A research fellow at the University of Salerno on the project “European planning, social development, identity and cultural memories” and founder of EUNIVERSITY, a research and innovation body in the field of social sciences and humanities. Over the last ten years he has participated in European projects on the topics of lifelong learning, media literacy, urban regeneration, e-learning and gender issues. He led the establishment of public-private partnerships for the sustainable development of inland areas. He is a contract lecturer at public and private institutions, both Italian and foreign, on the topics of cultural planning and project cycle management. His research interests range from cultural and communication processes to regional sciences, with a particular focus on culture-driven participatory local development processes.