Research interests:
-The transformation of European Armed forces in the post-Cold War era
-Political Parties and Foreign and Security Policy. Populist parties and foreign and defense policy.
-The evolution of Italian and European foreign and defense policy
-Comparison between Italian and German Defense policy
-Strategic narratives, peace movements, and security issues
-Active learning and international relations
Methods:
-Content and discourse analysis
-Simulation and activity-based learning
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
June 2019 - July 2010
“Quale politica di inclusione? Opinione pubblica e politiche di accoglienza in Liguria fra potenzialità e criticità”, Bando CARIGE 2018.
March 2019 – March 2021
“Divergent paths: Understanding post-Cold War Italian and German defense policy”, grant by University of Genova, “Curiosity Driven”, for assistant professor under 40. 5thout of 100 proposals submitted.
May 2017 - to date
Deploymentvotewatch (http://deploymentvotewatch.eu)
Deploymentwatch collects and shares data on parliamentary votes on the deployment of armed forces. My unit of analysis (with V.Vignoli) focuses on the case of Italy
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
June 2017 – November 2017
CeMiSS-Military Centre of Strategic Studies, Roma. Research activities on Italian armed forces and instability in the NATO’s Southern periphery. “Vincere le sfide complesse: strategie e cambiamenti che consentiranno allo Strumento Militare nazionale, con particolare riferimento alla componente terrestre, di confermarsi quale strumento efficace per la gestione della crisi del fianco sud della NATO” CEMISS 2017- AM-SME-05.
2016
"M/HSB 1/GW 018 – Strategic narratives in Afghanistan", University of the Bundeswehr, Munchen
2016
“Conflicts and Institutions”, research workshop programme funded by Compagnia San Paolo, NASP and DISPO (University of Genoa)
2015
Research Coordinator, "Irregular Warfare - Approccio della Difesa ed efficacia del coordinamento interforze a interministeriale nelle attività/operazioni condotte per sconfiggere/neutralizzare tali tipologie di minaccia (asimmetrica ed ibrida)", Cemiss - Roma
2013-2016
Research Fellow, PRIN (Project of significant national interest): “The Italian Foreign Policy in front of the new challenges of the international system: actors, institutions and policies”, Research Unit: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
2013-2015
Research Coordinator, "The Transformation of Italian Armed Forces in comparative perspective", Scuola Superiore Sant'anna
2015
“L’Italia e la gestione di crisi migratorie nei paesi di ‘transito’: lezioni del passato e spunti per il semestre di Presidenza dell’Unione Europea’”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Research Unit: Forum per i Problem della Pace e della Guerra – Firenze.
2010-2012
Research Fellow, EU project DPE (Drug Policy Evaluation), “New methodological tools for policy and programme evaluation. DG Justice, Freedom and Security. Research Unit: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
Research Activities in the Worsktream 2: Analysis of the supply chain and its criminal enterprise (http://www.drugpolicyevaluation.eu/web/workstream/2).
2010-2013
Project Designer and Project Officer of the Jean Monnet Modules: “Debating European Security”, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
2011
Research Assistant, Regional Research Project: “Studio Preliminare per la Definizione e la Gestione da parte della Regione Toscana degli Interventi in Situazioni di Emergenza”, Regione Toscana/ Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
2009-2011
Project Designer and Project Officer of the Intensive programme: “IPESS Spring School, The European Dimension of Soft Security”, Erasmus – Intensive Programme (Life Long Learning Programme). Bruxelles.
2011-2012
Project Designer and Project Officer of the Intensive programme: “ESDAS - European Summer School on Development and Security”, Erasmus – Intensive Programme (Life Long Learning Programme). Follonica (2012)
June 2009 - September 2009
Researcher. CeMiSS-Military Centre of Strategic Studies ROMA. Research activities on the protection of means and personnel in counterinsurgency operations.
2005-2008
Research Assistant, PRIN (Project of significant national interest) n. 2005144341. “La Politica Estera Italiana: Concezioni di Ruolo, Sistemi di Alleanza e Performance Internazionale”, Research Unit: University of Bologna.
February 2007-November 2007
Research assistant. CeMiSS-Military Centre of Strategic Studies ROMA. Research activities on protection of means and personnel in Peace Support Operations.
