Massimo Introvigne: Difference between revisions

Introvigne was born in [[Rome]] on June 14, 1955.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-02-10 |title=Sì alla famiglia, Massimo Introvigne parla di un'istituzione in pericolo |trans-title="Yes to the family," Massimo Introvigne talks about an institution under threat |url=http://www.modenatoday.it/eventi/massimo-introvigne-famiglia-sassuolo-11-febbraio-2015.html |access-date=2020-03-29 |work=Modena Today |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-11-30 |title=Incontri con l’autore: Massimo Introvigne “Fondamentalismo islamico: martiri o terroristi?” |trans-title=Meet the Author: Massimo Introvigne "Islamic Fundamentalism: martyrs or terrorists?" |url=http://www.brundisium.net/notizie/shownotiziaonline.asp?id=7142 |access-date=2020-03-29 |work=Brundisium.net |location=Brindisi, Italy |language=it}}</ref> Introvigne earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Rome's [[Pontifical Gregorian University|Gregorian University]] in 1975, and in 1979 his [[Juris Doctor|JD]] from the [[University of Turin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avvocati - Massimo Introvigne |url=https://www.jacobacci-law.com/lawyers/Massimo-Introvigne |website=Jacobacci Avvocati |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WIPO"/> He worked from the law firm Jacobacci e Associati as an intellectual property attorney, specialized in [[domain names]].<ref name="WIPO">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=WIPO List of Neutrals, Biographical Data, Massimo Introvigne |url=https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/domains/panel/profiles/introvigne-massimo.pdf |access-date=2020-03-29 |website=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Olivero2003">{{Cite news |last=Olivero |first=Dario |date=2003-08-07 |title=Cliccavi su Jagermeister trovavi un portale porno |trans-title=Clicked on Jagermeister found a porn portal |url=https://www.repubblica.it/2003/h/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/squatting/squatting/squatting.html?refresh_ce |access-date=2020-03-29 |work=[[La Repubblica]] |language=it}}</ref> In 1988 he co-founded [[CESNUR]], a non-profit organization based in [[Turin]], [[Italy]] that studies [[new religious movements]] and opposes the [[anti-cult movement]].<ref name="Chryssides2012">{{Cite book |last=Chryssides |first=George D. |author-link=George Chryssides |title=Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-8108-6194-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WA12nHRtmAwC&pg=PA76 |p=76 |language=en }}</ref> Introvigne is the group director.<ref name="Stausberg2009">{{Cite journal |last=Stausberg |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Stausberg |date=2009 |title=The study of religion(s) in Western Europe III: Further developments after World War II |journal=[[Religion (journal)|Religion]] |language=en |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=261–282 |doi=10.1016/j.religion.2009.06.001 |s2cid=144600043}}</ref><ref name="Arweck2006">{{Cite book |last=Arweck |first=Elizabeth |title=Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-138-05988-7 |location=London |page=28 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Garde2001">{{Cite news |last=Garde |first=Serge |date=2001-06-27 |title=Les liaisons dangereuses des universités lyonnaises |trans-title=The dangerous liaisons of Lyon universities |url=https://www.humanite.fr/les-liaisons-dangereuses-des-universites-lyonnaises-248466 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125172714/https://www.humanite.fr/les-liaisons-dangereuses-des-universites-lyonnaises-248466 |archive-date=2023-01-25 |access-date=2022-07-15 |work=[[L'Humanité]] |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

 

 

In 2012, Introvigne was appointed chairperson of the newly-formed Observatory of Religious Liberty of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tornielli |first=Andrea |date=2012-06-20 |title=Nasce a Roma l'Osservatorio della libertà religiosa |trans-title=Observatory of religious freedom is born in Rome |url=http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/homepage/news/dettaglio-articolo/articolo/liberta-religiosa-religious-freedom-libertad-religiosa-16155/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621151047/http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/homepage/news/dettaglio-articolo/articolo/liberta-religiosa-religious-freedom-libertad-religiosa-16155/ |archive-date=2012-06-21 |access-date=2012-06-20 |work=[[Vatican Insider]] |publisher=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref> Beginning in 2018, Introvigne was editor-in-chief of the daily magazine on religion and [[human rights in China]], ''[[Bitter Winter]]'', which is published by CESNUR.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-14 |title="Bitter Winter", in Italia un nuovo quotidiano online su religione e diritti umani in Cina |trans-title="Bitter Winter," a new online newspaper in Italy on religion and human rights in China |url=https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2018/05/14/news/bitter-winter-in-italia-un-nuovo-quotidiano-online-su-religione-e-diritti-umani-in-cina-1.34016836 |work=[[La Stampa]] |language=it}}</ref>