Blog Posts - Fabrizio Coticchia

NASP Workshop on Political Parties and Foreign Policy

10/23/2017

I've organized the upcoming "NASP Workshop on Political Parties and Foreign Policy" (16 November, University of Genova, Aula Mazzini - Via Balbi 5, Genova).
Here (and here) you'll find all the info concerning the workshop. See you soon in Genova!

"Al di là dell'Arcobaleno. I movimenti pacifisti italiani tra ideologie e contro-narrazioni strategiche" (2018, forthcoming...)

10/23/2017

Running in Chains: The Transformation of Italian Defense Policy

8/16/2017

I'm really pleased to be part of this book: "Italy from Crisis to Crisis: Political Economy, Security, and Society in the 21st Century", edited by Matt Evangelista (Routledge, 2018).
My chapter (Running in Chains: The Transformation of Italian Defense Policy) is on the evolution of Italian Defense in the post-Cold War era. Here the link to the table of contents.

Students’ knowledge and perceptions of international relations and the ‘Model United Nations’: an empirical analysis

7/16/2017

My latest paper on active learning, simulations and International Relations is out (early view, Acta Politica). Here you'll find the link to the paper (co-authored with my friend and colleague Enrico Calossi). Here below the abstract:

Unconventional learning activities such as games and simulations have been widely used as teaching tools in international relations (IR) in the recent years. The literature on simulations and student learning has often highlighted a lack of empirical evidence in the existing research. The paper aims at providing empirical support to illustrate the ways in which simulations might influence students’ levels of (factual and self-evaluated) knowledge and perceptions of IR. The study is based on extensive empirical material, collected through questionnaires submitted to 298 students who participated in the 2014 edition of the National Model United Nations in New York (NMUN·NY).

Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy

7/6/2017

Here (gated) you'll find my latest article (co-authored with Michela Ceccorulli) on the Italian Political Science Review. The paper is part of a special issue on Italian Foreign policy.
Here below the abstract: