Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies—based at Bologna Center
Expertise Geographic Areas
Western Europe | Italy | Latin America Issues
European Union and transatlantic relations | nation-building and democratization | terrorism Background and Education
Professor of political science at the University of Bologna; served as member of the Italian Senate (1983-96); was a parliamentary observer for the plebiscite and presidential elections in Chile; elected to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei; awarded honorary degrees in political science by the University of Buenos Aires, the University of La Plata and the Catholic University of Cordoba in Argentina; M.A., international relations, SAIS Foreign Languages
French; Italian; Spanish Publications
Masters of Political Science, co-editor (2011, 2009); Prima lezione di scienza politica (2008); Le istituzioni di Arlecchino (2007); Los poderes de los jefes de gobierno (2007); Strumenti della democrazia, editor (2007); Sistemi politici comparati (2007); Il sistema politico italiano (2002); "Italy: The Never-ending Transition of a Democratic Regime" in Comparative European Politics (2008, 3rd edition); frequent contributor of articles and reviews to academic journals, policy forums and news outlets; director of the monthly journal 451 | 
