Teaching
Academic teaching
A.Y. 2024/25
◦ Adj Professor ‘Sanctions & the Politics of Autocratic Survival’(4 ECTS, BA, Sciences Po Paris
In wonderful Menton
)
◦ Adj Professor ‘Political Science’ (3 ECTS, BA, University of Pau)
◦ Teaching Assistant ‘Political Science’ (9 ECTS, BA, University of Milan)
A.Y. 2023/24
◦ Instructor ‘Concepts and Methods in IR’ (3 ECTS, MA, University of Milan)
◦ Teaching Assistant ‘Political Science’ (9 ECTS, BA, University of Milan)
A.Y. 2022/23
◦ Instructor ‘Research Methods in IR’ (3 ECTS, MA, University of Milan)
◦ Teaching Assistant ‘Political Science’ (9 ECTS, BA, University of Milan)
A.Y. 2021/22
◦ Instructor ‘Authoritarian Regimes Today’ (3 ECTS, BA/MA, University of Milan)
◦ Instructor ‘Research Methods in International Relations’ (3 ECTS, MA, University of Milan)
◦ Guest lecturer for the course Politics of Conflict (2 classes, 6 ECTS, BA/MA, Bocconi University, instructor: M. Casiraghi)
◦ Teaching Assistant ‘Political Science’ (9 ECTS, BA, University of Milan)
Conferences and lectures
SISP 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Average budget/year: €1000-1500💔
ECPR 2022 • 2025
EPSA 2024 • 2025
Field Addis 2023 • Dakar 2024
Other Groningen 2020, 2022 • Florence 2022 • Berlin 2023 • Brussels 2023 • Parma 2024
Full list, including occasional lectures
February 2025 NASP Seminar Series, University of Milan. Paper presented: “The external dimension of regime legitimation: how political leaders leverage international engagement to legitimize their rule
October 2024 Lecturer, States, politics, and conflicts in Africa (in Italian), BA course on Political Science, University of Milan
September 2024 Convegno 2024 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Trieste, Italy. Paper presented: “The external dimension of regime legitimation: how authoritarian leaders in Africa leverage international engagement to legitimize their rule domestically” (with M. Casiraghi)
September 2024 Convegno 2024 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Trieste, Italy. Paper presented “Countering autocratization from the outside: evidence from Africa” (with A. Cassani)
June 2024 EPRA Hub Seminar Series “Parliaments, academics, and defense policies. A comparative analysis”, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan. Chair and discussant.
June 2024 NASP Seminar Series “Europe under threat: intra-institutional and cross-border challenges”, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan. Discussant.
May 2024 Workshop on Democracy and its Discontents – co-organised in Pavia, Italy by SISP, University of Milan, and University of Pavia. Convenor and chair.
July 2024 EPSA Annual Conference (European Political Science Association), Cologne, Germany. Paper presented (by co-author): “The external dimension of regime legitimation: how authoritarian leaders in Africa leverage international engagement to legitimize their rule domestically” (with M. Casiraghi)
June 2024 Convegno 2024 SGRI–Standing Group on International Relations. Parma, Italy. Paper presented: “Slower and more reluctant to give in. The dual impact of domestic veto players on sanctions compliance” (with F. Zucchini)
December 2023 Workshop on Resisting the autocratic turn – WZB Berlin Social Science Centre and SCRIPTS-Cluster of Excellence. Berlin, Germany. Paper presented: “Countering autocratization from the outside: evidence from Africa” (with A. Cassani)
October 2023 Lecturer, States, politics, and conflicts in Africa (in Italian), BA course on Political Science, University of Milan
September 2023 Workshop on Can (and should) autocratization be prevented, stopped, and resisted? – Université Libre de Bruxelles. Brussels, Belgium. Paper presented: “Countering autocratization in Africa from within and outside” (with A. Cassani)
September 2023 Convegno 2023 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Genoa, Italy. Paper presented: “Breaking Down the Success of Democratic Sanctions in Africa: The Role of Regional Organizations and Sender Composition”
September 2023 Chair at convegno 2023 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Genoa, Italy. Panel on: “Defending democracy against autocratization: the role of external (f)actors”.
September 2023 Chair at Convegno 2023 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Genoa, Italy. Panel on: “Non-state actors and sanctions” (with F. Giumelli).
January 2023 Chair at the SPS Seminar/Frontiers “Norm violations, audience costs and support for war: Evidence from conjoint experiments”, held by M. Casiraghi and E. Grasmeder at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan
November 2022 Discussant at the Conference “From Cradle to Grave. The Policy Cycle of EU Restrictive Measures”, organized by the University of Groningen, Netherlands
October 2022 Lecturer, States, politics, and conflicts in Africa (in Italian), BA course on Political Science, University of Milan
September 2022 Convegno 2022 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Rome, Italy. Paper presented: “Sanctions in Africa. Reassessing their use and effects on coups and other unconstitutional changes of government”
September 2022 Convegno 2022 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Rome, Italy. Paper presented: “Explaining status-seeking ambition and status recognition with diplomatic visits: evidence from Italy” (with M. Casiraghi)
August 2022 ECPR General Conference 2022. Innsbruck, Austria. Paper presented: “To go far, go together. The role of African-led coordination behind the success of democratic sanctions in Africa”
July 2022 Lecturer, The African Agenda of Gulf Powers: Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ISPI School’s Course on the Horn of Africa
March 2022 Workshop on 21st Century Authoritarianism: Resilience, Innovation, Reconsolidation – co-organised in Florence, Italy by SISP, Scuola Normale Superiore, and Université Libre de Bruxelles. Paper presented: “Winning the Battle of Narratives: How Autocrats and Their Opponents Fight to Control Information and Consolidate Power. Insights from the Ethiopian Case” (with C. Raleigh)
December 2021 Lecturer, Diplomatic Outreach, Bocconi University
October 2021 Lecturer, States, politics, and conflicts in Africa (in Italian), BA course on Political Science, University of Milan
October 2021 Lecturer, Course of Geopolitcs, Gorizia, Italy
September 2021 Convegno 2021 SISP–Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Online. Paper presented: “Authoritarian reconsolidation in Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia” (with C. Raleigh)
July 2021 Lecturer, The African Agenda of Gulf Powers: Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ISPI School’s Course on the Horn of Africa
October 2020 Lecturer, Course of Geopolitics, Trieste, Italy
July 2020 Lecturer, The African Agenda of Gulf Powers: Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ISPI School’s Course on the Horn of Africa
June 2020 International Relations Research Colloquia, University of Groningen. Paper presented: “Constraining Compliance. Explaining Sanctions Effectiveness through the Lens of Veto Players”
Other academic positions
◦ 2023-ong. Co-chair Standing Group on Political Regimes at SISP (Italian Political Science Association)
◦ 2023-ong. Representative of postdoc researchers at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan
◦ 2022-ong. Tutor for the Degree in International Politics, Law, Economics (IPLE), University of Milan
