,” Higher Education in Europe, 34(1): 25 – 37. With R. Marimon and M. Lietaert.
• 2003, “Sexualities and the ECHR: Introducing the Universal Sexual Legal Subject,” European Journal of International Law, 14(5): 1023-44.

Book chapters

• 2013, “Incorporating cities into the EU anti-discrimination policy: between racial discrimination and migrant rights”, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge.
• 2013, “Introduction: How does race ‘count’ in fighting racial and ethnic discrimination in Europe?”, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge. With C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.
• 2013, “Conclusion. Rethinking the fight against discrimination: the case for a race-conscious approach", with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel, in M. Möschel, C. Hermanin and M. Grigolo (eds.) Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach, New York, London: Routledge.
• 2011 “Human rights and cities: the Barcelona Office for Non-Discrimination and its work for migrants”, in P. Hynes, M. Lamb, D. Short and M. Waites (eds.) Sociology and human rights: new engagements, New York, London: Routledge.

Encyclopaedia articles

• 2012, “Italia”, Dicionário das crises e das alternativas, Coimbra: Medina.
• 2009, “Italy”, with F. Jörgens, in C. Stewart (ed.) The Greenwood Encyclopaedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide, Westport: Greenwood Press, pp- 251-268.

Working papers

• 2007 “Human Rights and Immigration in Barcelona: Universalising and Differentiating Citizenship”, CINEFOGO Working Papers 4.17.

Work in progress

• Book manuscript “Human Rights and the City: A Policy Perspective”.
• Paper “Implementing the Right to Religious Freedom: Reflections from the City”. Submitted to the Oñati Socio-Legal Series (currently under review).

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• 2013 Presenter at the 3rd European Conference on Politics and Gender, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Paper: "Mobilising, negotiating and institutionalising LGBT rights: anti-discrimination policy in New York and Barcelona". 
• 2012 Presenter at the congress “Democracy, Human Rights and Global Justice”, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal). Paper: “Fighting discrimination in Europe: The case for a race-conscious approach”. Co-authored with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel.
• 2012 Presenter and discussant, Gender Workshop series at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. Title: “Human rights and women: a view from the city”.
• 2012 Presenter at the 9th IMISCOE conference “Mobility as the New Paradigmatic Perspective in the Social Sciences?”, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Amsterdam. Paper: “Accommodating the right to religious freedom: reflections from the city”.
• 2011 Discussant at the Workshop “Law, rights and social mobilization in multi-level Europe”, International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Oñati (Spain).
• 2011 Discussant at the Max Weber Programme “Lustrum Conference”, European University Institute, Florence. Panel: “Academic Careers in the Social Sciences”.
• 2011 Presenter at the conference “Challenging Citizenship”, Centre for Social Studies, Coimbra. Paper “Expanding citizenship? A critical evaluation of city human rights discourses and practices”.
• 2011 Discussant at the workshop “Verdades, Memórias e Reconciliação: a Experiência Brasilera”, Centre for Social Studies, Coimbra. Paper: "Para além do Paradigma de Justiça de Transição: O Paper da Mobilização Jurídica (Transnacional) nas Lutas de Memória-Justiça no Brasil" by C. MacDowell Santos.
• 2011 Presenter at the BSA Annual Conference 2011 “60 Years of Sociology”, London School of Economics, London. Paper: “Human rights and religion: local practices and tensions”.
• 2010 Presenter at the colloquium “Mundos em Estudo, Centre for Social Studies”, Coimbra. Paper: “Human rights and religion: exploring the city level”.
• 2010 Presenter at the BSA Annual Conference “Inequalities and Social Justice”, Caledonian University, Glasgow. Paper: “Human rights and religious communities: the work of the Office of Religious Affairs of Barcelona”.
• 2009 Presenter at the workshop of the BSA Study Group on Sociology of Rights, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London. Paper: “Supporting migrants’ human rights: the work of the Office for Non-Discrimination in Barcelona”.
• 2008 Presenter at the Cortona Colloquium 2008 “Gender and Citizenship: New and Old Dilemmas, Between Equality and Difference”, Cortona (Italy). Paper: “The CEDAW ordinance of San Francisco: mainstreaming, translating and implementing women’s human rights at the city level”.
• 2008 Presenter at the conference The Local Relevance of Human Rights, Antwerp (Belgium). Paper “’Law support’ for immigrants in Barcelona: the work of the City Department for Civil Rights”.
• 2008 Workshop organiser and presenter “Should and does race or ethnic origin ‘count’ in fighting discrimination?”, European University Institute, Florence (Italy). Paper: “Human rights and anti-discrimination policies at the city level: the case of race and ethnicity”.
• 2007 Presenter at the CINEFOGO conference “European Citizenship”, Roskilde (Denmark). Paper: “Human Rights, Immigration, and Barcelona: Redefining and Substantiating Citizenship”.
• 2006 Presenter at the 11th Metropolis Conference “Paths and Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places”, October, Lisbon (Portugal). Paper: “LGBT Human Rights and the City: Anti-Discrimination Laws and Policies in New York and Barcelona”.
• 2002 Presenter at the conference Marriage, Partnership and Parenting in the 21st Century, Turin (Italy). Paper “US and European Attitudes to Adoption Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: Some Reflections on Fretté v France”.

SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

• 2012 Urban Conversations series, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. Title: “Human rights in cities and cities in human rights: the case of Barcelona and migration”.
• 2012 Seminar Article 13, Municipality of Loures, Portugal. Title: “The right to the city and the rights of the city: opportunities and challanges in the European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City".
• 2012 Human Rights Centre, University of Essex. Title: "Conceptualisation and Implementation of Human Rights in Local Policy”.
• 2011 Human Rights Seminar series, Columbia University, New York. Title: “The construction and implementation of human rights in US and European Cities”.
• 2011 Tuesday seminar series, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. Title: “Local human rights policies: concepts, institutions and outcomes”.
• 2010 Doctoral Programme, Public Policies and Government Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Title: “Políticas locales de derechos humanos: conceptos, instituciones y resultados”.

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

• 2010-present: Postdoctoral research grant, European Social Fund (EU) and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
• 2005: Research grant Salvador De Madariaga, Spanish Government.
• 2003-2008: PhD scholarship, Italian Government and European University Institute.
• 2003: Robert Schuman scholarship, European Parliament.
• 2002: research grant offered within the framework of the programme of the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization, European Commission.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Research positions

• 2012 (April – May) Academic Visitor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex.
• 2011 (November – December) Academic Visitor, Departments of Sociology of New York University and the University of Pittsburgh.
• 2010 (September – November) Academic Visitor at the Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGOP), Autonomous University of Barcelona.
• 2010 – 2013 Post-doctoral Fellow, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra.
• 2007 – 2009 Academic Assistant to Prof. Ramon Marimon, Director of the Max Weber Programme of the European University Institute. Project: Academic Careers Observatory.
• 2009 (February – May) Research Assistant to Prof. Benoit Rohmer, Director of the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, Venice (Italy). Project: “Mainstreaming Human Rights in EU External Relations”.
• 2007 - 2008: Research Assistant to Prof. Michael Keating, European University Institute, Florence (Italy). Project: “Local and Regional Government in 30 European Countries”.
• 2005 - 2006: Visiting Student at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York.
• 2003 (January – July) Intern at the DG for Research of the European Parliament, Luxembourg.
• 2002 Visiting Student at the Danish Centre for Human Rights, Copenhagen.

2. Lectureships

• 2011-2012 Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. Lecturer in the PhD core course: Theories of Democracy.
• 2009 James Madison University, Florence. Lecturer in the Master course in Political Science “European Union Policy Studies”: European Social Policy.

3. Guest lectureships

• 2012 Seminar Pursuing your international academic career: web resources for job and funding opportunities, Centre for Social Studies, Coimbra.
• 2008 Guest Lecturer, undergraduate course “The Sociology of Europe”, Sociology Department, University of Florence.
• 2007 Guest Lecturer, undergraduate course “Sociology of Development and Peace”, Sociology Department, University of Pisa (Italy).
• 2006 Guest Lecturer, undergraduate course “Sociology of Development and Peace”, Sociology Department, University of Pisa (Italy).
• 2005 Guest Lecturer, undergraduate course “Sociology of Development and Peace”, Sociology Department, University of Pisa (Italy).

4. Organiser activities

• 2012 Co-organiser of seminar series “Advancing Your International Academic Career”, events addressed to graduate students at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (Portugal).
• 2009 Co-organiser of the workshop “Openness and Competition in European Research Funding: Grants for International Researchers”, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).
• 2009 Co-organiser of the conference “The Immigrant and the City: Immigration and Its Impact on Municipalities”, New York University, Villa La Pietra, Florence (Italy).
• 2009 Co-organiser at the conference “National Funding Opportunities Open to International Researchers”, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).
• 2008 Co-organiser at the conference “University Autonomy and the Globalisation of Academic Careers”, European University Institute, Florence (Italy).
• 2001 Secretariat for the conference “What kind of Europe with Israel and Palestine? Listening for a common future”, Municipality of Venice (Italy).

5. Editorial and reviewer activities

• 2012 Reviewer for Ethnic and Racial Studies, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rers20
• 2012 Book co-editor Fighting Race Discrimination in Europe: The Case for a Race-Conscious Approach for Routledge. Co-edited with C. Hermanin and M. Möschel, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415686389/
• 2011 Issue co-editor “Should and does Race and Ethnic Origin Count in Fighting Discrimination?” for Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 34, issue 10, http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/34/10
• 2011 Reviewer for Sociology, http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal201569
• 2010 Reviewer for E-Cadernos CES, http://www.ces.uc.pt/e-cadernos/pages/en/index.php?lang=EN

6. Consulting experience

• 2012 Project “The Joined-Up Governance of Human Rights in Europe” of the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union. Prepared the theoretical introduction of the tool kit produced within the project.
• 2010 - 2011 Project “Inclusive Cities Observatory” of the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of United cities and Local Governments. Prepared the following policy studies:

1. “Building the ‘city of rights’: The human rights policy of Barcelona"
2. "Implementing the UN convention on women’s rights in San Francisco"
3. “Fostering development by supporting migrants’ entrepreneurial skills: the Rétale microcredit programme of Savings Bank Catalonia”
4. “Promoting equality and fighting racism in London”

• 2009 Project “Mainstreaming human rights in EU external relations” of the European Parliament. Did research and editing for the final study prepared by the European Inter-University Centre on Human Rights and Democratisation.

7. Other experiences

• 2001 Intern at the Italian Institute of Culture, Italian Embassy in Paris. Responsible for the Office Pédagogique (information office).

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

• 2012 – Member of IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion)
• 2012 – Member of the Law and Society Association
• 2009 – Member of the British Sociological Association, Sociology of Rights Study Group

LANGUAGES

Italian – native speaker

English: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Excellent (W)
French: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Good (W)
Spanish: Excellent (S), Excellent (R), Good (W)
Portuguese: Good (S), Good (R), Beginner (W)
Catalan: passive knowledge

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