Francesco Biagi

Francesco Biagi earned his PhD in “political sciences” with a focus on “sociology, history and political culture” from the University of Pisa (Italy) in 2018. Currently, he serves as a researcher in “social theory” at CIAUD, the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism, and Design at the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon. He is also a fellow at the Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, affiliated with IN2PAST – the Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability, and Territory. His research interests encompass political and social theory, with a particular emphasis on the role of urban-rural relations in the historical transformations of capitalism. He has contributed significantly to this field through his publications, including the monographs “Henri Lefebvre: Una teoria critica dello spazio” (Jaca Book, Milano, 2019) and “Henri Lefebvre’s Critical Theory of Space” (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2021). Additionally, he has edited the Italian editions of two volumes by Lefebvre: “Espace et politique: Le Droit à la ville II” and “La pensée marxiste et la ville”.