Davide Manzoni is a PhD fellow at the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT).
Davide¡¯s research interests include development economics, political participation, political violence and social protection. Davide has a background in Political Science and International Relations and hold a Master¡¯s degree in Global Management and Politics from LUISS University and a Master¡¯s Degree in Public Policy and Human Development with a Major in Social Protection from the joint program University Of Maastricht and ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT. Prior to the Doctoral Program he worked as a research assistant on poverty and social protection for the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Institute. Davide is particularly interested in the potentialities of embedding critical, decoloniality, queer and feminist theories in policy-making practices and Academia and co-founded the Critical Policy Lab to foster such a debate.