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Celestina Valeria De Tommaso

Postdoctoral researcher / Università degli Studi di Milano

Celestina Valeria De Tommaso

Celestina Valeria De Tommaso is a PostDoctoral Researcher at the University of Milan. Her research focuses on the comparative analysis of welfare systems, with a particular emphasis on the politics of aging and long-term care in Europe. Since 2021, she has been a Researcher at Laboratorio Percorsi di Secondo Welfare. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Italy;
Topics LTC Policy; LTC Reforms; LTC Systems; Risk in Long-Term Care;
Methods Case studies; Comparative policy analysis; Document analysis; Focus groups; Interviews; Policy analysis; Political decisions analysis; Process tracing; Scoping reviews; Thematic analysis;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Care home markets and regulation; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care in Spain; Long-Term Care Policy; Social Care Reform in England;
ORC.ID10.1080/23248823.2025.2510033
Research interests

Welfare state development; long-term care policies; ageing transition; longevity.
Key publications
  • De Tommaso, C. V. (2026). The Politics of Long-Term Care in Southern Europe: A Cross-Case Comparison of Spain, Italy and Portugal, PhD Dissertation, pending defence.
  • De Tommaso, C. V., & Maino, F. (2024). La Legge 33/2023 di riforma dell’assistenza a lungo termine in Italia tra policy e politics: oltre l’immobilismo, un’opportunità di riforma? In L. Gui & A. Salvati (Eds.), Il welfare di fronte alle sfide globali: sostenibilità, co-progettazione, innovazione. Milano: FrancoAngeli, pp. 1–17.
  • Maino, F., Lodi Rizzini, C., & De Tommaso, C. V. (2024). Gli anziani nella cornice del secondo welfare: un legame virtuoso tra partecipazione e co-produzione dei servizi. In C. Sangalli & M. Trabucchi (Eds.), Partecipazione, fondamento per il benessere e la coesione sociale (Chapter 13, pp. 305–324). Bologna: Il Mulino.
  • Betti, M., De Tommaso, C.V., & Maino, F. (2023). Health Inequalities in Italy: Comparing Prevention, Community Health Services, and Hospital Assistance in Different Regions. Social Development Issues, 45(1), 61–76. https://doi.org/10.3998/sdi.3906
  • Lodi Rizzini, C., Maino, F., & De Tommaso, C.V. (2023). Ageing in Place, Healthy Ageing: Local Community Involvement in the Prevention Approach to Eldercare. Social Inclusion, 12/2023, 1–17.