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Sociologist and PhD in Methodology of Social Sciences, he conducts studies on gender differences in various areas of daily life and on international migration, analyzing the inequalities produced at the intersection of different factors (in addition to gender and migration background, age, ability, social class, etc.), as well as policies and interventions aimed at promoting equal opportunities, social integration, agency, and the full enjoyment of human rights for individuals and groups in vulnerable conditions.
Adopting a gender perspective, he has conducted primary and secondary research on differences between men and women in the labor market and in the domestic sphere, investigating factors and mechanisms responsible for the reproduction of inequalities, as well as strategies to be adopted for overcoming them. In recent years, he has conducted studies on policies and interventions for the prevention and combating of gender-based violence, paying particular attention to the analysis of specialized services, particularly anti-violence centers and shelters dedicated to women survivors of violence and intervention programs for perpetrators. He has also investigated the operational functionality of accommodation facilities dedicated to LGBTQIA+ individuals who are victims of violence and discrimination.
Regarding the monitoring and analysis of the territorial provision of social services aimed at meeting the needs of specific population groups (particularly the elderly, people with disabilities, and minors), his experience as technical-scientific coordinator at SISB-Social Information System of Basilicata is noteworthy. For this system, he oversaw (for the years 2015, 2016, and 2017) the adaptation of information flows, statistical analyses, and research reports of surveys on: socio-educational services for early childhood, residential social-health and social-assistance facilities, home care services, semi-residential services, and social secretariat services.
Finally, with reference to international migration, based on an analysis of official statistical sources, he has studied the presence and characteristics of groups in particularly vulnerable conditions, such as political refugees, migrant women who have undergone female genital mutilation, and unaccompanied foreign minors.
Main publications
Demurtas P., Vitiello M. (2022 – forthcoming), “Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Italy: Recent Developments”, in Studi Emigrazione, year LIX, no. 225
Demurtas P., Misiti M. and Toffanin A.M. (eds.) (2021- forthcoming), Combating Violence Against Women: Between International Guiding Principles, National Programming, and Situated Practices. La rivista delle Politiche Sociali.
Demurtas P., Peroni C. (2021) “Emergency Within an Emergency or Structural Problem? Gender-Based Violence in the Time of Covid-19” in AG-About Gender. International Journal of Gender Studies, Doing Masculinity Online: Defining and Investigating the Manosphere, vol. 10, no. 19, pp. 295-323.
Demurtas P., Misiti M. (eds.) (2021), VIVA. Violence Against Women in Italy. Guidelines and Best Practices, Guerini Scientifica, Milan, ISBN: 9788881074457
Demurtas P., Peroni C., Sampaoli G. (2021), “What Kind of Violence? Notes on the Definitions of Violence, Gender, and Patriarchy in Programs for Perpetrators of Violence” in Rinaldi C. (ed.), Quaderni del laboratorio di ricerca su Corpi, Diritti, Conflitti, 99-122, PM Edizioni. ISBN: 978-88-31222-78-5.
Demurtas P. (2020), “So Close, So Far. Specialized Support Services for Women Victims of Violence and Programs for Perpetrators” in La Rivista delle Politiche Sociali, 2, pp. 193-212. ISBN: 978-88-230-2299-7
Accorinti M., Demurtas P., Vitiello M. (2019), “Unaccompanied Minors in Italy and Arrivals by Sea. Migration Data, Patterns, and Pathways” in Mediterranean Mobilities. Europe’s Changing Relationships, Springer International Publishing AG, Berlin. ISBN 9783319896311.
Arima S., Demurtas P., De Rose A., La Valle M.H., Menniti A., Sebastiani M.R. (2018), “The gender gap at home and in the labour market: the case of Italy” in Blöss T. (ed.) , Ageing, Lifestyles and Economic Crises: The New People of the Mediterranean, Routledge. ISBN: 978 1 138 04026 7.
Demurtas P., Vitiello M., Accorinti M., Skoda A., Perillo C. (2018), “In search of Protection: Unaccompanied Minors in Italy” in International Migration Policy Report – Perspectives on the Content and Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. New York. Scalabrini Migration Study Centers. http://doi.org/10.14240/internationalmigrationrpt2018.
Misiti M, Demurtas P (2018). FGM/C, “Harmful practices and Recent Migration Flows”, in: Mangone E, Masullo G, Gallego M (eds.), Gender and Sexuality in the Migration Trajectories, Information Age Publishing, Incorporated, p. 27-46, ISBN: 9781641131292
Demurtas P. (2018). “Being There to Represent Oneself”, in: Buffoni Laura (ed.) We Want Cinema, Marsilio editori. ISBN 88-317-0846-5
Bonifazi C., Demurtas P. (2017), “Unaccompanied Foreign Minors: Dimensions and Characteristics in the European and Italian Scenario” in Minorigiustizia (3), Rome, Franco Angeli, pp. 33-44. ISSN 1121-2845
Demurtas P. (2017), “Unaccompanied Foreign Minors: The Dimensions of the Phenomenon” in Bonifazi C. (ed.), Migration and Integration in Today’s Italy, Rome, CNR-IRPPS e-Publishing. ISBN: 978-88-98822-12-6
Accorinti M., Crescenzi A., Demurtas P., Nasso S., Policies and Practices for the Socio-Labor Integration of Beneficiaries of International/Humanitarian Protection in Italy – Integration of beneficiaries of International/humanitarian protection into the labour market: policies and good practices in Italy, Rome, CNR edizioni. ISBN 9788880802327
Demurtas P., Menniti A, Cerbara L. (2016), “Gender Models and Domestic Activities: Parents and Children Compared”, in Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Rome, Franco Angeli, no. 110, pp. 84-114. ISSN 1121-1148
Pietro Demurtas (2015), “Daily Life in the Family: Between Reproduction and Overcoming of Gender Differences” in Welfare e Ergonomia, no. 2, pp. 175-187. ISSN 2421-3691
A complete list of publications can be consulted in the CV