Ruth Hanau Santini Researcher

Curriculum VitaePERSONAL INFORMATIONRuth Hanau Santinivia Roncati 12, 40134 Bologna (Italy)rhanausantini@johnshopkins.it;Sex Female | Date of birth 16 Dec 77 | Nationality ItalianPREFERRED JOBResearcherWORK EXPERIENCE30 Dec 11 Assistant ProfessorUniversità degli Studi L'Orientale , Naples (Italy)Teaching: Introduction to Political Science (Spring 2013); seminar on Democratization and transitionsin North Africa (Spring 2012);Thesis supervisions on Political communication, MENA polities; European foreign policy; internationalrelations' theories, theories of democracy.1 Jan 12 - 1 Mar 13 Consultant to the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsItalian Ministry of Foreign AffairsRoles covered: advisor, ghostwriter, convenor of high-level meetings1 Feb 13 Principal Investigator of an international research project on North AfricantransitionsScientific Coordination of "Citizenship and Democracy in North Africa after the Arab Awakening"(EUSPRING), a multi-year research project based at Università L'Orientale and funded by Compagniadi San Paolo. The consortium includes: the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), theEuropean Policy Center (EPC), the University of Warwick, Centre des récherches sur l'Afrique et laMéditerranée (CERAM), Rabat; Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Cairo and theCentre des Etudes Méditerranéennes et Internationales (CEMI), Tunis.1 Jan 11 - 31 Dec 11 Visiting Fellow at CUSE, BrookingsBrookings Institution1775 Massachussetts Avenue Washington DC (United States)Research1 Jul 10 - 1 Nov 10 ResearcherIstituto Studi Politica Internazionale, ISPIvia Clerici 5 Milan (Italy)Researcher on the ISPI-Treccani project 'Building a geopolitical Atlas'01/02/2010 - 01/06/2010 GARNET Research Fellowprof. Stuart CroftUniversity of Warwick, Dept of Politics and International Relations Coventry (United Kingdom)Research on European and Middle Eastern security;© European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 5

Curriculum Vitae Ruth Hanau Santini17 Mar 08 - 17 Mar 10 Desk officerAlma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bolognavia Zamboni 33 IT-40133 Bologna (Italy)European Research Advisor at the University of Bologna for Social Sciences and Humanities10 Sep 07 - 30 Jun 09 Project CoordinatorJohns Hopkins University, Bologna Centervia Belmeloro 11 IT-40133 Bologna (Italy)Coordinator of ITALIAN FOREIGN POLICY DIALOGUE, a research and policy project on Italian andEuropean foreign policy. In charge of scientific, administrative and logistical aspects linked to theforeign policy seminar series.10 Jan 07 - 15 Jun 07 Visiting FellowCentre for European and Policy Studies-CEPS , Brussels (Belgium)Carrying out research activities regarding the PhD and contributing to the academic exchanges withinCEPS1 Jan 06 - 31 Dec 06 Visiting FellowStiftung fuer Wissenschaft und Politik-SWP , Berlin (Germany)Research for the PhD and for the group "EU external relations", publication within the group´sresearch interests.EDUCATION AND TRAINING4 Mar 08 - 4 Mar 08 PhD titleUniversità Federico II, Naples, Italy, Napoli (Italy)International Relations, European politics, Middle Eastern politicsOct 03 - Nov 07PhDUniversità Federico II, Naples, Italy, Napoli (Italy)European foreign policy, Policy analysis, European integration theory, International Relations theory.Sep 01 - Sep 02M. A. in Near and Middle Eastern StudiesSchool of Oriental and African Studies -SOAS, London, London (United Kingom)Middle Eastern Politics, Arabic literature, IslamSep 96 - Sep 01B.A. in International Relations and DiplomacyAlma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna (Italy)International Relations, Political Science, History, Economics, Law, Middle Eastern historyPERSONAL SKILLSOther language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITINGListening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken productionEnglish C2 C2 C2 C2 C2French C2 C2 C2 C2 C1German C1 C1 C1 C1 B2© European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 5

Curriculum Vitae Ruth Hanau SantiniSpanish / Castilian C1 C1 B2 B2 B1Persian A2 A2 A2 A2 A2Modern Standard Arabic A1 A1 A1 A1Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient userCommon European Framework of Reference for LanguagesCommunication skillsTeam spirit; Innovative ideas exhibited in variety of topics I researched and studied in academia.Capacity to listen to other people´ideas and suggestions.Organisational / managerial skillsExcellent time and resources´ management gained by management experience, administrative tasks,fund-raising competences; Flexibility in responding quickly to changes and in respecting deadlines.Job-related skillsGood command in preparing briefings, writing and editing papers, as well as organizing workshopsand conferences and drafting research and policy-oriented projects.Computer skillsVery good command of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PhotoShop.Driving licenceADDITIONAL INFORMATION© European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 5

Curriculum Vitae Ruth Hanau SantiniPublications:"Western responses to the Arab Spring", Special issue of The International Spectator, edited byEmiliano Alessandri, no.3, September 2012;"New regional equilibrium? The role of Europe", Swiss Political Science Review, 2012, forthcoming;"European sanctions against Iran: new wine in old bottles?", with Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, ISIP Analysis,March 2012;"What Women's rights tell us about the Arab Spring", US-Europe Analysis Series n.52, 10 November2011, Brookings;"The Arab democratic wave and the Middle East: a window of opportunity", short piece for the EUInstitute of Security Studies online, 22 September 2011;"Europe: muddling through", in: The Arab Awakening: America and the transformation of the MiddleEast (co-ed.), Brookings book, November 2011;http://www.brookings.edu/press/Books/2011/thearabawakening.aspx"The transatlantic relationship after the Arab uprisings: stronger in North Africa, shakier in the MiddleEast?", US-Europe Analysis Series, Brookings Institution, 10th June 2011with Arturo Varvelli, "The Libyan crisis seen from European capitals", Brookings, June 1st 2011;"Iran and Egypt after Egypt: time for regional re-alignments?", with Emiliano Alessandri, US-EuropeAnalysis Series, the Brookings Institution, 19 April 2011"European discourses and practices vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear program", Special Issue of'European Security', 19:3, 2010;"Inter-regionalism: a security studies perspective" with Sonia Lucarelli, in: IntersectingInterregionalism, edited by van Langenhove, Routledge, forthcoming 2011;"Democracy promotion and security logics at play: European foreign policy in the Middle East", in:Lucarelli, Wouters and van Langenhove, The EU and Multilevel Security Governance, Routledge,forthcoming 2011;"The EU and human security at test: responses to human rights violation in Gaza", Special Issue ofDemocratization, forthcoming 2012;"The Lebanese puzzle at the polls", with Omayma Abdel Latif, Aspen Institute online, 18 June 2009,http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspen/?q=ar/Abdel-Latif_Santini_180609"Taking the Lead: EU mediation interventions assessed in Iran and Lebanon", in: Sonia Lucarelli andLorenzo Fioramonti (eds)External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor,Routledge 2009"Iranian perceptions of the European Union",with Raffaele Mauriello, "Survey The external image ofthe EU", second year, Network of Excellence GARNET, 2009. http://www.garneteu.org/fileadmin/documents/working_papers/6209.pdf"Lebanese perceptions of the EU" with Lorenzo Trombetta, "Survey The external image of the EU",Network of Excellence GARNET, second year, 2009. http://www.garneteu.org/fileadmin/documents/working_papers/6209.pdf"Policies towards Syria, 2003-2007: Realpolitik unintended", pp. 41-46, in: N. Tocci (ed.), Who is aNormative foreign policy actor? The European Union and its global partners, CEPS paperbacks,2008."Sarkozy’ s Mediterranean Union plans should worry Brussels, with Timo Behr, Euobserver, 12November 2007, http://euobserver.com/7/25112© European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 5

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