A Journal of Open
and Democratic Sociology
sectors 14/C1 and 14/C2 ISSN: 2035-5548 (ex 1724-451X)
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 2 2025
Coppola M., Guizzardi L., Monaco S. Introduction. Queer(ing) (and) the social sciences: challenges and perspectives
Authors: Marianna Coppola, Luca Guizzardi, Salvatore Monaco Abstract Originally emerging from textual idealism and literary criticism, the concept of “queer” has undergone a significant transformation over time, evolving into a critical and disruptive framework useful for analyzing and reinterpreting the…
Braida N. Looking at polyamory through queer lens. Notes from a longitudinal qualitative studies
Authors: Nicole Braida Abstract The article analyses the main results of a longitudinal study on relational forms inspired by the theory and practice of polyamory in Italy. Adopting a queer…
Schinocca S., Ferrero Camoletto R. Per un abitare obliquo. Esplorare esperienze LGBTQI+ di precarietà abitativa con metodi creativi
Authors: Simone Schinocca, Raffaella Ferrero Camoletto Abstract La condizione di homelessness in persone LGBTQI+ risulta spesso invisibile per la riluttanza degli individui ad autodefinirsi tali per il timore su subire…
Centrone B., Costantino E. Multiple discrimination: an intersectional study on the embodied experience of LGBTQIAP+ disabled people
Authors: Barbara Centrone, Elisa Costantino Abstract The existing literature on Disability Studies has only recently begun to explore the sexual identity of disabled people from an embodied perspective. This study…
Guizzardi L. Queer Aesthetics: Reflections on the Queer through the Lens of Georg Simmel
Authors: Luca Guizzardi Abstract The article wants to outline some theoretical reflections about queer aesthetics. Who is a queer individual? How can a queer individual be imagined? The queer subject…
Monaco S. Per sociologia “più queer”. Innovazioni e implicazioni per la ricerca sociale
Authors: Salvatore Monaco Abstract This paper re-evaluates some conventional research practices in Sociology, advocating for their reformulation through a queer lens to bet-ter capture the complexity and diversity of human…
Singh U., Anand A. Nature’s Queer Nexus, Reclaiming Spaces and Identities
Authors: Udisha Singh, Anurag Anand Abstract The discourse on the relationship between humans and nature has been under alteration since its inception. This relationship is usually seen in the form…
Arlotta A. L. Challenging Neoliberal Normativities: Making the Space for Queer Urban Theory and Radical Practices
Authors: Anna Liliana Arlotta Abstract The essay explores the political and theoretical possibility offered by a conscious use of queer radical approaches in the analysis of urban space, reflecting on…
Coppola M., Masullo G. The Impact of Queer culture in gender affirmation pathways: the case of desister people
Authors: Marianna Coppola, Giuseppe Masullo Abstract The gender transition path is often considered a process of self-determination that mainly involves the psychological and intrapsychic aspects of an individual, leaving social…
Nahum N. Breve storia delle teorie moderne e contemporanee del soggetto: universale, binario, queer. Da Olympe De Gouges a Paul B. Preciado nella dialettica tra uguaglianza e differenza
Authors: Nit Nahum Abstract In the modern era, philosophers introduced the principle of the natural equality of men. Faced with the iniquity of this political framework, Olympe De Gouges was…
Bourelly R., Santambrogio A. When the alias career is not enough. Youth Resistance in Cavour High School, an Italian Case Study
Authors: Richard Bourelly, Ale Santambrogio Abstract This exploratory study examines the power dynamics and resistance strategies surrounding adopting the alias career (carriera alias) in Italian schools and the lack of…
Pizzolati M. Queerness and collective care within University: insights from memory work with student groups
Authors: Micol Pizzolati Abstract Drawing on Memory Work workshops facilitated at three Italian universities, this article explores how queer students create and inhabit spaces of collective care and belonging within…
Oliva G. Judith Butler (2024). Who’s Afraid of Gender?
Authors: Gabriele Oliva Abstract We live in a time when the concept of gender has become a political and media target. Butler, with her essay, intervenes in this debate with…
Matteo M. Claudia Fauzia, Valentina Amenta (2024). Femminismo terrone
Authors: Miriam Matteo Abstract “Femminismo Terrone. Per un’alleanza dei margini” is a “political project in the making” (p. 159), rooted in feminist and decolonial positioning. It offers a critical reexamination…
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)
Paolo
De Nardis
(Sapienza University of Rome)
Ricardo A.
Dello Buono
(Manhattan College New York)
David Fasenfest
(Wayne State University, USA)
Fabrizio
Fornari
(Università di Chieti-Pescara)
Roberta
Iannone
(Sapienza University of Roma)
Anna Giulia
Ingellis
(University of València)
Patrizia
Laudati
(Università Côte d’Azur – Nizza)
Mariano
Longo
(University of Salento)
Domenico
Maddaloni
(University of Salerno)
Gianpietro
Mazzoleni
(Università di Milano)
Stefan
Müller-Doohm
(University of Firenze)
Massimo
Pendenza
(University of Salerno)
Walter
Privitera
(University of Milano – Bicocca)
Antonio
Viedma Rojas
(UNED Madrid)
Vincenzo
Romania
(University of Padova)
Ambrogio
Santambrogio
(University of Perugia)
Simon
Susen
(City University of London)