A Word of Welcome - Università degli Studi di Trento
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A Word of Welcome - Università degli Studi di Trento
YEAR 2010 ISSUE 0 PAGE 1 This issue features A Word of Welcome Human right and Ethnic p. 3 Identity. Yash Ghai at SIS Book review p. 4 Dalla SEI al MEIS p. 5 Ieri, oggi e domani: 6 domande agli Alumni p. 7 Conferences, Seminars, Lectures p. 8 News from the MEIS Students p. 9 MEIS Internship p. 9 History File: MEIS Alumni P. 10 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL by Paolo Collini The Alumni and Students School of Inates, internships and fellowships and ternational Studies Trento Newsletter also about what’s happening in the is not only a good way to keep you all Faculties. I invite all of you not only to up to date with what is happening read it, but also to at the School, but also aims to take the opportunity build a sense of community around of having your voice the School. In this first newsletter, heard by contributing I would particularly like to conto the newsletter. So gratulate the editors for the idea of get in touch with the merging Alumni and Students into editors and share a single group, all members of this your experience and same community. In fact even ideas with them and though the Faculties are an importhe SIS community! tant part of the School, it is the For a small and young students, former or current, that institution like the give meaning to SIS, showing our vitality is everything and the best way of proving our ‘It is the students, former or anything we do at commitment to the future. the School. As some of you certainly current, that give meaning to Knowledge has know, in a time of big everything and anything we do value only when changes in the Italian univerat the School’ we share it with sity system, the School is, the others! like everything else, under The newsletter scrutiny. will tell you about recent and upcoming events at the School, about new graducontinued on page 2 STUDIES A.S.S.I.S.T.:The Newsletter of the SIS Alumni and Students via Verdi 8/10 38122 Trento Italy by Benedetta Voltolini and Sergio Zanotti, Editors of A.S.S.I.S.T. Tel. +39 0461 283125 Fax +39 0461 283152 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.sis.unitn.it Hi everyone, welcome to the first issue of A.S.S.I.S.T. – Alumni and Students of the School of International Studies of Trento! You have had a first ‘taste’ of A.S.S.I.S.T. through the survey to choose its title... thank you again for your participation! Why have a newsletter for the alumni and students of the School of International Studies? First of all, it is a way to share information about activities related to the School, such as conferences, guest lectures, seminars, summer schools, internships and whatever might be of interest for you. continued on page 2 PAGE 2 I am firmly convinced that the original intuition of creating a place where International Studies can be the unifying force across disciplines - which not only originated and have developed independently but seldom are at odds when explaining some of the great trends in the World - is extremely valid. Breaking boundaries across disciplines is a difficult task and the small community of students, faculties and alumni around the School of International Studies contribute to pushing their search for knowledge toward new and mainly unexplored territory. After all, this restless search for the unknown (versus the ‘myth of truth’) is one of the most worthwhile outcomes of meeting and understanding other people. My thanks to the editors for this initiative and for the time they devote to the project. I urge all of you to get in touch with them, to see how both your experiences and ideas may contribute to the newsletter and be shared by all of us. A . S . S. I .S . T . ISSUE 0 SIS News Guest Lectures For info: [email protected] April 28th, 2010 14:30-16:30 SIS Room 3A The Lebanese Millet: Ethnic Power-Sharing or Minority Protection? Dr. Giovanni Quer May 5th, 2010 14:30-16:30 SIS Room 3A The Common Agricultural Policy : Its History and International Impact Prof. Ann-Christina L. Knudsen May 5th, 2010 14:30-16:30 SIS Room 3B Invoking International Justice: The UK and the Process of Ratification of the ICC Treaty Dr. Andrea Betti May 12th, 2010 14:30-16:30 SIS Room 3A Internationalisation and reform of Market Governance Prof. Mark Thatcher May 19th, 2010 Time and location TBC Europe and the Crises Prof. Paul De Grauwe Hopefully enough, we’d say! Second, it is an opportunity to exchange ideas and thoughts. Last but not least, it is a way of networking, sharing experiences and personal ‘adventures’, connecting people all over the world! To put it briefly, A.S.S.I.S.T. connects the past, the present and the future of the School, linking Trento with Italy, Europe and wherever you are! In this first issue, Professor Collini, the Director of the School of International Studies, gives his welcome, followed by a brief report on the celebration of the opening of the academic year of the School and the Professor Yash Ghai’s Lectio Magistralis on ‘Human Rights and Ethnic Identity’. We thank Camilla Mariotto and Bruno Pedrotti, who agreed to be ‘tortured’ by our interview which, as you will find out, is meant to be a quick and not too serious way to get to know each other. Continuing with SIS alumni, there is also a special section devoted to them, containing a list with the names and the dissertation titles of the people who have graduated until now. You can also find announcements on internships, conferences and events promoted Benedetta Voltolini and Sergio Zanotti by the School that Milena Bigatto, the new MEIS tutor, has prepared for you. Finally, you can enjoy Katrin Lambacher’s review of the last issue of the Journal of Common Market Studies on ‘Political Myth, Mythology and the European Union’, edited by Vincent Della Sala, Professor of European and International Politics at the School and at the Faculty of Sociology. We hope you enjoy reading A.S.S.I.S.T. and contribute to it by writing a book review, by informing us about internships, conferences and whatever you find interesting, by sharing your experiences, by making suggestions and presenting your ideas! Make A.S.S.I.S.T. an interactive and lively newsletter! ISSUE 0 A . S . S. I .S . T . PAGE 3 SIS Opening of the Academic Year 2009-2010 Human Rights and Ethnic Identity Yash Ghai at SIS The School of International Studies celebrated the opening of the academic year on November 19, 2009 in the Sala Falconetto of Palazzo Geremia. The ceremony was opened by the welcome address of the Director of the School, Professor Paolo Collini, and the greetings of Vice-Chancellor for International Affairs, prof. Carla Locatelli, and of the vice-Director of the School, Professor Luisa Antoniolli. The ceremony continued with the Lectio Magistralis on ‘Human Rights and Ethnic Identity’ delivered by Yash Ghai, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong and former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Human Rights in Cambodia. The lecture was followed by the Diploma Awarding Ceremony of the Laurea Magistrale in Studi Europei e Internazionali and of the PhD in International Studies for the students graduated in the previous academic year. This article briefly summarizes the main points of Professor Ghai’s lecture. While the first quarter of the century witnessed the rise of the ideology of individual-oriented human rights, the last quarter saw an increasing number of ethnic-based claims for the recognition of group rights, challenging the applicability of the human rights dis- obvious ‘polarizing effect’ between course in the name of what Prof the individual and the group, huGhai called ‘ethnicity’. man rights seek to be differenceAs is well known, the inclusion of blind, whereas ethnicity makes human rights in the Charter and diverse community affiliations basic mandate of the United Nations to human personality. Whilst huwas motivated by Nazis’ atrocities man rights apply to the relations directed at specific minorities and among citizens and between these ethnic groups. However, both the and the State, ethnicity draws atCharter and the Universal Declatention to the regulation of interration eschewed the question of ethnic relations and of groups’ entitlethose between the ments, focusing Ethnic claims may State and different instead on the groups. Ethnic conrights of the indinevertheless enrich our flicts, in addition, are vidual. Moreover, understanding of human often accompanied by the implications of the suspension of sevanother important rights, of their scope and eral individual rights, UN principle, selfreach such as that to freedetermination of dom of speech and peoples, on the movement, due process, habeas structure and understanding of corpus, individual or group secuhuman rights went almost unnority. Similarly, when ethnicity leads ticed, but were confined to the to the concession of differential post-colonial discourse. Once pretreatment on the basis of groupsented as the foundation of a rebelonging, it risks undermining gime of rights, appeals to selfsuch fundamental principles as determination currently underpin equality and personal autonomy. Although it is clear that group rights may challenge individual-oriented human rights, Prof Ghai suggested that ethnic claims may nevertheless enrich our understanding of human rights, of their scope and reach. Notably, human rights still have the potential to mediate conflicts between communities and between the State and communities, as in the cases of India, South Africa, Canada and Fiji. In conclusion, Prof Ghai argued that the way in which the the rallying cry of the champions challenge of group-based claims of traditional community cultures, against State sovereignty is met challenging State sovereignty. will determine the resilience and There are several ways in which development of human rights. human rights and ethnic based claims may conflict. Besides the PAGE 4 A . S . S. I .S . T . ISSUE 0 Who is Yash Ghai? Yash Pal Ghai (born 1938, Nairobi, Kenya) is a scholar of constitutional law. As of 2007 he is the head of the Constitution Advisory Support Unit of the United Nations Development Programme in Nepal and a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cambodia on human rights. He has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 2005. Between 1989 and 1995 he was the Sir YK Pao Professor of Public Law at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to that, Ghai taught at the University of Warwick, Uppsala University, the International Legal Center in New York, and Yale Law School. From 2000 to 2004, he was the Chairman of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (in charge of writing a modern constitution for Kenya). Ghai has written several books on law in Africa, the Pacific islands, and elsewhere. Recent Publications by Jash Ghai Book Review: SIS Professors Read by SIS Students and Alumni Vincent Della Sala (Ed.) Political Myth, Mythology and the European Union Special Issue of Journal of Common Market Studies Volume 48 Issue 1 (Jan. 2010) This issue deals with political myth and its importance in the European integration process. The authors underline the fact, that various myths were created in order to provide a base to legitimate political authority in the EU. Some myths have foundational others functional character and some of these myths have gained more successes than others.The introductory section (Della Sala) deals with the role of myth, primarily political myth. The author underlines the fact that political myth help to explain and legitimate political actions of political systems. The EU as such uses myths to govern its systems, to justify and booster the European integration process. Some myths do not only explain and legitimate the political directions of the EU but they are also part of the integration process itself (Hansen-Magnuson and Wiener). Myths were always present in the EU integration process; in some periods their influences were stronger than in others (Manners). The volume examines foundational and functional myths as well. The economic myth (Jones) and the gender equal polity myth (Mac Rae) are described as foundational myth, which foster the European integration process. Especially the economic one plays a crucial role and had a lot of success, whereas the gender one has still difficulties to be recognized. In contrary fundamental rights (Smismans), competition policy (Akman and Kassim) and green Europe (Lenschow and Sprungk) are seen as functional myths. The competition policy has been successful because it became part of political discourses and the green Europe myth was successful as well, as the environmental issue were made evident. For fundamental rights no answers were provided. Altogether, this volume represents a valuable contribution to the existing literature on European integration and on myths and mythologies. It outlines the importance of myths in political systems and encourages further researches. Katrin Lambacher - MEIS Student NU MB E R 0 A . S . S. I .S . T . PAGE 5 Dalla SEI al MEIS… e altre cose. Cosa avviene nella SEI? A cura della Giunta della SEI La Scuola di Studi Internazionali dell’Università di Trento, nella sua veste di struttura didattica interfacoltà creata allo scopo di promuovere, progettare e coordinare, in concerto con le Facoltà aderenti, corsi di studio successivi alla laurea di primo livello, ha attivato, a partire dall’anno accademico 2004/2005, la Laurea Specialistica in Studi Europei ed Internazionali secondo il modello previsto dal D.M. n. 509 del novembre 1999 (classe 60/S). Il Corso di Laurea è stato successivamente trasformato in base al decreto ministeriale n. 270 del 22 ottobre 2004 (classe LM-52) e rappresenta la naturale continuazione della Laurea Specialistica. Il 2008-2009 è stato, quindi, il primo anno accademico di svolgimento della Laurea Magistrale in Studi europei e internazionali. Nell’anno accademico in corso (2009-2010) è stato attivato per la prima volta il secondo anno della Laurea Magistrale. Si è così esaurito il secondo anno della Laurea Specialistica. Il numero di studenti che hanno inviato la loro iscrizione al test di selezione è cresciuto sensibilmente. Sono stati 111 gli studenti che hanno fatto domanda di partecipazione; di questi 42 sono stati ammessi; gli iscritti sono stati 39 (più 2 studenti iscritti a corsi singoli). Gli studenti incoming (nell’ambito di progetti Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, scambi internazionali ecc.) sono stati 14: 6 studenti Eramus, 7 studenti Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows, 1 studentessa nell’ambito dell’Accordo bilaterale con l’Università di Melbourne. Il 19 novembre 2009, nel corso dell’apertura dell’anno accademizazioni internazionali, di lavorare in co, il prof. Yash Ghai, Emeritus aziende private e organizzazioni Professor, Faculty of Law, The non governative, di prepararsi alla University of Hong Kong (già carriera diplomatica e a quella nelSpecial Representative of the UN le organizzazioni internazionali di Secretary General for Human aiuto allo sviluppo. In questo modo Rights in Cambogia), ha tenuto si favorisce inoltre la mobilità inuna Lectio Magistralis dal titolo ternazionale in entrata e uscita ‘Human Rights and Ethnic Identity’. degli studenti. Al termine si è svolta la cerimonia Al fine di favorire il carattere interdi consegna del diploma di laurea nazionale della laurea è stata deciagli studenti che sa, inoltre, la modihanno conseguito fica delle procedure il titolo in Studi di selezione e, in Per proseguire il percorso di Europei e Internaparticolare, la diffeinternazionalizzazione, il corso esistente zionali nel corso renziazione della (in cui gli insegnamenti sono impartiti del 2009. tempistica relativa La necessità di alla selezione degli prevalentemente in lingua inglese) è proseguire il perstudenti. È stata stato trasformato in un corso di laurea corso di internaprevista una prima interamente in lingua inglese. zionalizzazione ha selezione, nella quacomportato la le vengono banditi trasformazione del corso esistente 10 posti riservati a cittadini non (in cui gli insegnamenti sono imcomunitari e una seconda, nella partiti prevalentemente in lingua quale vengono banditi 55 posti. È inglese) in un corso di laurea magiprevisto un meccanismo di riassestrale svolto interamente in lingua gnazione dei posti residui non atinglese. tribuiti nella prima sessione. Questa trasformaIl 13 gennaio sono state bandite le zione ha l’obiettivo selezioni pubbliche con scadenza di rafforzare le corispettivamente il 15 marzo e il 30 noscenze linguistigiugno 2010. Per l’ammissione è che degli studenti richiesto un diploma di laurea quaitaliani, ma anche di driennale o triennale (180 crediti) favorire l’accesso di conseguito in Italia o all’estero studenti stranieri. A comprendente almeno 60 crediti questo scopo sono conseguiti in insegnamenti appartestati modificati i nenti ad almeno due raggruppacriteri, i prerequisiti menti disciplinari (storico e filosofie le modalità di co, economico, giuridico, politoloaccesso, così che il gico, linguistico). È richiesta inoltre corso risulti più una buona padronanza della lingua accessibile agli studenti stranieri, inglese, la conoscenza di base di comunitari e non. Tali modifiche, una seconda lingua straniera fra che lasciano intatti gli obiettivi quelle impartite dall’Ateneo di formativi del corso di studio, sono Trento e, infine, una preparazione destinate anche a rafforzare personale ed esperienze formative l’interdisciplinarietà dell’offerta e professionali adeguate alla natura formativa e a consolidare la capainterdisciplinare della laurea. cità del corso di formare figure capaci di operare nell’ambito delle istituzioni europee e delle organizcontinua a p. 6 PAGE 6 Sono stati mantenuti tre possibili percorsi formativi: a) politica europea e sistema internazionale, b) tutela dei diritti fondamentali nel diritto internazionale e nel diritto europeo, c) globalizzazione, istituzioni internazionali e sviluppo economico. Si segnala anche quest'anno la particolare attenzione rivolta alla lingua inglese sotto il profilo sia dell’insegnamento della lingua, sia della acquisizione di un adeguato livello di conoscenza dei lessici disciplinari. Nel corso del secondo semestre del 2009 e nel 2010 sono stati compiuti numerosi sforzi tesi a favorire la mobilità degli studenti all’estero per motivi di ricerca e di studio. In particolare, nel corso dell’anno accademico 2008-2009 è stato previsto un bando per l’attribuzione di un contributo per gli studenti che vogliano recarsi all’estero per elaborare la tesi di laurea; nell’attuale anno accademico è stata confermata questa scelta e, per il futuro, si prevede di attribuire le borse per i soggiorni di studio all’estero con una cadenza semestrale. È, inoltre, in discussione la possibilità di supportare gli studenti in visite collettive presso centri di ricerca, istituzioni internazionali governative e non. Per quanto riguarda gli scambi Erasmus e più in generale gli scambi internazionali, è stato deciso di proseguire nella strada volta a rendere la Scuola autonoma dalle singole Facoltà. A tale riguardo sono stati diversi i colloqui tra i rappresentanti della Scuola e gli uffici LLP-Erasmus di Ateneo e del Welcome Office per favorire un aumento degli scambi in entrata e in uscita degli studenti. È stato deciso inoltre di prevedere l’attivazione di un posto di tutor, cui viene affidato il compito di curare i rapporti con gli studenti e di verificare il corretto funzionamento del sistema di scambi in entrata e in uscita dalla laurea magistrale. A . S . S. I .S . T . ISSUE 0 Un po’ di numeri… Studenti prescritti al test di ammissione e iscritti alla SEI per anno accademico. 120 111 100 89 80 60 40 64 68 36 33 20 59 21 54 30 35 39 Preiscritti Iscritti 0 Studenti stranieri che seguono i corsi della SEI (A.A. 2008-2009 e 2009-2010). Solo Programmi europei. N. Tipo di accordo Università di provenienza Paese 2008-2009 1 EAAPN Griffith University Australia 1 EAAPN University of Melbourne Australia 2 EAAPN Queensland University Australia 2 EMECW - Lot2 Ben Gurion University Israele 1 EMECW - Lot2 IDC Herzliya Israele 1 EMECW - Lot2 Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israele 1 EMECW-Eubranex Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro Brasile 2009-2010 1 EU CANADA (CELAB) Carleton Canada 1 EMECW-Eubranex Universidade Federal de Paranà Brasile 3 EMECW - Lot2 Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israele 5 EMECW - Lot3 Ben Gurion University Israele 1 EMECW - Lot4 Tomsk Polytechnic University Russia 1 EAAPN Griffith University Australia 1 Erasmus Fac. Economia Georg Simon Ohm Fachhochschule Nurnberg Germania 1 Erasmus Fac. Economia Jan Evangelista Purkyne University In Usti Nad Labem Rep. Ceca 1 Erasmus Fac. Economia University of Kalmar Svezia 2 Erasmus Fac. Sociologia 1 Erasmus Fac. Sociologia Germania Université de Lille Francia NU MB E R 0 A . S . S. I .S . T . PAGE 7 Ieri, oggi e domani: SEI domande agli Alumni BRUNO PEDROTTI CAMILLA MARIOTTO CLASSE 2007 CLASSE 2009 SEI - POLITICA EUROPEA SEI - POLITICA EUROPEA Perché 6? Perché 6? Dopo tre anni di Sociologia a Trento avevo voglia di concentrami solo sulle materie che più avevo apprezzato nel triennio: scienze politiche, relazioni internazionali, economia. LA SEI mi è parsa una buona opportunità per dare una svolta alla mio percorso accademico. La SEI combinava la mia voglia di approfondire gli studi europei, in un contesto italiano e, tuttavia, con corsi in inglese e di inglese. Due anni vissuti ‘pericolosamente’. Ricordo i brividi per qualche esame di diritto affrontato ‘all’arrembaggio’. Decisamente più piacevoli gli allenamenti di dragonboat nel tardo pomeriggio a maggio. Stage: dove, cosa, quando e perché. Bruxelles, 3 mesi alla Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia presso l’UE nell’inverno 2006. Mi sono occupato di politiche sociali e, partecipando a riunioni al Parlamento europeo e al Consiglio, ho capito quanto poco conoscessi l’E. Perché? Ancora me lo domando. Dalla finestra vedo… Il panorama mozzafiato offerto dal quartiere europeo di Bruxelles. Ironia a parte, lavoro nell’Ufficio affari europei di una compagnia e mi occupo principalmente di energia, cambiamento climatico e nuove tecnologie. I sogni son desideri… Vorrei continuare ad occuparmi di politiche energetiche e ambientali in ambito internazionale. Le follie dell’imperatore… Temo di dovervi deludere, non vorrei ci leggesse l’imperatrice... Due anni vissuti ‘pericolosamente’. Sicuramente le facoltiadi, un momento bello, indimenticabile, aggregativo; il primo semestre del primo anno: semplicemente devastante psicologicamente e fisicamente. Stage: dove, cosa, quando e perché. Alla Rappresentanza Italiana Permanente a Bruxelles e poi a Strasburgo - Ufficio Rapporti con il Parlamento Europeo: finalmente l’UE e il Parlamento Europeo in carne ed ossa. Ho scritto reports da inviare alle sedi diplomatiche in tutto il mondo, ho assistito a conferenze stampa, alle plenarie e alle riunioni delle commissioni parlamentari, ho partecipato alla EP Election Night 2009, ho collaborato nella preparazione di incontri tra il Ministro alle Politiche Comunitarie e i neoeletti europarlamentari italiani, ho seguito l’intero iter del loro insediamento. Dalla finestra vedo… Milano, sto seguendo il PhD in Studi Politici alla Statale. I sogni son desideri… Mi piacerebbe lavorare nel mondo accademico o in qualche istituto di ricerca, ma anche in qualche istituzione europea. Le follie dell’imperatore… Tante, ma la prima sarebbe incontrare Tsebelis! PAGE 8 A . S . S. I .S . T . NU MB E R 0 Conferences, Seminars, Lectures at SIS (2008-2009) The SIS organised several conferences, seminars and lectures for MEIS students and alumni, Ph.D. students and the professors. Among the scholars invited to the School for the 2008 and 2009 we can mention: Balbo Laura, ‘International Association for the Study of Racism’ (Amsterdam, NL) and ‘Italia-Razzismo’ (Rome, IT) (USA) Begg Ian, European Institute, London School of Economics (UK) O’Connell Arturo, Central Bank of Argentina (RA) Briault Clive, Risk and Regulation Consulting Limited, Reading (UK) Bruzzese del Pozzo LT. Col. Francesco, Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), Vicenza (IT) Caccamo Valentina, Dipartimento di Diritto Pubblico, Università di Pisa (IT) Calleo David, Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington (USA) Chiodi Luisa, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Rovereto (IT) Civico Aldo, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University, New York (USA) Costi Matteo, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Office of the Prosecutor, The Hague (NL) D’Angelo Sandro, Directorate General for External Policies, European Parliament, Brussels (BE) De Cecco Marcello, Scuola Normale di Pisa (IT) Dehn Jan, Ashmore Investment Management Limited, London (UK) Driffill John, Birkbeck College, University of London, London (UK) Dutkiewicz Piotr, Institute of European and Russian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa (CA) Eichengreen Barry, University of California, Berkeley (USA) Gazzini Tarcisio, Faculty of Law, VU University Amsterdam (NL) Geddes Andrew, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield (UK) Ghai Yash, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (CN) Gorzelak Grzegorz, Centre for European Regional and Local Studies, University of Warsaw (PL) Gradoni Lorenzo, Faculty of Law, Università di Bologna (IT) Holzinger Katarina, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz (D) Kleiman Ephraim, Department of economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL) Kregel Jan A., United Nations, New York (USA) Hanafi Hazem Hassan, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (ET) Hopkin Jonathan, Department of Government, London School of Economics (UK) Johaar-Glick Soraya, Department of Field Support/DFS, UNHQ, New York (USA) Jones Erik, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Università di Bologna (IT) Joppke Christian, Graduate School of Government, American University of Paris (FR) La Palombara Joseph, Department of Political Science, Yale University (USA) Missiroli Antonio, European Policy Centre, Brussels (BE) Ormestad Catrin, The Economist, London (UK) Perali Federico, Department of Economics, Università di Verona (IT) Pfanner Toni, ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva (CH) Pomfret Richard, School of Economics, University of Adelaide (AU) Sabra Naila, Humanitarian Operations, Office of the Chief Operations Officer, WFP World Food Program, Rome (IT) Scheipers Sibylle, Changing Character of War Programme, Oxford University (UK) Schunk Xavier, FAI (Federazione Acli Internazionali), Brussels (BE) Serven Luis, The World Bank, Washington (USA) Seibel Wolfgang, Fachbereich Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft, University of Konstanz (D) Shimazu Naoko, School of History, Birbeck College, University of London (UK) Settembri Pierpaolo, Secretariat of the Council of the EU, Brussels (BE) Silvestri Adriano, Division of International Protection Services, UNHRC United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, Rome (IT) Strazzari Francesco, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam (NL) Stuart Douglas T., Department of International Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle (USA) Swanström Niklas, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, Uppsala (S) Tingsabadh Charit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (THA) Toft Christian, Department of Economics, University of Kassel (D) Toniolo Giovanni, Università di Roma ‘Tor Vergata’ (ITA) and Duke University, Durham (USA) Wohlgemut Brigadier-General Karl-Alexander, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (D) Zambaudio Maria, Action against Hunger, New York (USA) Zimmermann Hubert, Department of Government, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA) Levy Gideon, Haaretz Newspaper, Tel Aviv (IL) Manzetti Luigi, Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (USA) Meir Gideon, Israeli Ambassador to Italy, Rome (IT) La Raya Ray, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA) Mattei Ugo, University of Torino (IT) and University of California Meir Gideon, Israeli Ambassador to Italy, at SIS ISSUE 0 A . S . S. I .S . T . PAGE 9 News from the MEIS Students MASTER’s COURSE REPRESENTATIVES Hi everybody, I’m Andrea, I'm sure you have seen me around in the school it's difficult to not notice me, if not here you have my picture. Just to give you some more information about me I am attending the European Politics and International Systems track, and my interests are: European Culture, European Citizenship and European Youth Policy. As you might know I am one of your student representatives, so if you have any problem you want to discuss feel free to contact me. Andrea CANIL: [email protected] Hi, I’m Alexandra, and I follow the Globalization, International Institutions and Development Economics track. You can easily recognize me because of my German accent that, even despite serious attempts to get rid of it, sticks to me in every language I speak. I’m originally from Berlin, but I’ve been living in Italy for about five and a half years now. This largely explains my addiction to coffee and my tendency to ignore traffic lights. Currently, I’m interested in the external dimension of the European Union, expecially its relations with less developed countries. Alexandra ECKERT: [email protected] Hi everybody! I’m Francesco, I am from Mantova but I have lived in Trento for five years. I got my bachelor degree (Laurea Triennale) in Sociology at the Faculty of Sociology of Trento Univeristy in 2007, now I am attending the LS-SEI. Feel free to contact me anytime you want to discuss a problem or something about the School. Francesco COSTA: [email protected] MEIS Internship MEIS Graduation Final Exams June 10th, 2010 November 11th, 2010 March 24th, 2011 New Admissions to MEIS! The Call for Applications for the 2010-11 is now open. Applications must be submitted between May 30th and June 30th 2010 See details at www.sis.unitn.it New Admissions to the PhD in International Studies! The Call for Applications for the 2010-11 is now open. Applications must be submitted between 24 March and 28 April 2010 See details at www.sis.unitn.it The program of Laurea Specialistica may be complemented by an internship, providing students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in organisations or institutions at national, European and international levels. Depending on the length of the internship and the organisation or institution involved, the degree committee will award a number of credits upon completion and presentation of the relevant documentation. The program of Laurea Magistrale does not provide students with credits upon completion of an internship. Students undertaking an internship will be awarded one additional mark to be added to the marks’ average at the graduation exam. Before a student can carry out an internship, the project must be planned, approved and formalized. THanks to the Internship Service of the University of Trento trainees, lecturers and companies can comunicate their projects and availability and are assisted in all the organizational and technicaladministrative aspects connected to the law and in all the procedures for its activation. Students are required to contact the MEIS tutor for further information: Milena Bigatto ([email protected]). Receving Hours: Tuesday: 9.00 – 13.00, SIS Tutor Room, 1st floor MOVIES ON IR! MEIS students and Prof. Riley organise the first series of MOVIES ON IR! Next dates: 3 May 2010: The Last King of Scotland 10 May 2010: Before the Rain NU MB E R 0 A . S . S. I .S . T . PAGE 10 History File They Were Awarded a Master in European and International Studies From SIS in 2006-2010 Nome Anno di laurea Titolo tesi Relatore Sirignani Francesca 2006 J. Woelk Turismo, cittadinanza e diversità culturali nella dimensione europea: normativa comunitaria e aspetti socio-economici Fenyvesi-Kiss Boglarka Etelka 2006 S. Piattoni Europeizzazione e regionalizzazione in Ungheria Pompermaier Claudia 2007 G. Folloni Le rimesse come potenziale strumento per lo sviluppo del paese d’origine del migrante Zorzetto Riccardo 2007 L. Bonatti Il persistente disavanzo estero degli Stati Uniti e le sue implicazioni per i paesi del Sud-est asiatico Pedrotti Bruno 2007 S. Piattoni Europeizzazione e politica dell’educazionie. Studio di un caso: Il processo di Bologna Monfredini On-Li 2007 G. Fodor Brasile: il Plano real e i suoi adattamenti sotto F.H. Cardoso Lazzeri Thomas 2007 S. Fabbrini La politica estera di George W. Bush: gli Stati Uniti e la sfida dell’11 settembre Clerici Giulia 2007 S. Fabbrini La politica estera dell’Unione europea nei Balcani: il cado della Bosnia Erzegovina Ghisu Paolo 2007 R. Scartezzini The Minority Politics in Xinjiang: Autonomy, Development, and Ethnic Assimilation Turri Martina 2007 L. Antoniolli Il rapporto tra Unione Europea e Africa nel quadro della politica di cooperazione allo sviluppo: evoluzione, problemi e prospettive Dolkar Dekyi 2007 R. Toniatti The Autonomy of Tibet: An Analysis of Issues Relating to Minority Rights in China and Its Implications Dalì Maddalena 2007 P. Foradori Decentralization as a Peacebuilding Tool: The Case of Kosovo Zia Giorgia 2007 A. Fodella La regolamentazione comunitaria in materia di organismi geneticamente modificati Dossi Samuele 2007 M. Brunazzo Europeanization at the Urban Level: The Community Initiative URBAN II in Bordeaux and Genoa. Transforming Policy-making of European Cities Mongera Francesco 2007 V. Della Sala Un futuro per il sindacato in Europa? Modelli di capitalismo e sindacati: analisi comparata fra Italie e Stati Uniti Dal Bianco Anita 2007 N. Lugaresi I conflitti ambientali e il ruolo della partecipazione pubblica nel procedimento di VIA: il caso della Val Susa Menghini Susan 2007 S. Piattoni Come funziona la ‘multi-level governance’? La programmazione dei fondi strutturali 2007-2013 nella Provincia autonoma di Trento Lochmann Andreas 2007 G. Fodor Renewable Energy in developing Countries: Biodiesel Production in Brazil Fait Silvia 2007 L. Fazzi Caratteristiche e traiettorie di sviluppo ddelle organizzazioni non governative italiane nel settore della operazione internazionale: il caso FOCSIV Cologna Erik 2007 M. Gilbert La crisi di Suez vista da Parigi Gadler Alice 2007 M. Pertile Victims’ Participation in the Proceedings before the ICC Capano Fabio 2007 M. Gilbert Totalitarian ideologies in the Twentieth century: Nazism and Communism in Comparative Perspective Allegro Stefania 2008 J. Woelk The Social Economy of Hungary Andreatta Barbara 2008 V. Della Sala La politica energetica europea: tra ‘high policy’ e ‘spillover’ Bottura Giulia 2008 L. Antoniolli The Development Cooperation Policy of the European Union: A Focus on Gender and Education Cappelletti Anna Rosa 2008 A. Fodella Il Protocollo di Kyoto alla Convenzione quadro delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici Colombi Maddalena 2008 S. Fabbrini The EU Normative Power: The Case of the Euromediterranean Partnership and Regional Cooperation in a New Security Contest Dalpiaz Stefania 2008 A. Fracasso The Role of Firms in the Global Economy: Evidence from the Province of Trento Frizzera Mattia 2008 V. Della Sala Le politiche energetiche in Italia e Germania: interesse nazionale o impegno europeo? Mazurier Pablo Andres 2008 G. Ferrari La problematica dell’ambiente in una prospettiva di sociologia del diritto internazionale Salles Denes Antonio Adolpho 2008 C.L. Gilbert Alternative Scenarios for the Reform of Cotton Policies in the US and EU and Their Consequences on the Structures of the World Cotton Market Tezzele Marcello 2008 L. Bonatti L’M.C.A. Sistemi di welfare a confronto Torghele Lara 2008 M. Brunazzo Verso una politica europea delle regioni? Il caso dell’Italia Tu Thanh Giad 2008 R. Scartezzini Caught in the Middle… or ‘Those-To-Be Developed’: Construction, Appropriation and Integration/Assimilation in the Ethno-History of Vietnam’s Central Highlands PAGE 11 Nome A . S . S. I .S . T . Anno di laurea ISSUE 0 Titolo tesi Relatore Maule Chiara 2008 P. Rosa Opportunismo, pacifismo o politica burocratica? Modelli teorici e risposte italiane alle minacce di sicurezza Fiorentini Enrico 2008 L. Antoniolli Il regime di non proliferazione nucleare. Il ruolo dell’Unione Europea e la questione iraniana Zanotti Sergio 2008 R. Caso Diritto d’autore e principio della dicotomia tra idea ed espressione: nascita, evoluzione e circolazione di un modello giuridico Mannino Cristian 2008 R. Scartezzini Dall’‘orientalismo’ al ‘mediterraneo’? Un’analisi socio-discorsiva delle relazioni euro-mediterranee Pallaver Matteo 2008 S. Fabbrini European Security and Defense Policy: beyond Civil Power Rustico Lisa 2008 V. Della Sala Equilibri tra flexibility e security in Europa. Il caso italiano Voltolini Benedetta 2008 S. Fabbrini The Post-Pillarization of EU Foreign Policy: The Case of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Quaglia Ilke Irina 2008 G. Fodor La Politica agricola comune e le quote latte Dorigato Alessandro 2009 P. Rosa ‘Realismo islamico’: il programma nucleare iraniano tra identità e potenza Biffi Francesco 2009 P. Rosa Minacce, norme, regime: tre modelli interpretativi della politica nucleare nordcoreana Galetta Antonella 2009 M. Pertile International Law and Water Conflicts: Water Exploitation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Cittadino Federica 2009 A. Fodella Il principio di sviluppo sostenibile nel diritto internazionale Scuratti Stefano 2009 V. Della Sala The Future of Human Security between Free Arms Trade and Regulation Garrone Jacopo 2009 L. Antoniolli Integrazione europea e deficit democratico: il ruolo del Parlamento europeo Storer Alessandro 2009 L. Antoniolli Unione per il Mediterraneo: evoluzione degli assetti istituzionali e possibili contributi al processo di pace in Medio-oriente Mariotto Camilla 2009 S. Piattoni Teorie neoistituzionaliste e processi decisionali dell’Unione Europea. Una critica del modello di Tsebelis alla luce della Direttiva 98/44/CE Pancheri Chiara 2009 V. Della Sala The European Union and Western Balkans: ‘Carrot and Stick’ Approach in Serbia and Kosovo Zingariello Cosima 2009 V. Della Sala Cuba: modello per l’America Latina Paoli Veronica 2009 V. Della Sala Cittadinanza e immigrazione in Europa Paulus Noemie Marie Lise 2009 G. Berloffa Microcredit in Europe: A Comparison between France and Italy Di Nuzzo Ambra 2009 M. Brunazzo The Foreign Policy of European Regions: Euroregions and Groupings of Territorial Co-operation in Comparison Fellin Andrea 2009 M. Brunazzo L’Unione Europea e il Montenegro: le contraddizioni di un processo di integrazione Falagiarda Matteo 2009 A. Fracasso Are the East African Countries Ready for a Common Currency? An Empirical Economic Analysis Coloni Rossella 2009 M. Brunazzo Gli OGM e l’Europa: un caso di governance multi-livello? Gilli Maria Cristina 2009 M. Brunazzo Movimento regionalisti in Europa. Il caso corso e quello sud-tirolese Bernard Alex 2009 M.L. Segnana International Sourcing: Country and Firm-Level Analyses Di Felice Alberto 2009 M. Nicoletti The Philosophy of 9/11: A Critical Analysis of the Main Debates Barbacovi David 2009 M. Gilbert L'Italia del secondo dopoguerra (1946-1953) vista attraverso le immagini propagandistiche dei principali partiti politici Brun Marina 2009 A. Fodella Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing in International Law Mitrotta Emma 2009 A. Fodella La protezione dell’ambiante nei conflitti armati Zucal Demian Samuel 2009 A. Fodella La produzione di energia nel diritto internazionale dell’ambiente Geri Lorenzo 2009 A. Fodella Il regime giuridico internazionale delle aree protette transfrontaliere terrestri Benedetti Diana 2009 M. Gilbert Il Partito comunista italiano negli anni ‘80 Leonardi Claudia 2009 D. Sicurelli L'evoluzione della politica estera americana nei confronti dell’Africa. La guerra al terrorismo prima e dopo l’11 settembre Baldiotti Silvia 2009 S. Fabbrini Which Europe in the United Nations Security Council? Adami Nicola 2010 S. Piattoni L’intesa programmatica d’area come versione veneta del patto territoriale. Analisi del caso dell’IPA basso veronese e colognese Angioli Daniel 2010 M. Pertile La protezione dei diritti dei rom nella giurisprudenza della Corte europea per i diritti umani Bert Nadia 2010 M. Brunazzo A Multilevel Governance Process: The Case of Brenner Basis Tunnel Coslop Angela 2010 D. Sicurelli Politiche di aiuto allo sviluppo in Africa e Stati Uniti. Verso una convergenza? Cozzio Giovanni 2010 P. Wagner Sostenibilità e mutamento in un contesto di razionalità limitata Nantiat Micol 2010 V. Della Sala Climate Change and International Security: The Case of Environmental Refugees Suarez Duque Beatriz Elena 2010 J. Birner The EU Foreign Policy toward Colombia: The Underestimated Richness of Biodiversity Tonin Erika 2010 A. Fracasso La politica migratoria dell’Unione Europea. Analisi di un progetto di successo: MIGRAVALUE A . S . S. I .S . T . ISSUE 0 PAGE 12 Give your contribution to A.S.S.I.S.T.! All the MEIS alumni are warmly invited to collaborate to the following issues of A.S.S.I.S.T. We want to make of this newsletter your voice. The voice of dozens MEIS Alumni scattered all along Europe and beyond. You can reach us by e-mail and send us ideas, comments and criticisms. But we would also ask you to give us a more concrete contribution: we are looking for materials and short articles describing your ongoing projects, your current work and the experiences you are doing in the academic life as well as in other sectors. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon. The editorial board of A.S.S.I.S.T. Send Us Your News! Please send us your news, your coordinates and your photos for our archive!!! E-mail: [email protected] A.S.S.I.S.T. The NEWSLETTER of the Alumni and Students of the Master’s Degree in European and International Studies School of International Studies University of Trento Editors Benedetta Voltolini Sergio Zanotti Editorial Committee Milena Bigatto - MEIS Tutor Marco Brunazzo - SIS lecturer Andrea Fracasso - SIS lecturer Benedetta Voltolini - MEIS Alumnus Sergio Zanotti - MEIS Alumnus E-mail: [email protected] Foto: Alessio Coser e altri, picture archive of the University of Trento Breaking News! In the Next Months... Symposium on ‘Reporting Italy: The Foreign Press and Italy’ In an increasingly interdependent world, governments have to pay increasing attention to how their messages play not only at home but abroad as well. The aim of this panel is to bring to Trento two or three foreign correspondents from foreign newspapers to discuss some of the challenges they face in reporting on Italian politics to an international audience. The panel would take place over the course of an afternoon in October or November. Conference on the Lisbon Treaty and the Future of the European Union The School of International Studies plans to organize a conference concerning the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the future of the European Union. The aim of the conference is to highlight the changes and trends from a multidisciplinary approach, analyzing the economic, legal and political impact of the new arrangements, showing the elements of continuity and novelty in various areas. The conference will involve external guest speakers and scholars working at the School of International Studies, and is planned for 28 September 2010. Beside the organization of this academic conference, the SIS also plans one or some of collateral events discussing the content and implication of the Lisbon Treaty with the master and Ph.D students and with a general public audience, possibly together with external institutions and associations, which should take place in Spring and Summer 2010.