Dondena

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The Center is an international, interdisciplinary centre for social science research relevant to individuals, societies, businesses, institutions, and economies. Its members come from different fields of the social sciences, including demography and epidemiology, economic and social history, political science, public economics, and sociology.

Research

Research Units

Research Units

Dondena's research activity is structured around three main Research Units, which define the core thematic areas of the Centre: Population and Social Dynamics, Politics and Welfare State, Health and Society

Labs and partnerships

Labs & Partnerships

Dondena has three Labs (AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality, Social Inclusion Lab, Heal Lab) and a Partnership (GGP-IT Joint Research Unit)

Dondena Initiatives

Dondena Initiatives

Dondena's current and prospective research by our faculty in societally-relevant areas which might be appealing for external donors

Research projects

Research Projects

Dondena hosts several large Research Projects, funded by a variety of sources

Working papers

Working Papers

Dondena's current research projects are featured in the Working Paper series

News and Events

call

ALP POP 2027 - call for papers

Famiglia stilizzata

Le sfide della diversità nell’immigrazione in Italia

Juliana Jaramillo Echeverri

DONDENA Seminar - Juliana Jaramillo Echeverri

This seminar will take place in hybrid mode on 11 November 2026 at 9:30 AM

Maanik Nath

DONDENA Seminar - Maanik Nath

This seminar will take place in hybrid mode on 9 November 2026 at 12:45 PM

Dondena Decode is our social science podcast which addresses complex phenomena in our world today! We look into pressing issues by interviewing leading scholars on their research findings... in about ten minutes.