Marco Antonelli is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. His research focuses on labor mobilizations, organized crime, and corruption, with particular attention to port workers and their role in contentious politics. His current project examines the mobilizations of port workers across the Euro-Mediterranean region, exploring the development of solidarity actions for peace and the resistance against arms trafficking through ports. By analyzing how dockers’ mobilizations are locally enacted and internationally connected, his work sheds light on the intersection of labor struggles and broader socio-political movements.

Antonelli holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pisa and a Master’s in Analysis, Prevention, and Contrast of Organized Crime and Corruption. His doctoral research investigated mafia activities in port spaces, examining the dynamics between legal and illegal economies in logistics sectors, and in 2022 received the National Award “Amato Lamberti” for the best phd thesis on organized crime.

His previous research has explored workers’ mobilizations against labor exploitation, the infiltration of mafia activities in port spaces, and the interplay between socio-political dynamics and organized crime within logistics sectors. He has also examined the relationships between organized crime, corruption, illegal systems, and local governance, while emphasizing the critical role of civil society in addressing systemic corruption and fostering institutional accountability.

Research interests: Labour struggles, labour mobilization, organized crime, corruption, and ports