Insecure jobs (precarity) and care work; precarity and family life; “precarious parents”
Precarity and social class/class struggles; Precarity, care work and gender / “race”
Critical Theory (Horkheimer’ and Adorno’s generation), Open Marxism
Critique of the “new paradigm” of sociology of childhood
Sociology of families; work-family "balance"
Social Reproduction Theory
Critical Pedagogy

• I am currently working on a number of research/consultancy projects. These are:
  Precarity and class. Precarity and class struggles. Precarity, care work and gender / “race”. 
• I can be consulted by external organisations in the following areas:
  Insecure jobs and family life.
  Work-family "balance"
  Sociology of families and childhood

During 2020-21 I have been responsible for curating the outputs for the REF, for our Education Unit of Assessment, my task was to select and evaluate the publications of my colleagues and write the accompanying report. This was the first time for our Unit to submitting for REF. REF results were very good, with a number of 4 stars output.

I lead the ICE research seminars for our Institute. I am part of the ICE Research Group: Education, Wellbeing and Childhood and research lead for the theme “Childhood, Families and Teachers Well-being”.

I am the Co-chair of LTU International Staff Network

Stefano is currently teaching a number of modules in the Institute of Childhood and Education. These modules include: Sociology of Childhood; Families and Society; Research Methods.

I am UCU rep.