Alessio is the UK coordinator of an international research project on migrant care workers in ageing societies. His current research focuses in particular on the factors underlying the demand for migrant labour and the migrant employment patterns in the provision of care for older people. He has published works dealing with migration and migrant labour market incorporation in Italy and Southern Europe; the collection and assessment of migration data; the impact of migration on demographic structures and social security systems; and the local policy responses to immigration in UK and Italian cities. In addition to his academic work, Alessio has been involved as independent expert in projects for the European Parliament and the European Commission.
Alessio holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Rome, where his thesis addressed the determinants of international migration movements. During his PhD work he was a visiting fellow at the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany) with Marie Curie research training funding.
Recent Publications:
Cangiano A., 2010 “Migrant Labour in Social Care: A Commentary”, in Ruhs M. and Anderson B. (eds.), Who Needs Migrant Workers? Labour Shortages, Immigration and Public Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 154-158
Cangiano, A., 2010, 'UK Data Sources on International Migration and the Migrant Population: A Review and Appraisal', COMPAS Research Resource Paper.
Cangiano A. (2008), “Foreign migrants in Southern European countries: evaluation of recent data”, in: Raymer J. and Willekens F. (eds.), International Migration in Europe. Data, Models and Estimates, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 89-114.
Cangiano A. and Strozza S. (2008), "Foreign Immigration in Southern European Receiving Countries: New Evidences from National Data Sources", in: Bonifazi C., Okólski M., Schoorl J. and Simon P. (eds.), International Migration in Europe: New Trends, New Methods of Analysis, IMISCOE Research, Amsterdam : University of Amsterdam Press, 153-178.