Digitisation and inequalities
How access, skills and digital infrastructures create new opportunities — and new forms of exclusion.
Sociology · Statistics · Computer science
Read the present.Connect dataand society.
I am Carmine Urciuoli, a social researcher. I study how technology, inequalities and cultural change reshape our lives, institutions and territories.
Social researchMethods and dataTeachingPublic impact
A line I carry with me
“Il mondo che vi pare di catene
tutto è tessuto d’armonìe profonde”— Sandro PennaThe world that seems to you made of chains
is wholly woven from deep harmonies.
01 — Profile
A hybrid approach to social research
Between numbers, people and contexts.
I combine sociological imagination, statistical method and computer expertise to make complex phenomena legible and to produce knowledge that can be used.
My work moves across academic, editorial and civic spaces. I focus on the points where innovation meets inequality — where established categories are no longer enough and we need better questions, better data and closer attention to territories.
I hold a PhD in Social Research and Statistics from the University of Naples Federico II. My doctoral research examined cohousing in Berlin, Turin, Rome and Naples as a device for the social inclusion of people in vulnerable situations.
02 — Research
Six trajectories, one question: how is society changing?
Questions that
intersect.
Each field is a lens. Together they form a research programme connecting technological change, social differences, people and places.
Gender and LGBTQIA+
Identities, rights, representation and social practices through an intersectional perspective.
Tourism and territories
Sustainability and the relationship between visitor flows, local economies and everyday life.
Artificial intelligence and society
Social imaginaries, uses and consequences of AI systems in organisations and the public sphere.
Housing and vulnerability
Cohousing, support networks and social responses that strengthen autonomy and quality of life.
Ageing and participation
Active ageing, community ties and paths that value experience, access and autonomy.
03 — Selected research
Research put to work.
Applied projects where analysis, fieldwork and collaboration become tools for understanding needs and designing responses.
01
2025—2026 · Sustainable tourism
Vesuvius National Park and the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism
Research fellowship at Federico II on carrying capacity and indicators for assessing tourism sustainability within the CETS framework.
02
2024—2025 · Commons and ecological transition
Territorial Ecosystems of Commons
PRIN PNRR research at the University of Calabria on participatory governance of cultural, environmental and rural commons.
03
2023 · Housing and inclusion
Cohousing systems for people in vulnerable situations
Doctoral research across Berlin, Turin, Rome and Naples; a thesis-derived study received the 2023 Gigi Guglielmini Award.
04 — Roles and communities
Knowledge
shared.
Research, publishing and civil society are complementary spaces in which I build relationships and contribute to public debate.
01Scientific community · 2025—present
Scientific Council member, AIS Gender Studies Section
Member of the Scientific Council of the Gender Studies Section of the Italian Sociological Association.
02Academic publishing · 2016—present
Editor-in-Chief, Fuori Luogo
Editorial coordination for the open-access journal of Sociology of Territory, Tourism and Technology, classified in Class A across sociological fields.
03International publishing · 2025—present
Scientific Board member, Katchar
Member of the scientific board of the international Social Science Periodical of ISEC, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
04Research network · 2015—present
Co-founder, LGBT+ Observatory
Research, communication and project work at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II.
05Tourism research
University Observatory on Tourism
Advisor and editorial contributor since its foundation, with scientific and organisational work on tourism research.
06Third sector · 2021—present
National Secretary, FederCentri APS ETS
Association work and projects focused on ageing, participation and social networks.
07Cultural foundation · 2021—present
Council of Delegates member, Fondazione Humaniter
Member of the Council of Delegates of Fondazione Humaniter since 2021.
08Research group
Member, Gender and Territory Research Group
Member of the research group at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, founded and directed by Professor Fabio Corbisiero.
09Research collaboration
Web marketing and computer science
I collaborate with the Web Marketing and Computer Science research group at Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, coordinated by Professor Quirino Picone.
05 — Education and teaching
Academic journey
To research is also to teach how to inquire.
PhD · 2023
Social Research and Statistics
University of Naples Federico IIDoctoral research recognised with the 2023 Gigi Guglielmini AwardIn teaching, I start from a concrete question, build the method with students and develop a critical reading of the results.
My university and professional education experience connects social theory, data analysis and digital tools, adapting language and activities to different learners.
- 01Techniques and Sources for Socio-Spatial Analysis · Federico II · 2025/26
- 02Urban Sociology and Online Methods for Tourism · Federico II · 2024/25
- 03Urban and Territorial Sociology · Prison University Centre · 2024
- 04Web Technologies and Programming · University of Foggia–IUL · 2022/24 and 2023/2024
- 05IT trainer · Suor Orsola Benincasa Ente Morale · 2017/2026
06 — Main recent publications
Verified from the 2026 CVWriting to open the conversation.
A selection of my main recent work on algorithms and gender, public communication, environmental education, cohousing, health services and organisational bias.
Book chapter · 2026
Genere e performatività algoritmica nei sistemi d’IA
F. Cutugno, V. Patti & C. Urciuoli · UTETJournal article · 2026
Echoes of Prejudice: Diversity Management, Algorithmic Bias, and Inclusive Marketing in Italian Companies
Q. Picone, C. Urciuoli, G. Caso & C. Izzo · Societies (MDPI) · in pressJournal article · 2026
From Notices to Digital Platforms: Transformations in Public Institutional Communication in Italy – A Case Study of the PRIN Project ‘Territorial Ecosystems of Commons’ (TEoC) Web Ecosystem
C. Urciuoli & M. Salvaggio · Rivista Trimestrale di Scienza dell’Amministrazione 2/2026 · DOI 10.32049/RTSA.2026.2.04Journal article · 2025
Engineering the Future Sociologically: Environmental Education and Advanced Technologies in the Age of Planetary Crisis
N. Albano, S. Brignone & C. Urciuoli · Fuori Luogo 22(1)Proceedings · 2024
Urban Cohousing in Search of (Socio-Eco)-Sustainability. Italian Cases
C. Urciuoli · 12th World Environmental Education Congress proceedingsJournal article · 2023
Mapping of the State of Sexual Health and HIV Management Services in Thirty Italian Provincial Capitals
C. Urciuoli, I. Pennini, M. Marocco & M. Costacurta · EJVCBP 1(2)07 — Curricular moments
Research in places and relationships.
A small visual record of conferences, projects and encounters connected to my academic and civic work.
Contact and collaboration
Good questions begin together.
For research partnerships, teaching, editorial projects or invitations to speak, get in touch directly.
Write to me Open to research and teaching collaborations