ISSUE 2

Sono trascorsi dieci anni dalla fondazione

della Scuola di Studi Internazionali. Nata

come un esperimento all’interno del sistema

universitario italiano, la Scuola ha saputo

consolidarsi, accogliendo sempre di più la

sfida di formare gli studenti ai grandi cam-

biamenti che interessano il sistema interna-

zionale. Potevano i dieci anni

della Scuola non essere festeg-

giati con una nuova riforma del

Master in European and Inter-

national Studies? Ovviamente,

no!

Nel fare questo, ci ha “dato una

mano” un nuovo decreto mini-

steriale (il DM 17 del 22 settembre 2010),

che ha costretto tutte le università italiane a

rivedere la propria offerta formativa. Que-

sto decreto ha innalzato in modo significati-

vo il numero di docenti necessari per

l’attivazione dei corsi di laurea, rendendo al

contempo più difficile l’attivazione di per-

corsi all’interno dello stesso corso di lau-

rea. Inoltre, esso ha adottato vincoli mol-

to stringenti rispetto alla copertura dei

settori disciplinari caratterizzanti . Ciò ha

reso inevitabile per i consigli di facoltà

rivedere (in alcuni casi significativamente)

l’organizzazione della loro offerta didattica

complessiva. Anche il MEIS

ne è stato interessato.

A partire dall’anno accade-

mico 2011/2012, il MEIS si

caratterizza per una cre-

scente semplificazione dei

percorsi di studio, una

maggiore autonomia deci-

sionale degli studenti e una nuova offerta

in termini di corsi attivati.

In primo luogo, sono stati aboliti i tre per-

corsi precedenti e con loro i corsi da 14

ECTS. Ciò ha permesso di innalzare a 24

ECTS il numero dei crediti liberi e a 22

ECTS il numero di crediti attribuiti per il

I primi dieci anni della SIS e una nuova riforma del

MEIS

La Giunta del Corso di laurea magistrale

PAGE 1

This issue features

L’eredità di Ferdinando

Targetti p. 3

International Career Day p. 5

Brussels through the Lens of

a Bird of Passage p. 7

Conflict, Peace, Statebuiding,

and Local Institutions p. 9

Integrated Graduate

Program in International Studies and Transnational

Governance

p. 11

Alumni Stories: Alex Ber-

nard from Trento to Milan p. 12

News from MEIS Students p. 13

Book Review p. 13

Ieri, oggi e domani: SEI do-

mande agli Alumni p. 14

History File p. 15

FROM THE EDITORS... by Benedetta Voltolini and Sergio Zanotti, Editors of ASSIST

Hi everybody and welcome back to a new issue of ASSIST!

Many months have passed since the last issue of ASSIST. We hope that the 2011/2012

academic year has progressed smoothly so far and that the new SIS students have had

the opportunity to enjoy the new Master programme (see pp. 1-2). We are sorry for this

delay, but in the past few months professional and organisational developments, which

occurred in the School but also at the editorial board level, made us think that it was

better to put the project in a hiatus that definitely lasted more than expected. Notwith-

standing the delay and the fact that as of today some articles could not be quite up to

date anymore, much effort had already been put in this issue, so we have decided to ac-

knowledge the contributions of those who have helped us building this issue.

During this time we also took a chance to reflect on the future of this newsletter, as more

than one year has passed since we embarked on this experience and, especially thanks to

the positive feedback we had so far, we have come to realize that it would have been a

pity for this project to fade away without having tried to resume it where we left it off.

SCHOOL OF

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Italy

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YEAR 2012

Una riforma che semplifica

l’offerta formativa mantenendo

invariata la tradizionale qualità del

MEIS

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lavoro di tesi. Allo stesso tempo, i corsi

del secondo anno sono diventati più

leggeri di quelli del primo: saranno at-

tribuiti 6 ECTS per ogni corso del se-

condo anno, diminuendo anche la per-

manenza in classe degli studenti, che

potranno, quindi, lavorare di più e me-

glio sulla loro tesi finale.

La riforma è stata anche l’occasione per

una messa a punto dell’offerta formati-

va. Nel corso degli anni, si è notata

l’esigenza di attivare al primo anno un

corso di Metodi e tecniche della ricerca

sociale, al fine di migliorare la qualità

delle ricerche empiriche degli studenti

e per offrire loro conoscenze di indiscu-

tibile rilevanza nel mondo del lavoro. Il

corso di lingua inglese, infine, è stato

portato da 8 a 10 ECTS.

Le riforme introdotte hanno due effetti

principali: permettono agli studenti di

personalizzare maggiormente il loro pia-

no degli studi e consentono al MEIS di

internazionalizzarsi ulteriormente, atti-

vando accordi di doppia laurea con ate-

nei stranieri. Un primo accordo è stato

recentemente siglato con la Scuola Supe-

riore Sant’Anna di Pisa e ha portato alla

creazione del Graduate Program in In-

ternational Studies and Transnational

Governance (vedi p. 9) di cui siamo

particolarmente felici. Questa nuova

opportunità formativa consolida

ulteriormente la reputazione del

MEIS e dell’Università di Trento.

Ogni riforma comporta dei costi di

transazione e richiede tempo ed

energie. Siamo sicuri, però, che la

nuova offerta formativa risponda in

modo più compiuto alle esigenze

formative degli studenti, integrando

anche molti dei suggerimenti da

loro emersi nel corso di questi anni.

Course title Year ECTS Hours

Contemporary History 1 8 48

Principles of International Economics 1 8 48

Elements of International and European Union

Law 1 8 48

European and International Politics 1 8 48

Techniques and Methods in Social Sciences 1 6 36

English Language 1 10 80

Second Language (French, Spanish, German) 1 6 -

Political Philosophy II 6 36

One course of Economics II 6 36

One course of Law II 6 36

One course of Political Science II 6 36

Free Courses II 24 -

Final Thesis II 22 -

La nuova organizzazione del Master in European and International Studies

Thus, we would like to make an effort to move things ahead with the aim of – why not – publishing this newsletter on a

more regular basis and of enhancing the quality of its content. In view of these plans, it becomes a necessity to expand

the line-up of collaborators to bring new and fresh ideas into the newsletter. Therefore, contact us to become part of the

team and contribute to ASSIST!

But before all this happens, enjoy this issue of ASSIST with all its interesting items starting from the celebration of the

tenth birthday of the School. As you may already know, the School has undergone some changes, ranging from the MEIS

reform for the 2011-2012 academic year to the partnership with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, a

project aimed at creating an Integrate Graduate Program in International Studies and Transnational Governance.

These innovations would not have been possible without the past. In particular, we deemed it important to remember

one of the minds behind the origins of the School of International Studies, Professor Ferdinando Targetti, who passed

away in July 2011. Not only is the article on Professor Targetti a recollection of this emminent man, but it is also a way

to pay a tribute to all the efforts that he made during his life for the establishment and development of the School. The

editorial committee of ASSIST joins all his former colleagues in the memory that you can find on page 3.

To go “back to the future”, we would also like to draw your attention to the first International Career Day hosted by the

School in May2011 and which marked a significant occasion where professionals and representatives of national and

international institutions shared their insights with students and graduates. We hope such an initiative will help stu-

dents in undertaking their future careers – and we also hope someday they will share with us their “success stories”, as

two MEIS Alumni, Serena Natile and Alex Bernard, have done in this issue with respect to their careers in 2011.

In March 2012 the conference “Conflict, Peace, Statebuilding, and Local Institutions” took place at the School. Irene

Costantini used this opportunity to ask a few questions to Stephan Massing: you can read the interview on page 9.

Finally, as usual, you will also find some practical information concerning the activities of the School, the presentation of

the students’ representatives, as well as info on internships and opportunities abroad.

That’s it for now. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue of ASSIST!

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L’eredità di Ferdinando Targetti A cura dei colleghi della Facoltà di Economia e della Scuola di Studi Internazionali

E' passato quasi un anno da quando, il

10 luglio 2011, è scomparso Ferdinan-

do Targetti, Professore di Politica

Economica presso il Dipartimento di

Economia e primo Direttore della

Scuola di Studi Internazionali del no-

stro Ateneo. Una grande perdita per

l’Università, il Trentino e l’Italia tutta,

come sentitamente riconosciuto dal

Rettore, dal Presidente della Provin-

cia e dal Presidente della Repubblica.

Una perdita per noi colleghi in Facoltà

e alla Scuola, che vogliamo

ricordarlo economista

brillante, studioso rigoro-

so, intellettuale impegnato

nella politica.

Ferdinando Targetti stu-

diò e si laureò presso la

Bocconi, in anni in cui

c’erano molte speranze

nella possibilità di cambia-

mento della società e

grandi aspettative sul ruo-

lo che lo studio

dell’economia politica

avrebbe potuto svolgere

in questo processo. Dopo

un breve periodo a Lon-

dra, Ferdinando decise di

continuare i suoi studi a

Cambridge, al Pembroke

College, dove insegnavano molti dei

più importante economisti dell’epoca.

Tra questi, Nicholas Kaldor fu quello

che più influenzò Ferdinando: a Kal-

dor e alla sua opera egli dedicò anni

di lavoro cui seguì un importante li-

bro (Nicholas Kaldor: economia e

politica di un capitalismo in mutamen-

to, 1989, Il Mulino, Bologna, insignito

del premio Saint Vincent come mi-

gliore libro di economia dell’anno,

pubblicato in versione inglese anche

per i tipi di Oxford University Press:

Nicholas Kaldor The Economics and

Politics of Capitalism as a Dynamic

System, 1992). A Cambridge Ferdi-

nando imparò ad affrontare i proble-

mi economici concreti con occhi libe-

ri da pregiudizi, attraverso le teorie

economiche, studiate in profondità

per capirne i pregi e i limiti. Lì imparò

a coniugare passione civile e rigore

intellettuale.

Nel 1974 Ferdinando iniziò a insegna-

re presso la Facoltà di Economia

all’Università di Trento, dove ebbe una

rapida carriera, divenendo Professore

Ordinario nel 1984. Oltre a Trento, as-

sunse negli anni incarichi didattici presso

l’Università Bocconi di Milano (1971-

1990), l’Università di Brescia (1982-

1984), la New York University (1984),

l’Università di Parigi XIII (1991-1993) e il

Libero Istituto Universitario di Castellan-

za (1994-1996).

Nel periodo 1996-2001 andò in congedo

per poter espletare il mandato parla-

mentare, essendo

stato eletto nelle

XII legislatura tra le

file dei DS, nella

coalizione

dell’Ulivo. Fu mem-

bro della Commis-

sione Finanze della

Camera e della

Commissione Bica-

merale per le Rifor-

me Fiscali

(Commissione dei

Trenta) e si distinse

come relatore di

numerosi di provve-

dimenti legislativi.

La partecipazione

alla Camera rappre-

sentò per Ferdinan-

do il punto più alto di una lunga militanza

politica, caratterizzata tanto dal forte

attaccamento ai circoli di base della sua

amata Milano, quanto da un costante

lavoro a stretto contatto con le figure di

maggior spicco sulla scena europea, co-

me Romano Prodi e Giuliano Amato.

Il ritorno a Trento nel 2001, al termine

della legislatura che vide l’ingresso

dell’Italia nell’Unione monetaria europea,

coincise con nuove importanti iniziative.

Ferdinando divenne il primo Direttore

della Scuola di Studi Internazionali, alla

cui ideazione e nascita aveva direttamen-

te contribuito. La creazione della prima

Graduate School di Studi Internazionali

in Italia fu un’impresa che lo coinvolse

profondamente.

Frutto di un originale e innovativo accor-

do tra quattro Facoltà dell’Ateneo

(Economia, Giurisprudenza, Lettere e

Sociologia), finanziato nell’ambito

dell’accordo di programma con la Pro-

vincia di Trento, la Scuola era una strut-

tura tutta da inventare, ma con un obiet-

tivo chiaro: promuovere le attività di

internazionalizzazione dell’Ateneo

trentino e sviluppare didattica e ri-

flessioni interdisciplinari, per cogliere

le complesse sfaccettature dei pro-

cessi di globalizzazione e integrazio-

ne europea. Ferdinando lavorò in-

tensamente alla sua creazione, con

un lavoro attento e paziente di me-

diazione che consentì la costruzione

di un impianto organico, solido e

condiviso della Scuola. Insieme ai

membri del primo Direttivo della

Scuola (Fabbrini, Politi/Nesi, Varani-

ni), ai Presidi delle Facoltà (Cambi,

Diani, Zaninotto/Borzaga, Quaglioni/

Toniatti) e ai docenti che scommise-

ro su questa iniziativa (tra cui Anto-

niolli, Piattoni e Segnana, impegnate

nell’elaborazione della prima offerta

formativa della Scuola), partecipò

attivamente allo sviluppo delle sue

attività. Al termine della sua direzio-

ne, quando gli successe Sergio Fab-

brini, che con lui aveva fin dall’inizio

sostenuto la Scuola, Ferdinando ri-

mase impegnato nella didattica della

Scuola e attento alla promozione di

questa sul panorama nazionale e in-

ternazionale. Il conferimento del

titolo di Professore onorario della

Scuola al Presidente della Repubblica

Italiana Giorgio Napolitano nel 2008

deve molto agli sforzi e alla tenacia di

Ferdinando. Anche nei momenti per

lui più difficili Ferdinando continuò a

seguire con attenzione, spirito di

collaborazione e affetto le attività

della Scuola e le persone che vi lavo-

ravano. Un affetto pienamente ri-

cambiato in vita e manifestato senti-

tamente in occasione della sua scom-

parsa.

I temi dell’integrazione europea e

della globalizzazione economica non

furono solo quelli intorno ai quali si

sviluppò l’attività della Scuola, ma

spiccarono tra quelli di maggior inte-

resse per Ferdinando. Era un euro-

peista convinto: l'Europa era il suo

orizzonte “naturale”, per formazio-

ne, cultura, visione del mondo e della

vita. Ma era un europeista esigente,

ossia non si limitava alla retorica

della grande Europa unita, né allo

strumentalismo di “usare” l'Europa

come “vincolo esterno” per sanare i

Ferdinando Targetti, primo direttore

della Scuola di Studi Internazionali

ISSUE 2 A.S .S . I .S .T . PAGE 4

malanni italiani. Sia durante la sua

esperienza parlamentare, sia successi-

vamente, Ferdinando fu un instancabi-

le promotore di riflessione e azione

politica su questi temi.

Ricordiamo solo alcuni tra i molti

contributi. Nel 1993, in “tempo rea-

le”, organizzò nella nostra Università

un convegno internazionale dal titolo

“L'Italia e l'Europa oltre Maa-

stricht” (gli atti furono pubblicati a

cura sua, con L. Bosco e R. Tambori-

ni, Banca di Trento e Bolzano, Tren-

to, 1994). Il messaggio era che se da

un lato era indispensabile cogliere la

grande opportunità del percorso di

unificazione monetaria che prendeva

allora avvio, dall'altro occorreva

quanto prima superare i limiti dottri-

nari e di disegno istituzionale che

avrebbero portato a un edificio con

un solo pilastro tecnocratico, la BCE,

con la vistosa assenza di quello politi-

co-fiscale, un punto oggi riconosciuto

da tutti gli studiosi più autorevoli. Nel

2003, di fronte al primo segnale di

crisi istituzionale dell'Unione moneta-

ria, ovvero l’impasse nell’applicazione

delle procedure del Patto di stabilità e

crescita nei confronti dei “grandi”

paesi dell’Unione, Ferdinando spinse

per il superamento dell'approccio

regole-sanzioni e suggerì un significa-

tivo trasferimento di competenze e

risorse a un "Tesoro europeo". Con-

testualmente avanzò, tra i primi, una

proposta di bond europei (cf. “Il Pat-

to instabile”, con R. Tamborini, Il

Mulino, 53, n.1, 2004, pp.111-121;

"The crisis of the Stability Pact and a

proposal", in P. Arestis et al. (eds.),

Growth and Economic Development.

Essays in Honour of A.P. Thir-

wall, Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 2006).

Il fatto che entrambe queste proposte

siano al centro del dibattito e del

negoziato per la riforma della gover-

nance europea sta a testimoniare la

lungimiranza della sua visione.

Nel 2010, pur affaticato dalla malattia,

Ferdinando si spese per la realizzazio-

ne della Conferenza Internazionale

“After Lisbon: where do we go from

here?”, organizzata dalla Scuola di

Studi Internazionali in occasione

dell’approvazione del Trattato di Li-

sbona. Il Trattato, per Ferdinando,

non era che una tappa in un cammino

più lungo che, attraverso revisioni

delle norme, delle istituzioni e delle

prassi, avrebbe dovuto condurre a

una governance europea più incisiva,

inclusiva e federale. Lucida e tenace,

l’idea di un’”Europa incompiuta”, carat-

terizzava il suo essere europeista esi-

gente. Nonostante fosse conscio della

logica e dei tempi della politica, non

recedeva dal compito intellettuale d'in-

dicare alla politica, senza utopie ma

con la forza della ragione, gli obiettivi

da perseguire per il bene comune. An-

che per questo aveva fortemente volu-

to che Giuliano Amato, ex vice presi-

dente della

Convenzione

europea, parte-

cipasse alla

Conferenza del

2010 e invitasse

tutti a spendersi

perché l’Europa

potesse ritrova-

re l’ambizione e

il coraggio ne-

cessari a

“compiersi”.

Negli anni più

recenti,

l’attenzione di

Ferdinando si

spostò verso le

trasformazioni

dell’economia e

della società

portate

dall’accelerazione nel processo di glo-

balizzazione economica. Un processo

condizionato da forze di natura e se-

gno diversi (innovazioni tecnologiche,

rivoluzioni politiche, macro-

regionalismi, riforme liberiste, evolu-

zione delle istituzioni internazionali), la

cui evoluzione appariva a Ferdinando

priva di una regia e di un governo

all’altezza delle sfide da esso generate.

Proprio l’esigenza di affrontare questi

temi in una prospettiva economica di

ampio respiro, spinse nel 2006 Ferdi-

nando a intraprendere, insieme ad An-

drea Fracasso, un lungo lavoro di anali-

si e scrittura di un testo sulla globaliz-

zazione economica (“Le sfide della glo-

balizzazione. Storia, politiche e istitu-

zioni”, 2008, Francesco Brioschi Edito-

re, Milano), premio Capalbio 2008 per

il miglior saggio di economia dell’anno.

Ferdinando non intendeva scrivere un

pamphlet politico ma un testo econo-

mico: come in passato, il coraggio delle

idee doveva andare insieme al rigore

scientifico.

Pur al culmine di quella che veniva defi-

nita come l’epoca d’oro dell’economia

globale, Ferdinando sentiva la neces-

sità di affrontare anche gli aspetti più

controversi della globalizzazione, tra

cui disuguaglianza, povertà, propen-

sione dei sistemi finanziari alle crisi,

squilibri macroeconomici mondiali,

concorrenza tra sistemi di welfare,

tutela dell’ambiente, per evidenziare

l’urgenza di una riforma della gover-

nance mondiale. Era sua convinzione

profonda che le politiche pubbliche

potessero contribuire in modo cru-

ciale a coniugare gli effetti distributivi

della globalizzazione e la sua capacità

di creare sviluppo sostenibile, e ri-

durre la propensione della maggiore

integrazione a creare e diffondere le

crisi economiche e finanziarie. Pur-

troppo, nemmeno la gravissima crisi

in cui il mondo è caduto è riuscita a

portare i cambiamenti auspicati. La

via indicata rimane così valida, oggi

come allora.

Erano tante le ragioni per apprezzare

Ferdinando e il tempo speso con lui:

le idee, il rigore intellettuale, il

“generoso senso delle istituzio-

ni” (ricordato anche dal Presidente

della Repubblica), la pazienza, la tena-

cia e l'amore del buon vivere dimo-

strate ammirevolmente anche negli

anni della malattia; la capacità di a-

scoltare e confrontarsi con tutti,

l’affabilità, l’ironia e l’impeccabile

stile. La sua figura mancherà a tutti

noi.

Sabato 2 Giugno, nell'ambito del

Festival dell'Economia, si terrà un

evento in ricordo di Ferdinando Tar-

getti presso la Facoltà di Economia.

Ferdinando Targetti alla cerimonia di conferimento del titolo di Professore

onorario della Scuola di studi Internazionali al Presidente della Repubblica

Giorgio Napolitano (foto AgF Bernardinatti, Archivio Università di Tren-

to).

PAGE 5 A .S .S . I .S .T . I SSUE 2

On May 20, 2011 the School of Inter-

national Studies, together with the

Jean Monnet Centre of Trento with

the financial support of the European

Commission, organized the Interna-

tional Career Day 2011, the first

event in the history of the School

dedicated to job opportunities in the

European and international environ-

ment. The event, open to all students

and particularly focused on giving an

insight to graduate students about the

various future possibilities at the inter-

national level, featured important

speakers belonging to national and

international institutions, NGOs and

academia. The Day was organised in 6

sessions dealing with specific topics,

namely, careers in international insti-

tutions (Session 1), careers at the EU

level (Session 2), careers in NGOs

(Session 3), practical information on

CVs, motivation letters and the op-

portunities offered by the University

of Trento (Session 4 and 5), and last

but not least MEIS Alumni’s experi-

ences (Session 6).

After the welcoming speech delivered

by, among others, the director of the

School of International Studies, Pro-

fessor Paolo Collini, and the President

of the Autonomous Province of

Trento, Mr. Lorenzo Dellai, the first

session began, dealing with Careers in

International Institutions.

Mr. Stefano Baldi (from the Italian

Ministry of Foreign Affairs) remarked

that, however fascinating and satisfy-

ing, careers in international institu-

tions are characterized by extremely

demanding requirements and strong

competition among candidates. There-

fore, a would-be officer/official in the

international public sector must be

prepared to go through a tough selec-

tion, and this is particularly true for

what concerns, for instance, the en-

trance test for the diplomatic career

in Italy. Regarding such a test, Ms.

Cristina Puccia and Ms. Eva Palombi

representatives of the Società Italiana

per l’Organizzazione Internazionale

(SIOI) gave a talk, detailing the various

activities carried out by SIOI, which is,

among other things, one of the organi-

zations that manage specific prepara-

tory courses for those willing to try

the diplomatic career.

For what concerns

general requirements in

an international work-

ing environment, all

speakers concurred on

the fact that language,

too, plays a pivotal

role, since fluency in

English and possibly in

another EU language

(usually French) is man-

datory. Furthermore,

and this is especially

the case for “on the

field” positions, one

could also be re-

quested to be profi-

cient in the local lan-

guage and customs

depending on the re-

gion where he or she is

seconded.

The possibility of

working in an interna-

tional institution is cer-

tainly one of the most

sought after goals that

a young professional in

international matters

can aspire to, and the

European Union defi-

nitely acts as a major

catalyst for such aspira-

tions. This is why a

whole session, the sec-

ond one, was com-

pletely dedicated to

careers in the Euro-

pean institutions,

thanks to the participa-

tion, in particular, of

Mr. Daniele Dotto, from the European

Commission.

Mr. Dotto shared with the students his

expertise for what concerns the various

candidate selection procedures at the

European Commission level, giving prac-

tical information, hints and anecdotes

ranging from the structure and the

preparation of written tests, to the way

one should handle a job interview. In

particular, notwithstanding the specific

technical and theoretical skills required

for each position, great attention was

attached to the behaviour and attitude of

candidates, who must comply with the

quite rigid standards of ethics and politi-

cal correctness that the multicultural EU

spirit promotes. To this purpose,

Mr. Dotto concluded stressing the

fact that candidates have “only one

chance to make a first impression”,

recommending that an application

for a position within the EU must

be treated with all the care it de-

serves, not only as a matter of re-

spect for the institution, but also

for the candidate himself.

While the selection process and job

interviews per se are often, quite

rightly, considered the most feared

obstacles towards an international

career, Mr. Dotto also remarked

that nowadays a professional profile

is first of all built during the univer-

International Career Day: Enlarge your career opportunities by Sergio Zanotti

A.S .S . I .S .T . I SSUE 2

sity years, both in developing personal

and social skills.

Indeed, future candidates must focus

on their goals and expectations, be-

coming aware early on of which sector,

institution and target they should aim

at: this is fundamental in order to or-

ganize the next steps in terms of pro-

fessional growth. Candidates should

also be able, from the very first years

of study, to develop whenever possible

a network of contacts – among peers,

professors and officers/officials – which

will prove extremely useful for the fu-

ture as young professionals on the in-

ternational stage.

NGOs represent one of the possibili-

ties open to professionals in the private

sector, and indeed are often regarded

as the other face of the coin, as far as

international careers are concerned.

During the third session Ms. Eliana Rig-

gio (representing the Child in Need

Institute) and Ms. Luisa Chiodi

(Scientific Director of the Rovereto-

based Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)

particularly underlined some of the

most common differences between the

governmental and non-

governmental worlds,

provided that certain

NGOs with a strong

international footprint

might be quite complex

and therefore not be

very different, in terms

of structures and inter-

nal processes, than IOs.

However, Ms. Riggio

and Ms. Chiodi pointed

out that NGOs usually

have fewer resources,

less negotiating power

and fewer privileges,

thus representing a

challenging experience

at the grassroots level of international

relations. For what concerns skills, often,

especially in applying for smaller NGOs,

a strong technical/theoretical back-

ground is not mandatory – as instead

usually happens for IOs – since “learning

by doing” is a common way of building

competences. Furthermore, flexibility,

spirit of sacrifice, strong commitment

and even physical resistance are personal

and moral qualities usually required.

There are also advantages, of course: in

smaller NGOs one might more easily

build personal and professional relations,

the selection processes are less competi-

tive and more straightforward , there is

less bureaucracy and, often, a more im-

mediate return in terms of satisfaction

for having, almost personally, sustained

or championed a particular cause or

project.

Lastly, the event hosted a final session

where some SIS alumni had the opportu-

nity to share their views on and offer

some tips about their professional ex-

perience. One aspect that emerged com-

paring the various experiences shared by

the alumni is how they were each able

to pursue very different paths,

which ranged from public institu-

tions, NGOs and the private corpo-

rate sector. This demonstrates to

what extent the interdisciplinary

approach embraced by the School

contributes to giving its students a

very flexible and adaptive back-

ground.

In addition, great importance was

drawn again to aspects such as the

growing importance of network

building, as well as to “old fash-

ioned” values that have always

played a pivotal role in developing a

successful career, like ambition,

perseverance, commitment to the

goal and a “leave no stone un-

turned” attitude. And, last but not

least, a little bit of luck – why not.

The experiences gathered during

the ICD 2011 showed how, when it

comes to jobs and recruitment,

having a practical understanding of

how things work might be an advan-

tage for students who are willing to

undertake an international career.

In this sense, the event organized by

the School served as a tool aimed at

bridging the gap between university

and the “real world”. The fact that

this was made possible through the

intervention of experts coming both

from the public and private sector

certainly added a significant value to

the initiative.

In conclusion, the International Ca-

reer Day 2011, with its insightful

testimonies, contributed to the

School’s mission to develop talents

in international matters.

The ICD was not only about sharing professional experiences. During Session 4 and 5 representatives of the University of

Trento delivered presentations dealing with all the practical issues that you can come across while searching for a job, as

well as an overview of the principal foreign exchange programs offered by the University and the School.

For further information on the opportunities at UNITN, see the University’s Internship and Placement website and the In-

ternational Mobility Portal

UNITN Stage and Placement Opportunities

http://stage-placement.unitn.it/en

UNITN International Mobility Portal

http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/2707/international

Prof. Antonino Alì with Dr. Eva Palombi and Dr. Cristina Puccia. On the screen,

Dr. Stefano Baldi.

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Marcel Proust said that “the real voy-

age of discovery consists not in seeking

new landscapes but in having new eyes”

and this is particularly true for Brussels.

Brussels is not an enchant-

ing city to visit. It is well

known for decorated

chocolates, greasy frites,

tasty beers and the Man-

nekin Pis (a tiny statue of

a heroic boy peeing like a

fountain). This city has a

double personality: spec-

tacular constructions,

such as the Grand’ Place,

the Cathedral of Sts-

Michel-and-Gudule, the

Royal Palace and the chic-

antique Place du Grand

Sablon are ingeniously

alternated with shabby

squares reigned by improbable beggars

and carnival pavements adorned with

colourful trash. However, there is a

veiled vibrant beauty beneath the mag-

nificent architecture and the grime.

Considered in the abstract as the capi-

tal of the European Union, governed by

Euro-rules and the ever-enlarging Euro-

Tribe, Brussels is in essence made up

of a melting pot of different nationali-

ties that distinguish themselves like oil

drops in a bowl of water, from the

local Flanders and Walloons to the

European

communi-

ties, not to

mention the

variety of

non-

European

foreigners –

the African

district of

Matongé,

the Turks of

Saint-Josse,

and the

Maghreb

Arab com-

munity

spread in

the poorest

places of

Schaerbeek,

Anderlecht and the Gare du Midi. Be-

hind the huge glass buildings Brussels

reveals a surprising sub-world, home to

a million people with different tongues

and cultures where nothing is mixed

and everything is shared. Brussels is

made up of scents more than sym-

bols, by spontaneous art more than

established galleries, by ideas more

than realities, by creativity more than

schemes, by chances more than

plans.

For all these reasons, Brussels is a

kind of tribal call for ambitious

twenty-something European (but also

not European) graduates, many of

whom see Europe as a lifestyle

model.

Brussels is a very interesting place to

be: long working hours are balanced

with a busy schedule of social and

cultural events, all in name of net-

working. Stagiaires are usually dy-

namic and determined and they

try to meet as many different

people as possible. There is a

constant buzz in the air, particu-

larly in the well-established

meeting places – Place Luxem-

bourg is a classic example –

where people drink and argue

with ambitious intensity. Brus-

sels is not all about regulations,

directives and committee meet-

ings; it is also about people hav-

ing fun together, but always

with an eye to the future.

The opportunities that the city

offers are directly or indirectly

related to the European Union:

EU institutions, national and

regional Representations to the

EU, Unites Nations agencies –

Brussels office, NATO, other

international organisations, NGOs,

press agencies, law firms, or invest-

ment banks.

I have been an intern in Brussels for

one year: first (from September to

December 2010 – MAE/CRUI pro-

Brussels through the lens of a bird of passage by Serena Natile

© 2011 M. Selvetti

Serena Natile is now PhD student at

Kent Law School – UK and member of the Steering Committee of the Research Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality.

A.S .S . I .S .T . I SSUE 2

gramme) at the Permanent Representa-

tion of Italy to the EU (Justice and

Home Affairs, Migration and Asylum)

and since February 2011 at the United

Nations – in particular at the EC-UN

Joint Migration and Development Initia-

tive, a programme financed by the Euro-

pean Commission and implemented by

the United Nations Development Pro-

gramme. These internships have been

for me two extremely rich and forma-

tive experiences. My work varied from

one job to the other and often from day

to day: at the Permanent Representa-

tion I mainly participated in migration/

asylum working groups and JHA Council

meetings; while at the UNDP my main

task consists in monitoring and assess-

ing the implementation of some pro-

jects related to gender equality and the

empowerment of women in African

countries.

As for prospective interns, during the

selection of my successor at the UN I

have been able to get an inside view of

the selection process. An application

usually consists in CV and cover letter,

but in many cases (such as for the EU

institutions, MAE/CRUI, Amnesty Inter-

national and other organisations) you

need to complete the online/offline

application form. The content is more

or less the same: general information,

educational and professional back-

ground, languages and other skills, and

references. Application forms require a

much more bureaucratic approach:

applications that do not conform ex-

actly to the guidelines are immediately

rejected. On the other hand, by sending

your own CV and cover letter you take

the risk of choosing an inappropriate

format. I think that the most important

aspects of a successful application are:

the good match between your back-

ground/qualifications and the internship

requirements, including the organisa-

tion’s values and aims; the use of lan-

guage – clear but not obvious; the reli-

ability of the information provided –

which is usually verified during the in-

terview for those candidates who are

shortlisted; strong motivation, and fi-

nally a bit of good luck.

In my experience, the range of appli-

cants is quite wide: from 20-year-old

students to 35-year-old unemployed

candidates with at least 7 years’ work-

ing experience. This is a clear signal of

the difficulty finding a proper job, par-

ticularly in those countries with lower

rates of graduate employment, including

Italy. From a gender perspective, I no-

ticed that two-thirds of the candidates

are women and my general impression

is that two-thirds of the interns in Brus-

sels are actually women. This dispro-

portion is confirmed by the European

Commission: “During the past three

years female trainees have outnum-

bered their male counterparts by 70%

to 30%” (see The big stage: 50th anniver-

sary of the Commission’s traineeship pro-

gramme). I find it encouraging, even

though there is substantial evidence that

this percentage evens out once it comes

to taking a steady job (EUROSTAT,

employment rate by gender:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/ref

reshTableAction.do?tab=table&plugin=1

&pcode=tsiem010&language=en).

Apart from this broad analysis, I think

that Brussels is an essential stop for

those graduates who aspire to work

at the European/international level or

who want to experience a multicul-

tural working environment. Brussels

can be a heady experience and it

should be lived fully, without precon-

ceptions and without being intimi-

dated by the challenging and often

competitive selection procedures. It

could be a great opportunity to find

out who you want to be or just to

consolidate your future career aspira-

tions.

I didn’t fall in love with Brussels, but I

have very much enjoyed the spicy

atmosphere filled with different

tongues and exotic smells, mixed up

with the drizzly air and the sweet

smell of freshly baked waffles coming

up from metro stations, the lovely

lunches in the “secret parks” surround-

ing the city, the animated chats in the

old-fashioned bars, and the suggestion

of knowledge that you can feel all

around.

After one (hectic) year I left Brussels

enriched, with a renewed confidence

about who I am and what I want to do,

many contacts and a different perspec-

tive of Europe, work and life. In return,

I will give Brussels my view of the world

that will pile on the thousands of lenses

belonging to many other birds of pas-

sage, to which, just like me, Brussels

have been a warm nest for a while, a

nest that belongs to none of us and to

all of us.

To undertake a Brussels internship you

can check out the range of opportunities

at

http://eurobrussels.com/jobs/internship

or

http://jobs.euractiv.com/

United Nations:

http://www.unric.org/en/employment-

and-internships

European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm

European Parliament:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliame

nt/public/staticDisplay.do?id=147

For a placement at the EP you can also

contact a MEP directly, details can be

found at

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members

/expert/groupAndCountry.do

Council of the EU:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/contacts

/traineeships-office.aspx?lang=en

MAE/CRUI

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Ministero/Se

rvizi/Italiani/Opportunita/Al_MAE/Tiroci

nio_MAE/Stage_al_MAE.htm

© 2011 M. Selvetti

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The School of International Studies, University of Trento

and the Training Centre for International Co-operation

organised the conference “Conflict, Peace, Statebuilding,

and Local Institutions” held 1-2 March 2012. During the

conference, I had the opportunity to pose some questions

to Stephan Massing of the International Network on Con-

flict and Fragility, established in 2009 as a subsidiary body

of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

Mr. Massing, in the last 10 years, governments and interna-

tional organisations have paid an increasing amount of atten-

tion to conflict and fragile states. Is this simply a response to

the perceived threat posed by these countries, especially after

9/11, or does it represent a changing perspective by donor

countries on how to improve development assistance?

Since 9/11, interest in the concepts of fragile states and

fragility has indeed increased, even among developing

countries themselves. Terms like ‘nation-building’ and con-

cerns about fragile or even failed states became more

common during the military interventions in Afghanistan

and Iraq. But it would be short-sighted to say that the in-

creased interest in fragile states is only a reaction to the

threat posed by these countries. While this may initially

have triggered the discussion, work on conflict and devel-

opment has been happening at the OECD Development

Assistance Committee since 1995. A major reason to pay

increasing attention to fragile states has been the fact that

these countries are home to 1.5 million of the world’s

poor, and progress towards achieving the Millennium De-

velopment Goals has been very slow. So the interest in

fragile states derives not only from a security perspective

but also from a development one. In the development dis-

cussion, the use of the concept of state-building has been

more recent. It complements discussions and thinking on

conflict prevention or peace-building. It is also relevant in

situations where there has not necessarily been a conflict

but where there may be weak institutions or a risk of con-

flict in the future. As such the fragile states discussion is

broader then the focus on post-conflict situations.

In 2007, the OECD Development Assistance Committee en-

dorsed 10 Principles for Good International Engagement in

Fragile States and Situations, a sort of yardstick for donors to

use when engaging in these settings. However, international

engagement has not improved significantly in the past five

years. Why?

The reality is that it takes time to implement policy and to

change practice, incentives and mindsets. But the limited

achievements by donors in fragile states also show that in

many cases there has not been enough awareness of staff

at the country level and insufficient commitment or

knowledge to change policy into operational reform at the

country level. At the same time there often reasons re-

lated to the challenging environment of fragile states which

make it difficult to change.

The International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and State-building

was launched in 2008 by both donors and partner countries.

What is the purpose of this Dialogue?

The International Dialogue is an initiative that came out

from the Third High-Level Forum on

Aid Effectiveness in Accra (2008). At

that meeting, many fragile states ex-

pressed concern that the discussions

were focussed exclusively on aid ef-

fectiveness in general, without ad-

dressing the specific challenges fragile

states face in this respect. Other is-

sues related to peacebuilding and

statebuilding were not addressed

either. A group of fragile states called

the g7+ was interested in engaging in a dialogue with do-

nors on how aid can be improved and how it can be focus-

sed on a set of key priorities chosen by fragile states

themselves. One of the most important agreements

reached at the Fourth High-Level Forum in Busan last year

was the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, which

includes five peace-building and state-building goals (PSGs).

These goals are meant to complement and serve as build-

ing block for achieving MDGs. The International Dialogue

engages in technical discussions on aid in fragile states, but

also in political discussions as reflected by the endorse-

ment of the PSGs.

An important aspect that is often raised in relation to aid effec-

tiveness is “ownership” — or putting developing countries in

the driver's seat. What are the specific challenges in post-

conflict and fragile settings?

On the one hand — and especially immediately after a

conflict — different groups represent different interests

within a particular country, and it is hard to say where

national ownership lies. Therefore the main challenge is to

identify whose ownership is represented at the country

level: that of some groups or that of society as a whole?

On the other hand, there are cases where external inter-

vention plays a very strong role. There are extreme cases

of shared sovereignty, like in Kosovo, where international

administration takes over part of a government's func-

tions. In these cases, it becomes more challenging to real-

ise national ownership. In order to better conceive own-

ership, donors need to consult with non-state actors, es-

pecially civil society. Too often, donors engage only with

officials representing the central government.

One last question: Has the so-called Arab Spring changed the

discourse on fragility, broadening its meaning and applicability

to other contexts?

This is a very interesting point. In fact, the countries

Conflict, Peace, Statebuilding, and Local Institutions: An Interview to Mr. Stephan

Massing by Irene Costantini

PAGE 10 A .S .S . I .S .T . I SSUE 2

where the uprisings occurred

are not those that we would

traditionally consider to be

fragile states. This shows that

the causes of fragility in these

countries were different

from those identified in

those countries typically con-

sidered to be fragile states.

That being said, there also

some overlap in the prob-

lems these countries face and

in the recommendations that

would apply to these coun-

tries as well. What I think is

interesting is that the state-

building framework that we

have used for fragile states

can, to a large extent, also be

applied to these countries.

Take for instance the impor-

tance of political settlements,

and the popular feeling that

they have not evolved in-line

with citizens' expectations.

Although there are also im-

portant differences, the

events of the Arab Spring

show that our thinking about

fragility needs to grow in

order to identify destabilising

factors in a wider range of

contexts.

Matteo Falagiarda won the Angelo Costa 2009 Prize!

Matteo Falagiarda, who graduated in 2009, recently won the prestigious prize Angelo Costa 2009, for the best Master thesis in Economics.

Under the supervision of Prof. Andrea Fracasso, Matteo wrote a thesis titled “Are the East African Countries Ready for a Common Currency? An Empirical Economic Analysis”. An excerpt of his thesis

has been published under the title “Are East African countries ready for a common currency? A struc-tural vector autoregression analysis” in Rivista di Politica Economica, Oct-Dec. 2009.

The Angelo Costa The Prize (supported by Rivista di Politica Economica and the University LUISS Guido Carli at Rome, consists in the publication of the five most deserving papers taken from graduate theses

in Economics (two-year MSc.) The initiative has two aims: to renew the commitment to making promi-sing Italian graduates in Economics known, awarding them with the

publication of their paper so as to encourage the continuation of their studies and their chances of admission to Master and/or Ph.D.

programs; – to promote the publication of excellent studies which too often remain unappreciated by a larger audience.

Congratulations to Matteo from all of us!!!

BANDO LLP/ERASMUS SCUOLA DI STUDI INTERNAZIONALI A.A.

2012/2013

Ogni anno viene pubblicato il Bando LLP/Erasmus per l’attribuzione di 35 mensilità per

realizzare un periodo di studio all'estero da 3 a 5 mesi a seconda della destinazione

offerta.

Possono partecipare al bando gli iscritti al primo o al secondo anno e gli iscritti fuori

corso del corso di Laurea Magistrale in European and International Studies - Studi Euro-

pei e Internazionali (MEIS) e gli studenti iscritti al programma di Dottorato in Interna-

tional Studies che non siano giunti al sesto semestre del programma.

Le destinazioni sono le seguenti:

Metropolitnì Univerzita Praha

Universitat Bremen

Universitat Konstanz

Université de Lille 2

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour

Queen’s University Belfast

Controllate il sito internet della Scuola www.ssi.unitn.it per restare sempre aggiornati!

LA PROF.SSA SIMONA PIATTONI AL VERTICE

DELL’ECPR

La prof.ssa Simona Piattoni, della Facoltà di Sociologia

dell’Università di Trento e della Scuola di Studi Internazionali, è

stata eletta alla presidenza del comitato esecutivo dello Europe-

an Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), la principale asso-

ciazione di scienza politica europea, per il periodo 2012-2015.

La nomina è ancora più significativa perché è la prima volta, in

42 anni di storia, che l’associazione mette una donna al proprio

vertice.

Alla Prof.ssa Piattoni vanno le congratulazioni e i migliori auguri

di buon lavoro da parte di tutti noi!

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The School of International Studies of the University of

Trento and the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies

(Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Studi Universitari e di Per-

fezionamento) offers an Integrated Graduate Program in

International Studies and Transnational Governance.

The program develops its curriculum in coordination with

international partner universities, through flexible mobility

schemes designed for both students and faculty members.

The Integrated Graduate Program is open to a limited

number (maximum 10) of students who have successfully

completed their first year of the Master’s Degree in Euro-

pean and International Studies (MEIS) at the School of In-

ternational Studies in Trento. Selected students (selected

each spring) have the opportunity to spend a year at

Scuola Sant’Anna and its international partner institutions.

The activities offered by the two institutions allow partici-

pating students to complete the required 120 credits

(ECTS) in order to receive the MEIS diploma from School

of International Studies in Trento in addition to the

Graduate Diploma in Transnational Governance from the

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

The programme allows students:

to acquire advanced knowledge of the functioning

of international institutional systems, with a specific

focus on transnational phenomena and governance

challenges;

to build interdisciplinary analytical skills and critical

analysis of complex issues, policies and regional

dynamics;

to broaden critical understanding of contemporary

political, economic, legal and social issues;

to become familiar with theoretical and methodo-

logical pluralism;

to acquire practical skills for designing research

projects, conducting empirical research, policy

analysis and policy plans;

to work in a multilingual context.

If you are interested in the Integrated Program in Interna-

tional Studies and Transnational Governance (ISTG) please

refer to following contacts:

For issues related to the academic content of the

program: Prof. Roberto Belloni (School of Interna-

tional Studies, University of Trento) e-mail:

roberto.belloni@unitn.it and Prof. Francesco Straz-

zari (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa) e-

mail: f.strazzari@sssup.it

For issues related to application, visa requirements

and other administrative procedures: School of

International Studies - Program Office e-mail:

sis@sis.unitn.it

Titles awarded

Master’s Degree (‘Laurea magistrale’) in European and International Studies from

the University of Trento

Graduate Diploma in Transnational Governance from the Scuola Superiore

Sant’Anna in Pisa

Structure

First year in Trento (School of International Studies)

Second year in Pisa (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies) + period of study/internship

abroad

Intake September both for the first and the second year

Duration 2 years full-time

Language English

Class size Abouit 10 students (second year at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa)

Deadline

The deadline is the deadline established for MEIS applications. Students must be enrrol-

led to the MEIS and pass a selection among the students enrolled to the MEIS organised

at the beginning of the spring semester of the first year

Academic calendar

1st year organised by School of International Studies in Trento

Fall semester: September 2011 – February 2012

Spring semester: March 2012 – June 2012

2nd year organised by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa

Fall Semester: October 2012 – February 2012 at Pisa

Spring Semester: March 2012 – June 2012 at a partner university abroad

The new “Integrated Graduate Program in International Studies and

Transnational Governance” - ISTG Program

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Hi, I am Alex, a former SIS student, and this is my story at the School of

International Studies and beyond. I should say right at the outset that,

before attending the School of Inter-national Studies, I studied Economics.

Economics has always been my pas-sion and now I am among the few

happy souls able to combine my job with my passion. I say this because I

truly believe that everyone should find her/his own passion and strive to

make this their

work. One might

wonder why I decided to

study Interna-tional Relations

at the School. Well, the rea-

sons are pretty simple. First,

back in 2006 it was among the

few master’s

degrees in Italy that offered

lectures in Eng-lish; also, one

needed to attend a demanding Eng-lish course. Second, it was already

clear to me that one cannot under-stand economics and globalization

without knowing the greater picture offered by social and political phe-

nomena. Third, as you will sooner or later experience in your life, in busi-

ness you are required to be quick,

tough and flexible. The School of-fered a competitive entrance, small

classes and team-work experience. This allowed me to develop not only

the so-called soft-skills, like the abil-ity of delivering a presentation in

front of an audience, but also “social skills” such as working in teams or

dealing with people from different cultures and backgrounds; the latter

skills are often neglected but crucial in everyday work. Also, the daily

face-to-face contact with lecturers

was a valuable experience that

helped me to undertake my own

research. Actually, I spent almost the entire last year preparing my

thesis on the international activities of Italian manufacturing firms. During

this period I greatly benefitted from the frequent discussions and the

constructive help of experienced researchers both at the School and

at the Economics department. Right after graduating in June 2009 I

moved to Germany where I at-tended a one-year intensive course

in International Economic Policy at the Kiel Institute. I was eager to

learn more sophisticated techniques in economic analysis and I was happy

to discover that both my academic writing and my presentation skills

were sound enough to succeed in this challenging program. In Kiel I co-

authored a working paper, which is now considered for publication.

One week after graduating from the

Kiel Institute in spring 2010 I moved to Milan for an internship. I was of-

fered the opportunity to work in the research department of a well-

known merchant bank. As I was used to working with company-level data

and I knew German, they asked me to contribute to a piece of research

on German and other European me-dium-sized enterprises. During those

months I was challenged by the need to study also foreign accounting and

commercial laws, a subject matter I

wasn’t acquainted with. Again lan-

guage skills proved very helpful. To-

day I am working in the same bank as a research analyst. I have a broad

range of tasks, though my work fo-cuses mainly on the characteristics

of European manufacturing firms and the operations of stock-listed com-

panies. So in the end I guess that J. M.

Keynes -who I do not quote very often- was right when he wrote: “the

master-economist must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must

reach a high standard in several dif-ferent directions and must combine

talents not often found together. He

must be mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher—in some

degree.” I am not a master but in our modern and swift changing

world, I am ready to bet, this sen-tence is true for almost every sub-

ject you are going to study and just as true for every possible job you

have in mind. Wishing you all good luck for your

studies and work Alex

http://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardal

ex

Alumni stories: Alex Bernard from Trento to Milan

Alex Bernard is now working

as junior analyst at an Italian Bank in Milan

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Paolo Rosa

Lo stile del drago. Processi e modelli della politica estera cinese

Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino editore, 2010; pp. 279

Book Review: SIS Professors Read by SIS Students and Alumni

Mezzo secolo fa, un famoso giornalista italiano ironizzava sul fatto che “Ci deve essere qualcosa

di più noioso dei libri che si scrivono sulla Cina: la Cina stessa”. Erano quelli gli anni immediata-

mente precedenti alla diplomazia del ping pong: il mondo, da allora, e' profondamente cambiato: e

con esso anche la Repubblica Popolare Cinese, oggi una superpotenza economica e una minaccia

per l'egemonia occidentale. Tanto che numerosissimi fioriscono i libri di improvvisati sinologi,

importanti giornalisti e rinomati accademici: in Italia, oggi, sono Federico Rampini e Loretta Na-

poleoni i più conosciuti divulgatori dell'ascesa cinese, non da ultimo anche alle recenti edizioni del

Festival dell'Economia di Trento. Il professor Paolo Rosa della Scuola di Studi Internazionali sta a

sua volta offrendo un contributo a questa causa, analizzando il background che guida le scelte di

questo fondamentale attore sullo scenario internazionale contemporaneo. Il suo ultimo lavoro,

pubblicato da Rubettino nel 2010, costituisce una delle più complete analisi delle politica estera

cinese ad oggi pubblicate in Italia. Quest'ultima viene studiata attraverso gli strumenti della Fo-

reign Policy Analysis e schematizzata nella prima parte del libro distinguendo tra fattori interni

(tipi di leader, dinamiche di gruppo, cultura societaria, politica interna) e fattori esterni (anarchia

internazionale, interdipendenza economica, norme internazionali). Nella seconda parte il volume passa in rassegna alcuni

episodi chiave nella politica estera cinese a livello diplomatico, economico e militare avvalendosi, tra l'altro, di una amplissi-

ma bibliografia. Uno studio tanto ampio, tuttavia, corre due opposti pericoli: da una parte, l'essere dispersivo e frammenta-

rio; dall'altra, al converso, iper-semplificatorio e prigioniero di rigidi schematismi. Il libro sembra riuscire nello slalom tra i

due ostacoli: non a caso, e' oggi adottato come manuale di riferimento da molte delle università che offrono agli studenti

corsi di politica estera cinese. Non sarà adrenalinico come una partita a ping pong, ma e' certamente meno noioso di tanti

altri libri che si scrivevano sulla Cina.

Lorenzo Piccoli - MEIS Alumnus

News from the MEIS Students

From the MASTER’S COURSE REPRESENTATIVES

Hi everybody! I’m Valentina, a second-year MEIS student, and

MEIS student representative since November 2010. I come

from Brescia, where I graduated in

foreign languages with a specialization

in International Relations at Università

Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Now I’m

happily living here in Trento and at-

tending the Protection of Fundamental

Rights in European and International

Law track. I’m interested in humanitar-

ian law, protection of fundamental

freedoms and human rights, refugee

and asylum law (more specifically the

case of Palestinian refugees), Middle

Eastern dynamics, contemporary

changes and, finally, European relations with the Middle East.

Don’t hesitate to contact me whenever you have problems

or you would like to know something specific about issues

related to the School.

Valentina Lorini

Email: valentina.lorini@alice.it

Facebook: Valentina Lorini

Skype: edimetra06

Mobile phone: 3397289609

Hi! My name is Daniele Cuomo Coppola, I'm a second-year

MEIS student. I graduated in International Studies at the Uni-

versity of Bologna and then I chose to come to Trento. Often

I wonder why I made such a

choice, but actually the SIS

has much to offer, indeed,

even the city offers some

opportunities. Don't waste

your time but ask straight

away, find out what else

you could do here besides

studying, such as doing an

internship or volunteering.

Above all, I'm one of the

two MEIS student represen-

tatives. If you have prob-

lems or doubts concerning the School, or you want to know

anything about the Master’s course, contact me.

Daniele Cuomo Coppola

Email: daniele.cuomo85@gmail.com

ISSUE 2 A.S .S . I .S .T . PAGE 14

MEIS Graduation

Final Exams

November 8th, 2012

March 6th, 2013

November 7th, 2013

March 20th, 2043

Ieri, oggi e domani: SEI domande agli Alumni

MARA DISSEGNA

CLASSE 2003

MASTER IN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL

STUDIES

Due anni vissuti

‘pericolosamente’.

Per quanto mi riguarda si tratta

di un anno e non due, vissuti più

che pericolosamente, frenetica-

mente.

Stage: dove, cosa, quando e

perché.

Ho svolto uno stage presso

l’ufficio dell’ambasciata l’Italia a

Tel Aviv nella primavera prece-

dente al master. Volevo vedere

con i miei occhi e cercare di

farmi un’idea su ciò che accade in Israele e il ruolo delle istituzio-

ni politiche nel conflitto. Al mio ritorno ho trovato un percorso che mi desse delle competenze per comprendere meglio la realtà

delle relazioni internazionali e mi sono iscritta al Master SIS.

Dalla finestra vedo…

Le persone che guardano la gente studiare in biblioteca. Sarà

forse il mio futuro?

I sogni son desideri…

Se ben annaffiati si! Per ora continuo a fare ricerca!

Le follie dell’imperatore…

Sperare che in Italia il settore della ricerca riceva maggiore atten-

zione e finanziamenti!

MATTEO FALAGIARDA

CLASSE 2005

SEI - PERCORSO GIURIDICO

Perché 6?

Scelsi il master offerto dalla SSI es-

senzialmente per il suo profilo multi-

disciplinare. Provenendo da un per-

corso di laurea triennale puramente

economico, sentivo la necessità di

affiancare ai tradizionali corsi di eco-

nomia, tematiche che sempre mi

avevano affascinato, quali la politica

internazionale, il diritto internaziona-

le, la storia contemporanea. Altri

fattori importanti che influirono sulla

mia scelta furono l’ambiente quasi

familiare che si respirava nella Scuola

ed il fatto che molti corsi fossero

impartiti in inglese.

Due anni vissuti

‘pericolosamente’.

Il primo anno fu particolarmente

duro: nuove materie, tanti esami,

corsi pesanti. Ho però un ottimo

ricordo dei professori e dei miei

compagni di corso (con alcuni dei quali sono ancora in stretto

contatto), delle Facoltiadi, di una braciolata all’aria aperta...

Stage: dove, cosa, quando e perché.

Trascorsi tre mesi presso l’ufficio commerciale dell’Ambasciata

d’Italia in Tanzania a Dar es Salaam, nell’ambito del programma

di tirocini del MAE. L’esperienza fu molto interessante ed i-

struttiva: sperimentai dal vivo come “funziona” un’ambasciata e

raccolsi le prime idee di quella che sarebbe diventata poi la mia

tesi di laurea.

Dalla finestra vedo…

La Torre degli Asinelli di Bologna, dove sto frequentando il

secondo anno di dottorato in economia.

I sogni son desideri…

Non so dove sarò tra alcuni anni, se lavorerò nel mondo acca-

demico, in qualche istituzione pubblica o in un ente privato.

Posso dire, per il momento, che la ricerca in campo economico

mi appassiona. Il lavoro dei miei sogni dovrà essere intellettual-

mente stimolante ed al tempo stesso garantirmi un contatto,

umano e professionale, con altre persone.

Le follie dell’imperatore…

Concordo con quanto scrisse un famoso scrittore francese:

“Bisogna fare cose folli con la massima prudenza” (M. Mohrt).

Non molleró tutto per aprire un ristorantino ai Caraibi; tutta-

via, mi concederó quelle piccole follie quotidiane che aiutano a

crescere e migliorarsi in ogni campo.

Dopo il master alla SIS, Mara Dissegna ha

conseguito il titolo di Master in Studi sul

Medioriente presso la facoltà di Scienze

politiche dell'Università di Urbino e il

dottorato in Studi storici presso l’Università

Trento. Attualmente lavora come ricercatri-

ce presso la Fondazione per le Scienze

religiose Giovanni XXIII di Bologna.

Dopo aver conseguito la laurea

specialistica in SEI nel marzo

del 2009, Matteo Falagiarda

ha vinto una borsa di studio

offerta dalla Fondazione

Trentino Università per fre-

quentare un MSc in Develo-

pment Economics presso

l’Università di Reading (UK).

Attualmente frequenta il

secondo anno del PhD in

Economics presso l’Università di

Bologna.

ISSUE 2 A.S .S . I .S .T . PAGE 15

History File

2011-2012 MEIS Graduates

Name Supervisor Title

Corrado Consoli Gabriella Berloffa Female Poverty in the Slums: The Case of Turkey

Nicola Cortinovis Andrea Fracasso European Cohesion Policy in the Light of the Convergence Debate

Alexandra Eckert Daniela Sicurelli The European Union’s Common Position on Cuba: Offspring and Nightmare of Spanish Diplomacy

Sergio Fischer Daniela Sicurelli Relazioni internazionali EU-Russia, politiche di sicurezza e il caso georgiano

Chiara Fronza Vincent Della Sala The Research Policy of the European Union: Which Connection with Market Integration?

Valeria Lorenzi Michele Nicoletti Wartime Rape: A Multidisciplinary Analysis

Marie Mawe Luigi Bonatti Social Capital in a Globalizing World

Luisa Mazzucchi Luigi Bonatti The 2010 European Sovereign Debt Crisis: Where Does the European Monetary Union Go?

Laura Mongelli Marco Brunazzo The European Union and the ACP States in Their Reciprocal Relations of Trade and Development Coopera-

tion: The Case of the Economic Partnership Agreements

Anita Perricone Jens Woelk The Mapuche People and Human Rights: Lights and Shadows After the Ratification of ILO Convention 196

Diletta Valentini Marco Brunazzo The EGCT as a New Instrument for Cooperation: A Comparative Analysis

Laura Ventrella Marco Brunazzo Language Policy as a Nation-Building Tool: Quebec and South Tyrol in Comparison

Ilenia Ventroni Luisa Antoniolli The ENPI CBCMED Programme in the Framework of the External Action of the European Union

Tanja Wiesflecker Andrea Fracasso EU Cohesion Policy Applied: Innovation in the Province of Bolzano

Bledar Bregasi Roberto Belloni Human Security Theory and Practice: A New Paradigm?

Alessandro de Manincor Vincent Della Sala Effetti della crisi nel modello economico e bancario italiano. Il caso Fazio e le politiche protezionistiche in Italia

Alessandro Di Giusto Paolo Rosa The Persian Pawn Great Power Politics and the Iranian Nuclear Case

Lilia Fabi Andrea Fracasso WTO and Access to Essential Medicines: Tensions and Conflicts in International Community

Sara Giona Paolo Rosa Panda or Dragon? China’s Rising Assertiveness in Africa

Claudio Parisi Paolo Rosa La potenza imbrigliata: frammentazione politica e comportamento internazionale dell’Italia

Elisa Pillon Roberto Belloni Diamonds for Bullets, Oil for Arms: “Shadow State” and Private Security Companies in Angola

Aureliano Piva Simona Piattoni From the Arguments of Power to the Power of Arguments: Deliberative Constitution-Making in Canada and

the EU

Chiara Poletti Marco Brunazzo French Ambiguities Towards Europe

Zakaria Sajir Daniela Sicurelli The European Pact on Immigration and Asylum: The Role of the 2008 EU French Presidency

Lorenzo Steola Matteo Borzaga The Evolution of the International Labour Organization after the Decolonization Process

Alessandro Manno Emanuela Fronza The German Political Transitions and the Radbruch Formula: Tensions between Justice and Legality

Lavinia Brunelli Emanuela Fronza Crimes against Humanity and the Role of the Witnesses: La “Pampa” Trials as Case Study

Andrè Maiochi Matteo Borzaga Il ruolo dell’Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro (OIL) nell’orientare la lotta al lavoro infantile in Brasile

Michele D’Alessandro Roberto Belloni Peace-keeping as an Afterthought: The Case of Somalia

Francesca Zaganelli Roberto Belloni United Nations and the Policy of Information: Towards an Effective Communication Strategy?

Federica Boledi Julinda Beqiraj The EU and Its Economic Partnership Agreements: Caught Between WTO Law and Human Rights Promotion

in Developing Countries

Martina Arteni Julinda Beqiraj The Alpine Arc: Transboundary Cooperation in the Management of Water Resources

Federico Demozzi Marco Brunazzo La cooperazione trasfrontaliera: il caso dell’Euregio Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino

Mattia Alessi Luisa Antoniolli EU Immigration Law and the Phenomenon of Overstayers

Eleonora A. Fenu Alessia Donà Labour Migration Policy in the EU: Towards a Common and Rights-Based Approach?

PAGE 16 A .S .S . I .S .T . ISSUE 2

All the MEIS alumni are warmly invited to collaborate on the fol-

lowing issues of ASSIST. We want to make this newsletter your

voice. The voice of dozens of MEIS Alumni scattered all around

Europe and beyond.

You can reach us by e-mail and send us ideas, comments and criti-

cisms. But we would also ask you to give us a more concrete con-

tribution: we are looking for materials and short articles describing

your ongoing projects, your current work, your experiences of

academic life as well as in any other sectors.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

The editorial board of ASSIST

Contribute to ASSIST!

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 - SIS Alumnus

Marco Brunazzo - SIS lecturer

Andrea Fracasso - SIS lecturer

Lorenzo Piccoli - MEIS Alumnus

Benedetta Voltolini - MEIS Alumnus

Sergio Zanotti - MEIS Alumnus

E-mail: benedetta voltolini@gmail.com

Conributing to this issue:

Alex Bernard

Daniele Cuomo Coppola

Irene Costantini

Mara Dissegna

Matteo Falagiarda

Valentina Lorini

Serena Natile

Foto: Alessio Coser e altri, picture archive of the University of Trento

Name Supervisor Title

Martina Bazzanella Stefano Schiavo Role and Impact of Subsidies in Microfinance

Saverio Bellettini Giorgio Fodor Foreign Assistance to Greece, Ireland and Portugal (2010-2012), with Special Reference to European Funds

Michela Giovanetti Jens Worlk Ethnic Inequalities and Controversies Regarding Minority Voting Rights in the US

Alexandra P. Goncalves C. Roberto Caso The Intellectual Property, the Open Access and Biological Materials

Ana Gornatkevic Matteo Borzaga The Fight against Sex Discrimination at Work: The European and International Perspective

Valentina Keller Andrea Fracasso The European Cohesion Policy in Context: An Analysis of the Project in the Autonomous Province of Bol-

zano/Bozen

Arta Krauze Matteo Borzaga The Performance of the European Arrest Warrant: Theory and Practice

Francesco Leonardi Gabriella Berloffa The Greedy Samaritan: The Role of Extractive Multinational Corporations in the Development of Sub-Saharan

Africa

Chiara Macuz Marco Brunazzo Why an EGTC? The Case of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Matteo Monti Geremia Gios Nuclear Energy in the European Union: An Economic Assessment

Rossella Palma Nicola Lugaresi “La Guerra por el agua y por la vida”. The Right to Water and Water Regulations in Developing Countries:

The Cochabamba Case

Silvia Paolucci Roberto Belloni Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Darfur: A Critical Analysis

Lorenzo Piccoli Vincent Della Sala The Challenge of Immigration in Subnational Divided Polities: Integration Policies in Quebec and South Tyrol

Silvia Riggio Mauro Politi The Prohibition of Torture: The Role of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture

Chiara Salmin Stefano Schiavo Forest Certification as a Means for Achieving Sustainable Forestry: The Case of British Columbia

Paola M. Stillitani Roberto Belloni Corruption, Informality and Civil Society: Challenges to Peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Matia Vannoni Vincent Della Sala European Business Lobbying: A Behavioural Theory of the Firm

Giovanni Zaninotto Daniela Sicurelli The European Foreign Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict