Filippo Bignami holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences. He is a senior researcher and lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Department of Economics, Health and Social Sciences (SUPSI-DEASS), and coordinator of LUCI (Labour, Urbanscape, and CItizenship) research area. He has been external scientific consultant for UN-ILO International Labour Organization, project visiting professor at the Asia-Europe Institute, State University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and at Catholic University of Paris – ICP. His main scientific interest and expertise is in citizenship social and political theories and applied studies on urban citizenship, digital citizenship, migration issues.