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 turn evidence into knowledge that can be used.
My work moves across academic, editorial and civic spaces. I design surveys and indicators and use mixed, socio-spatial and digital methods — including autoethnography and photo-elicitation — to study the points where innovation meets inequality.
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
July—December 2026 · Technology and rehabilitation
INTENSE
Research grant within ‘INtegrated Technologies and ENhanced SEnsing for cognition and rehabilitation’, connecting technological innovation, cognition and rehabilitation.
02
2025—2026 · Sustainable tourism
Vesuvius National Park and the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism
Research grant at Federico II supporting Phase 1 of the ECST/CETS: carrying capacity, sustainable visitor use and tourism-sustainability indicators.
03
2025—2026 · Visitor studies
Herculaneum Archaeological Park
Research coordination and report co-authorship for a multi-method study of visitor profiles, experience, accessibility, services and relations with the urban territory.
04
2026 · Urban quality
La Città Ideale
Research coordination at Humaniter Napoli on the distance between the lived and ideal city, based on 307 questionnaires and 65 variables.
05
2024 · Inclusive universities
INCLUSIES
Scientific coordination for Italy of research with LGBTQIA+ students using autoethnography, photo-elicitation and autophotography to examine inclusion and discrimination.
06
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.
07
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 · 2024—present
Scientific Council and Secretariat, AIS Gender Studies Section
Scientific Council member since 2025 and member of the Section’s Scientific Secretariat for the 2024—2027 term.
02Academic publishing · 2016—present
Managing Editor, Fuori Luogo
Managing Editor of the Class A open-access journal of Sociology of Territory, Tourism and Technology; President of Fuori Luogo APS since 2021.
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, Osservatorio LGBT+ Research Platform
Research, communication and project work at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II.
05Tourism research
Osservatorio Universitario sul Turismo
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.
010Scientific service · 2023—present
Permanent Seminar on Rainbow Knowledge
Member of the Scientific Secretariat of the permanent seminar linked to the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia at Federico II.
011Peer review · 2024—2025
Reviewer for social-science journals
Peer reviewer for SINAPPSI, Lab’s Quarterly and the Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
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.
- 01Subject Expert in Sociology of Tourism · Federico II · current
- 02Subject Expert in Web Marketing · Suor Orsola Benincasa · current
- 03Adult Education Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence · Humaniter Napoli · ongoing; four editions delivered and two scheduled for 2026/27
- 04Techniques and Sources for Socio-Spatial Analysis · Federico II · 2025/26
- 05Urban Sociology and Online Methods for Tourism · Federico II · 2024/25
- 06Urban and Territorial Sociology · Prison University Centre · 2024
- 07Digital Systems and Web for Tourism Promotion · Asforin / IFTS · 2024
- 08Web Technologies and Programming · University of Foggia–IUL · 2022/23 and 2023/24
- 09Digital Skills Trainer and Website Support · Suor Orsola Benincasa Ente Morale · 2017—present
- 010IT and Communication Trainer · Società Umanitaria · 2016—present
06 — Main recent publications
Updated 6 September 2026Writing to open the conversation.
A selection of my main recent work on gender and digital identities, public communication, commons, artificial intelligence, environmental education and organisational bias.
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Journal article · 2026
Rethinking genders in the digital landscape: Non-binary identities on Reddit
S. Monaco, C. Prospero & C. Urciuoli · AG — About Gender 15(29)Journal 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 2/2026Journal article · 2026
Rural heritage as territorial commons: Agroecological practices and participatory governance in the SalentoKm0 experience
S. Sivini & C. Urciuoli · Rivista Trimestrale di Scienza dell’Amministrazione 2/2026Book chapter · 2026
Genere e performatività algoritmica nei sistemi d’IA
F. Cutugno, V. Patti & C. Urciuoli · in Il genere tra lingua, identità, società · UTETJournal article · 2026
Corporate sensitivity and practices against bias in Italy: A comparative survey on organizational policies and algorithmic fairness
Q. Picone, C. Urciuoli, G. Caso & C. Izzo · Societies (MDPI) · in pressJournal 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), 11–22Journal article · 2025
Beyond dichotomies: Subjectivity, ethics, and ontology in David J. Gunkel’s philosophy of artificial intelligence
N. Albano, S. Brignone & C. Urciuoli · Fuori Luogo 22(1), 113–122Dictionary entry · 2025
Pride
C. Urciuoli · in Vocabolario degli studi di genere · CesatiDictionary entry · 2025
Bandiere arcobaleno
C. Urciuoli · in Vocabolario degli studi di genere · Cesati07 — 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