Ruggero D’Alessandro (1962, Palermo, Italy) has lived in Switzerland since 1994. With an MA in Law, MA in Political Science (Palermo University), and PhD in Sociology from Lausanne University, (Switzerland), D’Alessandro is editor in a cultural office and conducts seminars in various universities. He is the author of thirty non-fiction books, six novels, sixty articles in journals, and two books of poetry. His works are translated into English, French and German.