Michele Tiraboschi is Professor of Labour Law and Director of the DEAL (Law, Economics, Environment, Labour) Study Centre at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He is also scientific coordinator of ADAPT, an association of labour studies founded in 2000 by Marco Biagi, Director of the Marco Biagi Centre for International and Comparative Studies at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Coordinator of the scientific committee of Adapt. He is a columnist for Il Sole 24 Ore and Avvenire and author of numerous studies and essays on labour and industrial relations issues.