Governing Bodies

DEPARTMENT COUNCIL

The Department Council consists of the Department’s Professors, Research Staff and Temporary Researchers. It also includes special professors on a temporary basis, pursuant to art. 1, paragraph 12, Law n. 230/2005; the holders of this position who do not possess the national eligibility provided for in the aforementioned law are excluded from the electoral system for the access to the post of Director.

The Board also includes representatives of technical administrative staff, doctoral candidates, students and research grant holders.

REPRESENTATION IN THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL
Representatives of the technical administrative staff (triennium 2024 -2027): Roberta Cacciolla
Representatives of the students enrolled in the doctoral programs – biennium 2024 - 2026: Domina Carolina, Mahula Manapo and Memeo Helena Lea
Representatives of research fellows and similar figures according to art. 71 c. 1 letter d) - biennium 2024 -2026: Federico Colozza

Student representatives in the DEPARTMENT COUNCIL - biennium 2024 - 2026 (elections of 22-23 May 2024)

DEPARTMENTAL BOARD (triennium 2024 - 2027)

The Council establishes a Board to which it delegates day-to-day administrative powers.
The composition of the Board is established in the Department’s regulations, ensuring
adequate representation of all strata. The Director of the Department, assisted by the
Administrative Secretary, chairs the Board and reports to the Council on her/his work.

• Silvia Figini (Director)
• Arianna Arisi Rota  (Vice- Director)
• Marco Clementi (Full Professor)
• Flavio Antonio Ceravolo (Associate Professor)
• Cristina Mariotti (Associate Professor)
• Alessandro Venturi (Researcher)
• Andrea Zatti (Researcher)
• Oliviero Giorgi (Auditing student)

JOINT COMMISSION OF LECTURERS AND STUDENTS 

The Joint Commission carries out monitoring activities of educational offerings, teaching quality and effectiveness of educational activities. 
The following are currently members of the Joint Teaching Committee for the three-year
period 2024 - 2027:

• Francesco Battegazzorre, President
• Guido Legnante, professor
• Elisa Ghia, professor
• Cristina Barbieri, researcher
• Vittorio Poma researcher
• Elisa Conz researcher
• Farrell Massimiliano Patrick, student vice-president
•  Gazzin Federica, studentessa
•  Tambone Leonardo, student
•  Magalhaes Lara Rafael Victor, student
•  Tessarin Sofia, student
•  Scaringello Marina, student

TUTORING COMMISSION 

The Tutoring Commission, chaired by Prof. Legnante, plays the role of processing tutoring projects submitted by the department's faculty members, based on the resources allocated and communicated by the Orientation Center (COR). 

It is particularly responsible for:

• formulating a plan for tutoring activities articulated in individual projects;
• preparing notices for the selection of collaborators, containing admission requirements, skills required of applicants, as well as selection criteria;
• review the applications and establish a ranking among the successful applicants;
• reopen the terms of the call for applications only for programs found to have a shortage of collaborators.

RESEARCH COMMISSION

• Massimo Zaccaria
• Francesco Scervini
• Carola Ricci
• Massimiliano Vaira
• Pamela Pansardi

RESPONSABILI DEI COR

PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE COURSES 

• Political Sciences and International Relations  (SP) (Head of the Course   Prof. Simone Gerzeli)
• Economic Development and International Relations (SERI) (Head of the Course Prof. Francesco Scervini)
• History of Africa and Asia (SAA) (Head of the Course Prof. Antonio Maria Morone)
• World Politics and International Relations (WPIR) (Head of the Course Prof. Marco Clementi)
• Government and Public Policies (GPP) (Head of the Course Prof.Alessandro Venturi)
• Communication, Innovation and Multimedia Studies (CIM) (Head of the Course Prof. Michele Rostan)
• Digital Communication (CoD) (Head of the Course  Prof. Flavio Ceravolo)
• Social Sciences for Global Challenges (SSGC) (Coordinator Prof. Marco Gardini)
• Global History of Civilisations and Territories (with the Department of Humanities ) ( Head of the Course Prof. Matteo Di Tullio)