Raffaele Bracalenti holds a Degree in Medicine from “La Sapienza” University of Rome. He is the President of the Psychoanalytic Institute for Social Reasearch. He is psychoanalyst  and he conceived and directed a wide range of studies and researches focusing on immigration and integration  issues. During more than twenty years, he gained experience of social research and training in the frame work of national and European projects on behalf of several public administrations.