Academic Board

Areas of Expertise:Political sociology, Sociology of religion, Sociology of human rights, Qualitative social research,(transnational) Social movements, Value conflicts, Russia and Orthodox Christianity

Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Political science, International relations, Policies and migration

Edoardo Bressanelli – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Areas of Expertise: Institutions and decision-making procedures of the European Union, political parties, British and Italian politics

Vittorio Bufacchi – University College Cork

Areas of Expertise: Contemporary political philosophy, theories of social justice, political violence, rational choice theory, democratic theory, socialism, Italian politics

Lorenzo Castellani – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Contemporary History and History of Political Institutions

Maria Elena Cavallaro – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: History of international relations.

Thomas Christiansen (Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program) – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Politics of the European Union, European Institutions, External Relations of the European Union

Nicolò Conti – Unitelma Sapienza

Areas of Expertise: Political Science, Comparative Political Systems

Emiliana De Blasio – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Sociology of Communication, Open Government, Gender Politics

Lorenzo De Sio – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Elections and Political Parties, Political Behaviour, Public opinion

Vincenzo Emanuele – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Elections Public opinion, Voting behavior, Party competition, Policy Issues, Political representation

Cristina Fasone – Luiss University

Areas of Expertise: Comparative Public Law, Public Law, parliamentary committee systems, regional integration processes, national constitutional systems

Maria Paola Ferretti – Goethe University Francoforte

Areas of Expertise: Political philosophy, Theories of justice, Theories of Public Justification, Ethics of Public Policies, Political Corruption, Risk Governance

Rosario Forlenza – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Modern European and Italian history; cultural and intellectual history; political anthropology; symbolic politics; politics and religion; democracy, authoritarianism, and revolutions; the Cold War; nationalism and the politics of memory; cinema; global history

Valentina Gentile – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Political Philosophy, Liberal Theory, Rawls, Business Ethics

Roberta Guerrina – University of Bristol

Areas of Expertise: EU Gender Politics and Policies, Women, Peace & Security, Identity Politics and the idea of Europe.

Christian Joppke – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Comparative political sociology, Social and Political Theory, Citizenship and Immigration, Religion, Ethnicity

Sylvia Kritzinger – University of Vienna

Areas of Expertise: Public Opinion in comparative European perspective, Elections and voting behaviour in Austria (national election and European elections), Italian politics

Raffaele Marchetti – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Civil Society, Conflicts, International Assistance and Humanitarian Crises, Democracy and democratization, Global Governance, International affairs, International Law, Migration and Refugees, Third and non-profit sector, United Nations

Giovanni Orsina – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: History of political parties, comparative history of European political systems and the history of journalism.

Gianfranco Pellegrino – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Corporate Social Responsibility, Political philosophy, Political Theory, History of political thought, population environment and sustainability, Globalization

Simona Piattoni – Università di Trento

Areas of Expertise: Democracy, Governance, Multi-level Governance, Comparative Politics, European Union Politics, Public Policies, Decision-Making Processes, Political Representation, Regionalism, Political Theory

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Comparative Politics, Policies and Governance in Europe, Policy Evaluation and Implementation

Gaetano Quagliariello – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Storia Contemporanea

Massimo Renzo – King’s College London

Areas of Expertise: Political Authority, Philosophy of the Criminal Law, Human Rights

Marta Simoncini – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: EU Law and regulation, Policies and governance in Europe

Leila Simona Talani – King’s College London

Areas of Expertise: Policy and Society, International Political Economy, European Political Economy

Maria Rita Testa – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Family, Fertility, Reproductive Decision-Making, Multilevel Analysis, Panel Data

Mark Thatcher – Luiss Guido Carli

Areas of Expertise: Comparative public policy and regulation in Europe, Cultural Heritage, Governance of Markets, Western Policies, Sovereign Wealth Funds Investments.

Tommaso Vitale – Sciences Po

Areas of Expertise: Urban Sociology, Romani Studies, Urban Governance, Urban Poverty, Urban Policy