June 21-25, 2015Terzolas | TrentoItaly

International Studies Dissertation Workshop

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The Bruno Kessler Foundation’s Center for Research on International Politics and Conflict Resolution (FBK-CERPIC) organizes a dissertation workshop on international studies each summer in Terzolas near Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. The three-day workshop brings together PhD students from across Europe and the rest of the world to present and refine their dissertation research, and to build connections with doctoral students from other universities.Graduate students will have the opportunity both to have their own research discussed, and to see and comment on what others are doing. Participants will emerge with stronger, more focused research proposals, and wider professional networks. The workshop precedes the annual two-day conference of the Standing Group International Relations of the Italian Political Science Association.

ObjectivesBackgroundThe summer school brings together students and experts from around the world, and is intended to provide doctoral students with an opportunity to share and improve upon their dissertation research in an international context. The goals of the workshop fall into two broad categories: improving dissertation research and building connections. ResearchParticipants are expected to have begun the research portion of their dissertation, and will benefit by sharing their work with others. Participants in the workshop will have the opportunity to improve upon their dissertation research by learning about the dissertation process from experts in the field, attending and commenting upon research presentations from other students, and receiving advice, feedback, and constructive criticism on their own ideas. The diversity of backgrounds, interests, and training of the attendees ensures that participants will receive input from numerous alternative perspectives, allowing them to investigate approaches they might never have considered otherwise. ConnectionsThe summer school brings together a broad group of students, pursuing PhDs in several different countries, as well as a list of internationally-renowned experts working in Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Participants will have the opportunity to build lasting connections with others working on similar topics, in universities across the world, and to receive mentorship from some of the leading minds in international relations research. This brings with it the opportunity to build strong, international networks, with the potential to bring about fruitful collaborations in the future.

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The workshop will be held in the Terzolas Convent - in the small town of Terzolas. The Terzolas Convent was built in 1894 in the lower part of Val di Sole (Sun Valley), near the small village of Malé, at an elevation of 755m above sea level. Enclosed within the convent’s strong walls are a Church, a small chapel, and the monks’ houses. This historical residence is located on a promontory with a beautiful panoramic view, in a quiet, sunny area.

Al Convento Via ai Cappuccini, 138027 Terzolas (Trento)

Venue

5Monday, 22nd June 8.30 - 10.00 Introductory Lecture

10.00 - 10.15 Coffee break

10.15 - 13.15 New Technologies and International Relations  (part 1)

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.45 - 15.45 New Technologies and International Relations  (part 2)

15.45 - 16.45 Identity Construction and Foreign Policy (part 1)

16.45 - 17.00 Coffee break

17.00 - 19.00 Identity Construction and Foreign Policy (part 2)

19.30 Dinner

Program at a glance

Tuesday, 23rd June 9.00 - 11.00 Conflict & Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East (part 1)

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break

11.15 - 12.15 Conflict & Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East (part 2)

12.45 - 13.45 Lunch

14.00 - 15.00 Conflict & Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East (part 3)

15.00 - 16.00 Domestic Actors and Trade (part 1)

16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break

16.15 - 17.15 Domestic Actors and Trade (part 2)

19.30 Dinner

Sunday, 21st June 16.30 Shuttle Departure | Trento, Piazza Dante (side Via Alfieri)

17.45 Shuttle Arrival

18.00 - 19.00 Welcome Cocktail

19.30 Dinner

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Thursday, 25th June 9.00 Shuttle Departure

10.30 (Trento, Piazza Dante Side Via Alfieri)

Wednesday, 24th June 9.00 - 11.00 Institution Building & Democratization (part 1)

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break

11.15 - 13.15 Institution Building & Democratization (part 2)

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

Free afternoon

19.30 Dinner

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Program

Monday, 22nd June

8.30 Introductory Lecture Crafting Abstracts to Cultivate Readers and Sustain Writers Mark Beittel, University of Trento

New Techologies and International Relations

10.15 Brett Campbell, University of Trento The legitimacy and costs of drone-targeted killings Joseph Grieco, Discussant

11.15 Enrico Fiorentini, University of Trento From weapons to materials: building the global nuclear security regime Joseph Grieco, Discussant

12.15 James Shires, University of Oxford Creating control: the role of risk management in global cyber-security Pascal Vennesson, Discussant

14.45 Max Smeets, University of Oxford The strategic implications of the ‘single use’ of cyber weapons Ted Hopf, Discussant

Identity Construction and Foreign Policy  

15.45 Silvia D’Amato, Scuola Normale Superiore - Pisa European responses to Islamist terrorism Ted Hopf, Discussant

17.00 Andrea Ghiselli, Fudan University - Shanghai The role of new actors in International Society Ted Hopf, Discussant

18.00 Amit Julka, National University of Singapore Common sense and foreign policy Filippo Andreatta, Discussant

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Tuesday, 23rd June

Conflict and Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East

9.00 Allard Duursma, University of Oxford The effectiveness of mediation and the role of regional mediators in Africa Pascal Vennesson, Discussant

10.00 Mattia Grandi, Scuola Superiore S.Anna - Pisa Hydro-politics and cooperation in transboundary water management Richard Caplan, Discussant

11.15 Nathan Munier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Domestic political economy and the regulation of conflict diamonds Richard Caplan, Discussant

14.00 Martin Lestra, European University Institute - Florence Why do they cooperate? Small Gulf states and the promotion of global public goods in international institutions Matteo Legrenzi, Discussant

Domestic Actors and Trade 

15.00 Jason S. Davis, University of Michigan Political dynamics of trade liberalization Joseph Grieco, Discussant

16.15 Sarah Smierciak, University of Oxford Weaving Networks of Exclusion: Business-State Relations and the Re-making of Egypt’s Textile Sector Matteo Legrenzi, Discussant

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Wednesday, 24th June

Institution Building & Democratization

9.00 Frances Z. Brown, University of Oxford Statebuilding from the Bottom Up: foreign interveners, local councils, and conflict Filippo Andreatta, Discussant

10.00 Maurizio Geri, Old Dominion University - Norfolk Making democracy work in the XXI century: substantial and meaningful democracies in the Muslim world Richard Caplan, Discussant

11.15 Eva Jakusova, Strathclyde - Glasgow State cooperation with international criminal tribunals and courts Pascal Vennesson, Discussant

14.00 Zaha Kheir, University of Oxford How does national sentiment contribute to democratic consolidation? A comparative study of democracy in Palestine and Lebanon Matteo Legrenzi, Discussant

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StudentsFrances Z. BrownUniversity of OxfordStatebuilding from the Bottom Up. Foreign interveners, local councils, and conflictFrances Z. Brown, a doctoral student in international relations at Oxford, researches donor stabilization and statebuilding approaches in conflict. She arrived at Oxford after over a decade as an analyst and practitioner at the intersection of conflict and development, including over five years on the ground in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Mali. She holds a BA from Yale and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Her previous work includes roles with the US Agency for International Development, the Council on Foreign Relations, and US Institute of Peace, the US 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, the Kabul-based Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, and two years in Beirut, Lebanon. Frances’s commentaries have appeared in the Washington Post, the LA Times, the International Herald Tribune, Foreign Policy, the Christian Science Monitor, the American Interest, and elsewhere.

Brett CampbellUniversity of TrentoThe legitimacy and costs of drone-targeted killingsBrett Campbell is a PhD candidate at the School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy. He earned his MA in European and Eurasian Studies from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and his BA in Political Science from Dickinson College. Prior to enrolling in his PhD, Brett was a lecturer at the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Political Science and the College of International Relations and Diplomacy Dag Hammarskjöld. He also founded the American Institute in Zagreb.

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Silvia D’AmatoScuola Normale Superiore, Pisa European responses to Islamist terrorismSilvia D’Amato graduated from the International Studies at the Department of Political Science of the University of Florence in 2010. She then moved to Brussels for an Internship at the Association Européenne pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (AEDH). In 2013, she received a M.A. in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Bologna (Forli Campus). She spent the second year of her M.A. studies as an exchange student at Sciences-Po Paris (M.A. Program in International Security). Since January 2014, she has been a Ph.D. Student in Political Science at the Scuola Normale Superiore - Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Florence. Her research interests concern International Relations, Political Violence, Civil Wars, Transnational Terrorism and Counterterrorism strategies.

Jason DavisUniversity of MichiganPolitical dynamics of trade liberalizationJason Davis is a doctoral student in the political science department at University of Michigan, studying international political economy with a focus on international trade. He is also working towards a master’s degree in economics. Before coming to Michigan, he completed a B.A. in economics and political science and an M.A. in political science at University of Toronto. His current work looks at such things as the sources and implications of trade liberalization’s dynamic effects on the strength of different interest groups, and the impact of fiscal capacity on states’ ability to enact Pareto-improving policy bargains.

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Allard DuursmaUniversity of OxfordThe effectiveness of mediation and the role of regional mediators in AfricaAllard Duursma is a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford with a research interest in international conflict resolution. His dissertation statistically examines the varying effectiveness of Africa and non-African mediation in civil wars in Africa between 1960 and 2012, as well as includes case studies on the various international mediation efforts in Sudan. In 2013, he won the Stuart A. Bremer travel award for best PhD student paper at the annual European Peace Science Conference.

Enrico FiorentiniUniversity of TrentoFrom weapons to materials: building the global nuclear security regimeEnrico Fiorentini is a second-year PhD student at the School of International Studies, Trento. His research focuses on international nuclear security negotiations. He has worked at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the IAEA, and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. He holds a BA in European and Transnational Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Trento, and an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Starting this August, he will be a research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.

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Maurizio GeriOld Dominion University, Norfolk (Virginia)Democratization in the XXI century. The MENA region and beyondMaurizio Geri is a PhD student and research assistant at Old Dominion University in Virginia. He completed his BA in Political Science and MA in Cultural Studies at the University of Florence. He has worked on peacekeeping and human rights with NGOs in Latin America and South Asia (Peace Brigades International and Nonviolent Peaceforce), and has worked with UNC and the World Learning Institute on conflict resolution and designing democracy. His recent research focuses on democracy. In particular, he is researching the post-Arab Spring transition in Tunisia (for the University of Florence) and political campaigns in Latin America (for the Carter Center in Atlanta).

Andrea GhiselliFudan University, ShanghaiThe role of new actors in International SocietyAndrea Ghiselli is a PhD candidate at Fudan University under the guidance of Professor Chen Zhimin, Dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs. He is also a non-resident research assistant in the China-Mediterranean Region program of the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai). In addition, he cooperates with thinkINchina, a platform created to bring together Chinese experts, young foreign researchers, and students, in an informal environment to enhance the exchange of ideas and to create networking opportunities. Recently, he participated in the first edition of the European China Talent Program organized by the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin. His research areas are Chinese military diplomacy, in particular the Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTWs), and the China-Middle East/North Africa region relationship.

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Mattia GrandiScuola Superiore S.Anna, Pisa Hydro-politics and cooperation in transboundary water managementMattia Grandi is currently enrolled in the 4th year of the PhD Programme in “Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability” at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy). His research project deals with Hydro-politics and Cooperation in Transboundary Water Management (TWM): Conflicts, Policies and Governance in International River Basins, with a specific focus over the Eastern Nile River Basin. He holds a BA and a MA in Development Studies (University of Bologna, Italy), and has worked and lived in Nicaragua, Mozambique and Ethiopia. His research interests include International Relations, Security Studies, Environmental Studies, and Theories of Power.

Eva JakusovaUniversity of StrathclydeState cooperation with international criminal tribunals and courtsEva Jakusova is currently in the final stage of a PhD in Politics (University of Strathclyde) for which she has been awarded a 3-year Scottish Funding Council Studentship. Her thesis inquires under what conditions states cooperate with international criminal courts and tribunals. In addition to international criminal justice and post-conflict recovery her research interests include international organizations, international relations theory and qualitative comparative analysis. She completed a BA in Translation at the University of Vienna in 2003 and an MA in International Affairs (Distinction) at the University of Exeter in 2008. She undertook several internships in the field of international criminal justice and worked as a teaching and research assistant at Strathclyde and Stirling University.

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Amit JulkaNational University of SingaporeCommon sense and foreign policyAmit Julka is a PhD student at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. Prior to this, he worked as a Media Specialist with the US Embassy in New Delhi, and as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). He has a Master’s degree in South Asian Area Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from Pune, India. In his spare time, he likes to read poetry in Punjabi and Urdu.

Zaha KheirUniversity of OxfordHow does national sentiment contribute to democratic consolidation? A comparative study of democracy in Palestine and LebanonZaha Kheir was born in Germany and raised on the Canary Islands. In 2005, she began her BA+MA (Licenciatura) degree in Political Science and Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid. During these five years, she spent several terms at Harvard University, where she discovered her passion for Middle Eastern politics. Before graduating from Madrid, she spent time in Egypt and the Palestinian Territories, learning Arabic and gaining contextual knowledge. Zaha is currently reading for her PhD in Politics at Oxford University, where she studies democracy and nationalism in Israel and Lebanon. She will spend the academic year of 2015/2016 doing field research in association with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Martin LestraEuropean University Institute, FlorenceWhy do they cooperate? Small Gulf states and the promotion of global public goods in international institutionsMartin Lestra A graduate in European Governance (Sciences Po Grenoble and University of Kent) and EU International Relations and Diplomatic Studies (College of Europe, Bruges), Martin is now a first-year researcher in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the European University Institute. Having written on the external dimension of the EU’s immigration and asylum policy as well as the Arab Spring’s impact on the implementation of the EU’s support to public health in Egypt, he now focuses on the behaviour of small Gulf states in international organisations under the supervision of Professor Olivier Roy.

Nathan MunierUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnDomestic political economy and the regulation of conflict diamondsNathan Munier is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Currently, his research is in the area of international political economy, specifically state responses to international agreements. The central question that guides his research is: why do some states have higher levels of compliance and cooperation with the Kimberley Process diamond certification regime, than others? He develops a domestic political economy approach, both to answer this specific question and to understand better compliance and cooperation with international regimes more generally. He contends that state responses to international regimes are part of a domestic decision making process in which the preferences of private economic actors, often conflicting, account for much of the variation in state level compliance and the form that international regimes take. To test this theory, he examines in depth four diamond wealthy countries: Angola, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. His findings show that the more dependent states are on private actors in the diamond industry, the more these preferences are reflected in policy decisions. He will use this research to better understand how resource dependence, powerful economic actors and geography influence state responses to international agreements.

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James ShiresUniversity of OxfordCreating control: the role of risk management in global cyber-securityJames Shires is in the first year of a DPhil in International Relations at the University of Oxford. He completed an MSc in Global Governance and Public Policy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a BA in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

Max SmeetsUniversity of OxfordThe strategic implications of the ‘single use’ of cyber weaponsMax Smeets has an undergraduate degree from University College Roosevelt, Utrecht University, and an M.Phil in International Relations from the University of Oxford, Brasenose College. He is currently pursuing a D.Phil in International Relations at the University of Oxford, St. John’s College, focusing on the transitory nature of cyber weapons and its implications for international society. Max has a diverse professional background, having worked for financial, political, and non-governmental organizations.

Sarah SmierciakUniversity of OxfordWeaving Networks of Exclusion: Business-State Relations and the Re-making of Egypt’s Textile SectorSarah Smierciak is a doctoral candidate at Oxford University researching political economy of the Middle East with a focus on Egypt. Her dissertation explores how business-state relations have unfolded against a backdrop of market liberalizing reforms in Egypt during the last decade of the Mubarak regime to today. Using an anthropological lens, she looks at various themes includingparticipation in economic and political arenas across the socioeconomic spectrum, as well as the domestic effects of international trade and ‘development’ initiatives by international organizations. Before beginning the DPhil, she studied history and Middle East studies at Northwestern University for her BA, and completed an MPhil in Development Studies at Oxford. Her interests include writing, reading, documentary making, triathlons, languages, long-form journalism, Sufi Arabic poetry and tahini.

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Gabriele Baratto University of TrentoGraduated in Law (magna cum laude) at the University of Trento. He is a doctoral student at the School of International Studies, University of Trento, and he works as researcher at “eCrime – ICT, law and criminology”, where he takes part in several EU funded research projects, dealing with organised crime, and the illegal online trade of medicines in the Europe Union.

Ozge MemisogluUniversity of BolognaOzge Memisoglu is a first year PhD Student at the University of Bologna, in the program of Global and International Studies at the Department of Political and Social Sciences. Her recent area of research concerns the intersection fo warfare, international security, and technology. She focuses in particular on the role of drones in humanitarian operations and the changing face of the security defense restructuring agenda of European countries.

Emma MitrottaUniversity of TrentoEmma Mitrotta is a PhD student at the School of International Studies, University of Trento. She has an MA in European and International Studies and a BA in Law. Emma is also a researcher in environmental law at the European Academy of Bolzano and has worked as a legal consultant at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre. Her research focuses on mechanisms of sub-national cooperation for the protection and management of transboundary natural resources. Her interests include international environmental law, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management, and human rights. Emma speaks Italian, English and Spanish, and has a good knowledge of French.

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Milica PejovicUniversity of TrentoMilica Pejovic is a PhD student at the School of International Studies of the University of Trento. She holds an MA in European Studies and a BA in International Relations (University of Belgrade, Serbia). Her research interests include European affairs, communication as a tool of democratization of the European Union, and Euroscepticism. She completed an internship in the EU Integration Office of Serbian Government. Milica also worked as a project assistant in the Department for the Social Services of the Municipality of Padua and as an English teacher in Baku (Azerbaijan). She speaks Serbian, English, and Italian.

Elena SciandraUniversity of TrentoElena Sciandra is a PhD student in International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy. Her research interests include global criminology, black markets, and criminal justice responses to transnational crimes. She previously interned with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Tehran, Iran, and Vienna, Austria. She has an MSc in Criminal Justice Policy (London School of Economics), an MA in International Relations (University of Genoa, Italy), and a diploma in Criminology (Birkbeck College, University of London).

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Faculty

Filippo Andreatta is the Director of the Bruno Kessler Foundation’s Research Center on International Politics and Conflict Resolution. He is also Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna, where he teaches International Politics and Strategic Studies in the MA Program in International and Diplomatic Studies (Forlì campus), which he chairs. In addition to these roles, he teaches at the Doctoral School of Political Science of the Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane in Florence. Prof. Andreatta has written extensively on the subjects of collective security, international order, the causes of wars and Italian and European foreign policies. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of International Relations and Development, and has previously been a part of the editorial boards of the Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica and of Il Mulino publishing house. He was a cofounder and the first Chairman of the Standing Group on International Relations of the Italian Association of Political Science. He has written op-eds for the “Corriere delle Sera” since 2005 and for “Il Sole 24 Ore” since 2012, and he is vice-president of the Arel think tank in Rome.

Mark Beittel teaches academic and professional writing to students in the School of International Studies and the School of Social Sciences at the University of Trento. He has published review essays, journal articles, and book chapters in sociology, cultural studies, and applied linguistics. Mark has a particular interest in helping doctoral students and young researchers prepare manuscripts for publication.

Filippo AndreattaUniversity of BolognaFBK - CERPIC

Mark BeittelUniversity of Trento

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Joseph Grieco is Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He has also held visiting positions at the University of Bologna (Forli campus) and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. His research interests include international political economy, political institutions, and international security. He is the author or co-author of three monographs on international relations, and has published articles in numerous outlets, including the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, International Organization, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Joseph GriecoDuke University

Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations and Official Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford. His principal research interests include international organizations and conflict management, and he currently focuses on post-conflict peace- and state-building. Professor Caplan has edited or published seven books, and has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles. He has also served as a Specialist-Advisor to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs in the UK House of Commons; a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS); Editor of World Policy Journal; and New York Director of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR); and consultant to the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and to various national governments. From 2009-13 he was a UK representative on a European research consortium examining new challenges to peacekeeping and the EU’s role in multilateral crisis management, and from 2009-11 he was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Fragile States.numerous book chapters and journal articles.

Richard CaplanUniversity of Oxford

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Ted Hopf is Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. He has previously held positions at the Ohio State University, Ohio University, and the University of Michigan. His research interests include international relations theory, qualitative research methods, politics and psychology of identity, social theory and IR, and food politics. He is the author or editor of five books, and has published articles in several venues, including the American Political Science Review, European Journal of International Relations, Review of International Studies, International Organization,and International Security.

Erik Jones is Professor of European Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Director of both the European and Eurasian Studies at SAIS and the Bologna Institute for Policy Research of the Johns Hopkins University. He is also Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College in Oxford, United Kingdom. Professor Jones has written extensively on European monetary integration and macroeconomic governance and has been active in public debates about the European response to the global economic and financial crisis. In addition to authoring or editing more than twenty volumes on international relations, and publishing numerous scholarly articles, Professor Jones is a frequent commentator on European politics and political economy whose contributions have been published in, among others, the Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today.

Erik JonesJohns Hopkins University

Ted Hopf National University of Singapore

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Matteo Legrenzi is Associate Professor and Chair of International Relations and Gulf Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is also Senior Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies of the Department of Politics and International Relations at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and President of the Italian Middle East Studies Association (SeSaMO). Professor Legrenzi’s research interests focus on the international relations and comparative government of the Middle East, with special attention to the political economy, regionalism and security of the Arab monarchies of the Gulf, and to the Northeast Asia security complex. He is the author of several monographs and numerous scholarly articles regarding international security in the Middle East.

Matteo LegrenziCa’ Foscari University of Venice

Dan Reiter is Professor of Political Science at Emory University. He has also served as a Visting Lecturer at Dartmouth College and was a John M. Olin Fellow at Harvard University, and was the Karl Deutsch Award winner in 2002. His research interests include the causes and outcomes of international and internal conflicts, the connections between domestic and international politics, quantitative research methods, alliances, foreign policy analysis, counterinsurgency, proliferation, secrecy, and why democracies win wars. He is the author or co-author of four monographs on international conflict, and has published articles in numerous scholarly journals, including the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, International Organization, International Security, and theJournal of Conflict Resolution.

Dan ReiterEmory University

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Pascal Vennesson is Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University and Associate Fellow at the European Union Centre in Singapore. Previously, he taught at the University of Tours, the University Panthéon-Assas, Paris II, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Bologna), and the European University Institute. He has also held fellowships at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Arms Control, the Ohio State University’s Mershon Center, and Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He is the author, co-author, or editor of five books and his refereed articles have been published in Armed Forces and Society, International Relations, Journal of Strategic Studies, Review of International Studies, and Revue Française de Science Politique (French Political Science Review).

Pascal VennessonS. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

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The Research Center on International Politics and Confl ict Resolution (FBK-CERPIC) is among the newest created by the Bruno Kessler Foundation, having been inaugurated in February 2012. It has the ambition of developing and enriching the Italian network of scholars of international politics, as well as becoming the main location for the specifi c study of war and peace in the country, networking with like-minded institutes at the national and international level, and thus contributing to the development of a particularly Italian point of view on those issues.

Organizers

The School of International Studies (SIS) is the only Graduate School of International Studies in Italy off ering advanced courses for students who have completed a three-year undergraduate degree. Established in 2001 by four participating faculties – Economics, Humanities, Law, and Sociology – as well as fi ve departments of the University of Trento, the School of International Studies off ers a two-year Master’s programme in European and International Studies – Laura Magistrale in Studi Europei e Internazionali - and a three-year Doctoral programme in International Studies.

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The newly constituted Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna gathers specialists in the field of sociology, IR and political science, and brings with it the legacy and the tradition of the Political Science Department (founded in 1986), the Department of Politics, Institutions and History (founded in 1982), the Faculty of Political Science (founded in the midsixties) and the Faculty of Political Science “R. Ruffilli” (Forlì Campus). The Department research staff includes industry and cabinet advisors, leading editorialists of important Italian journals, and politicians. Its research institutions are part of the most important international scientific networks.

The School of International Relations draws on the expertise in the fields of languages, economics, law, politics and history at Ca’ Foscari University, to implement innovative teaching in the field of international relations and intercultural mediation. The teaching activities of the School are supported by the Departments of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies, Asian and North African Studies, Economics, Humanities, and Philosophy and Cultural Heritage.

The Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford is one of the largest units for research and teaching in international relations, politics, government and political theory. DPIR hosts a range of research centres, networks and programmes which set agendas and attract interest from researchers across the world. The department actively supports an extensive range of research activity, with a strong record in securing research funding from external and University sources.

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