A Journal of Open
and Democratic Sociology
sectors 14/C1 and 14/C2
The Lab’s Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on contemporary social issues since 1999. It is recognized by the ANVUR as an academic journal in Area 14 of the Italian university system. The journal promotes dialogue among social sciences and welcomes submissions from young researchers. The journal covers topics such as epistemology, methodology, and theory of social sciences. The Lab’s Quarterly is an open access journal that allows free access to all its content.
Since 1999
A Journal of Epistemology, Methodology, and Theory in the Social Sciences
The Lab’s Quarterly covers a wide range of topics in the social sciences, such as epistemology, methodology, and theory. The journal explores how human knowledge is produced and used in different contexts, how data is collected and analyzed in social research, and how sociological theories explain contemporary social phenomena.
The Lab's Quarterly Volume XXVII issue 1 2025
Gremigni E. Early tracking e transizioni verso gli studi universitari. Il ruolo dell’istruzione liceale nel successo formativo dei first-generation students
Author: Elena Gremigni Abstract University education can facilitate a transition to higher social positions and improved lifestyles. As part of qualitative research on first-generation students at the University of Pisa, this contribution aims to show how students attending liceo from…
Moncada V. L’ impatto degli algoritmi sui consumatori: Il contributo degli studi sociali della finanza
Author: Valentina Moncada Abstract Questo articolo offre un contributo teorico inerente alla riproduzione delle disuguaglianze economiche e il consolidamento di stratificazioni sociali su dimensioni materiali e simboliche attuate mediante sistemi…
Salvatori C. Maretti M. Drop out universitario: analisi dei percorsi di abbandono all’Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara
Author: Clara Salvatori, Mara Maretti Abstract This case study delves into the factors influencing university drop-out at the University of Chieti-Pescara, offering a comprehensive perspective. It conducts an in-depth analysis…
D’Alessandro S. Il costruttivismo (as)sociologico ma “non sociale” di Latour
Author: Simone D’Alessandro Abstract Latour’s Actor-Network Theory (ANT) builds a bridge between philosophy and anthropology, (re)defining sociology as a science that ‘traces associations’ between human and non-human, natural and artificial…
Brigante L. – Vincenzo Mele, Fabio Mengali, Francesco Padovani, Alessia Tortolini (2023, a cura di). L’accademia e il fuori. Il problema dell’intellettuale specializzato in Italia.
Author: Laura Brigante Abstract Il 23 e il 24 giugno 2022 ha avuto luogo il convegno “L’accademia e il suo fuori: il problema dell’intellettuale specializzato”, presso l’Università di Pisa, i…
EDITORIAL
BOARD
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SCIENTIFIC
BOARD
Françoise
Albertini
(University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli)
Massimo
Ampola †
(University of Pisa)
Gabriele
Balbi
(University of Svizzera Italiana)
Matteo
Bortolini
(University of Padova)
Massimo
Cerulo
(University of Naples Federico II)
Franco
Crespi †
(University of Perugia)
Sabina
Curti
(University of Perugia)
Gabriele
De Angelis
(Nova Univeristy Lisbon)
Paolo
De Nardis
(Sapienza University of Rome)
Ricardo A.
Dello Buono
(Manhattan College New York)
Teresa
Grande
(Univesity of Calabria – Cosenza)
Roberta
Iannone
(Sapienza University of Roma)
Anna Giulia
Ingellis
(University of València)
Mariano
Longo
(University of Salento)
Domenico
Maddaloni
(University of Salerno)
Stefan
Müller-Doohm
(University of Oldenburg)
Gabriella
Paolucci
(University of Firenze)
Massimo
Pendenza
(University of Salerno)
Eleonora
Piromalli
(Sapienza University of Roma)
Walter
Privitera
(University of Milano – Bicocca)
Cirus
Rinaldi
(University of Palermo)
Antonio
Viedma Rojas
(UNED Madrid)
Vincenzo
Romania
(University of Padova)
Ambrogio
Santambrogio
(University of Perugia)
Simon
Susen
(City University of London)
Giovanni
Travaglino
(Royal Holloway University of London)