Emmanuele Pavolini is Full Professor in Economic Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Macerata (Italy). As an economic sociologist he has focused his research interests in two fields: a) welfare state studies from a comparative perspective, different social policies (i.e. family policies, elderly care / LTC, child care, social care and health care and, more recently, education), inequalities in the access to welfare state provision, occupational welfare, welfare mix and third sector organizations; b) labour market research and economic development, with a focus on the changing roles of professionals, networks among enterprises, strategies for competitiveness, and the role of migrants in the labour market.
He is a National Expert for Italy of the European Commission Expert Network ESPN (European Social Policy Network).
He is currently co-editor of the Journal of European Social Policy.