Expertise
European Union Affairs (including EU governance and EU foreign policy); Transatlantic Relations; International negotiations; global governance; G8-related issues; West European politics
- Language Fluency:
- French
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Background
Past Positions
Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration and Founding Director of the European Office, University of Rome Tor Vergata; Visiting professor, Sciences Po Lille; Adjunct Professor, University of Florence; Adjunct Professor, California State University Florence campus; Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Pisa; Adjunct Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Florence campus; Adjunct Professor, Fairfield Study Abroad program, Florence; Adjunct Professor, New York University, Florence campus; Adjunct Professor, American University of Rome; Adjunct Professor, John Cabbot; Ph.D. Researcher, European University Institute, Florence, Italy; Visiting researcher, Instituto Ciências Sócias, University of Lisbon; Institut d’Études Européens, ULB Bruxelles; Junior visiting researcher, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institute), Oslo, Norway; Advisor, Ministry of EC Politics; Personal Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Advisor to the Deputy Minister of International Trades on International Relations. Advisor to the European Commission and the Council of Europe. VicePresident, CIGRI; International Secretary UDEUR/GPI/MGDC
Education
Ph.D., European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 2004; Dottore in Scienze Politiche, University of Florence, Italy, 1993; Hovefag kurset (Master), University of Oslo, Norway, 1991; Cycle d’Études Internationales, “3ème année”, Institut d’Études Politiques (IEP), Paris, France, 1990