Federica Zardo, PhD
Curriculum Vitae
SUMMARY
I have a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Turin and I graduate in SciencesPo Bordeaux and at the University of Turin in European Studies (double MA programme). My work revolves around the European Union politics and policies in the global world, especially in the European Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean region. My work is moving more towards the meso level, focusing on specific policies such as migration and mobility, and specific cooperation dynamics on the ground between the EU and local actors. My research profile also benefits from more than 7 years professional experience in consultancy, in writing and evaluating EU funded projects and EU programmes (internal and external cooperation).
Education
01/2012 – 12/2015: PhD Political Science and International Relations
Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Italy.
Thesis: Whose ownership? A negotiation perspective on EU-Tunisia cooperation
2007 –2009 Double MA in European Studies, 110/110 cum laude.
Sciences Po Bordeaux - University of Turin ("Filière Intégrée franco-italienne").
Thesis: The geopolitical impact of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Eastern Europe
2003–2006 Double BA in International Relations, 110/110 cum laude. Sciences Po Bordeaux - University of Turin ("Filière Intégrée franco-italienne"). Thesis: The history of EU borders in Central and Eastern Europe
Academic Positions
From September 2016:
Assistant Professor, Unviersity of Vienna – Institute for European Integration Research
02/2015 – 08/2016
Research and Teaching Assistant - Political Science and International Relations
University of Turin, Department of Culture, Politics and Society
Involved in the local research project: “Socio-political and socio-economic processes in Lebanon after 2011”
10/2012 – 04/2013
Ph.D. FellowFreie Universitat Berlin, KFG "The Transformative Power of Europe", German
09/2013 – 12/2013
Field Research - Policy analyst (intern)
EU Delegation in Tunisia, European Union External Action Service (political section)
Policy analysis of political developments in the Country; monthly and weekly reporting to Brussels. Follow-up of the negotiations on the Mobility Partnership. Networking with and involvement of Tunisian civil society on EU policies and EU-Tunisia relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RELEVANT FOR RESEARCH
06/2015 – 08/2016
EU Research Projects Manager – University of Turin (Research and International Relations Department) Information, Training and Support for Grant Application for EU funded research projects in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. Horizon2020 projects, ERC, Marie-Curie Actions, DG Justice Grants, DG Employment and Social Affairs
11/2007 – 04/2015
EU project consultant (Soges S.p.A)
Training and teaching on EU policies and programmes; Project writing; EU projects and programmes evaluation (ENPI, European Territorial Cooperation, FP7).
09/2012 – ongoing
Contributing writer
MEDIT project, managed by Paralleli – North-West Euromediterranean Institut and Twai - Torino World Affairs Institute.
Il Manifesto – National Newspaper
Rivista Europae, online Italian journal on European politics http://www.rivistaeuropae.eu/)
05/2008 – 09/2008
Assistant to the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU Council (intern)
Daily follow up of the Coreper I activities (participation to EU Councils, Coreper I, Mertens and working groups meetings; reporting to the deputy Permanent Representative to the EU and to the Mertens coordinator).
