A Journal of Open
and Democratic Sociology
sectors 14/C1, 14/C2, 14/C3 and 14/D1 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 4 2025
Borghini A. Presentazione del Simposio su La Miseria del Mondo di Pierre Bourdieu
Authors: Andrea Borghini Abstract Questa issue ospita i contributi nati dal Simposio dedicato a La Miseria del mondo di Pierre Bourdieu, organizzato presso il Dipartimento di Scienze politiche dell’Università di Pisa nella primavera del 2024. A più di trent’anni dalla…
Bichi R. Bourdieu e il metodo. Qualche riflessione sulla riflessività
Authors: Rita Bichi Abstract In the volume under discussion here, which collects and analyses a large corpus of interviews, Bourdieu proposes methodological reflec-tions both in the introductory essays and especially…
Giannini M. La precarietà in La Miseria del mondo
Authors: Mirella Giannini Abstract Nel volume qui in discussione la miseria emerge come quella che nasce e si riproduce nel degrado dei luoghi fisici, nella precarietà del destino dei ceti…
Petrillo A. Miseria, Politica, Metodo
Authors: Antonello Petrillo Abstract Academic criticism has often focused on the progressive “politicization” of Bourdieu’s work, especially in the final phase of his life. In particular, The Weight of the…
Nardinelli G. Ignoranza, conoscenza e potere nella società contemporanea. Un’analisi comparativa de Il Marketing dell’ignoranza di Paolo Guenzi e La società dell’ignoranza di Daniel Innerarity
Authors: Giulio Nardinelli Abstract Negli ultimi decenni, le società avanzate sono state spesso descritte come “società della conoscenza”, caratterizzate dall’ampia disponibilità di informazioni e dalla crescente importanza del sapere nei…
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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)