Are you considering applying for our PhD Programme in Politics? Join us online for a Virtual Open Day to learn more about the opportunities we offer and speak to potential supervisors! On Tuesday, 5 December you will have the chance to learn more about Luiss University, life in Rome and about the PhD in Politics.
Professor Thomas Christiansen, the Programme Coordinator, and the other members of the Academic Board will be online to provide detailed information and answer your questions!
Our PhD in Politics is designed for researchers who want to work in academia or pursue a professional career in international institutions, NGOs, public and private research institutes, and political communication.
| Time | Potential Supervisor | Areas of expertise |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:30 | All Faculty | Welcome, General Information about the Programme and Q&A |
| 10:30-10:40 | Mark Thatcher | Comparative public policy and regulation in Europe, Cultural Heritage, Governance of Markets, Western Policies, Sovereign Wealth Funds Investments |
| 10:45-10:55 | Maria Giulia Amadio Vicerè | European integration, EU institutions, EU Foreign Policy, EU enlargement, European Neighbourhood Policy, Global Governance by the EU |
| 11:00-11:10 | Maria Paola Ferretti | Political philosophy, theories of justice, theories of public justification, the ethics of public policies, political corruption, risk governance |
| 11:15-11:25 | Cristina Fasone | Comparative Public Law, Parliamentary Democracy, Parliamentary accountability National constitutional systems |
| 11:30-11:40 | Alina Mungiu-Pippidi | Quality of government, nationalism and ethnic conflict, corruption, European enlargement and neighborhood policy, international development aid, democracy promotion |
| 11:45-11:55 | Marta Simoncini | EU Administrative Law, EU agencies, Shared administration, Conditionality governance Golden powers, Digital e green transition |
| 12:00-12:10 | Vincenzo Emanuele | Elections, Party systems, Voting behavior, Political parties and Party competition, Time-series-cross-section analysis, Comparative historical analysis |
| 12:15-12:25 | Nicolò Conti | Parties, Elites, Public Opinion, Political behavior, Transnatioanl cleavage, Southern European Politics |
| 12:30-12:40 | Maximilian Brüning | PhD representative |
| 12:45-12:55 | Lorenzo De Sio | Elections and Political Parties, Political Behaviour, Public opinion |
| 13:00-13:10 | Rosario Forlenza | Global History, Comparative history of political systems, history of modern Europe, democracy and democratization, religion and politics, revolution, politics of memory, political anthropology |
| 13:15-13:25 | Leila Simona Talani | International political economy, international migration, European political economy |
| 13:30-13:40 | Valentina Gentile | Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Justice, Normative Liberal Theory, Religion and Liberalism |
| 13:45-13:55 | Thomas Christiansen | Politics of the European Union, European Institutions, External Relations of the European Union |
| 14:00-14:10 | Maria Rita Testa | Demography and social challenges, reproductive decision-making, family, environmental change, social sustainability, panel/multilevel data analysis |
| 14:15-14:25 | Kristina Stoeckl | Political sociology, sociology of religion, sociology of human rights, qualitative social research,(transnational) social movements, value conflicts, Russia and Orthodox Christianity |
| 14:30-14:40 | Francesca Maria Corrao | History of the Middle East, Mediterranean Studies, Cultural Studies, Arabic Literature, Intercultural Dialogue, Anthropological Studies, Gender Studies, Political Thought in the Arab World, Arab Legacy in Italy |
| 14:45-14:55 | Nina Nachkebia | PhD Office |