Curriculum Vitae Andrea Ciambra PhD Student in International Studies School of International Studies, University of Trento Via Verdi, 8-10 — I-38122, Trento, Italy GSM: +39 339 6571639 Personal Information Andrea Ciambra via Badia 42/h, 90145—Palermo (PA), Italia Mobile: +39 339 6571639 Email: [email protected] Education PhD Student in International Studies — 2009-present School of International Studies University of Trento MA in EU Governance and International Politics — 2006-2008 Dissertation: «An energy security strategy for the European Union: between foreign policy and external relations» Grades: Full marks and honours Faculty of Political Science, University of Catania, Italy BA in Politics and International Relations — 2003-2006 Dissertation: «e European Commission in the ‘new’ institutional framework of the EU» (in Italian) Grades: Full marks and honours Faculty of Political Science, University of Catania, Italy Published contributions ‘Normative power Europe’: theory and practice of EU norms. e case of Macedonia — 2008 Jean Monnet Working Papers Series, No. 64.08, Department of Political Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Catania, Italy Conference presentations (IR)responsible, therefore sovereign? EU, political space and the case of Moldavia — 2010 Co-authored paper (with Julien Danero-Iglesias, ULB, Brussels), delivered at the International Studies Association (ISA) 51st Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 17 February 2010 EU-Russia relations revisited: where shared values end, and energy begins — 2008 Paper delivered at the 2nd ECPR Graduate Conference, Universitat Autónoma Barcelona, Spain, 27 August 2008 Further research/study experiences ECPR Summer School, Standing Group on International Relations, «Rocking the boat in EU-Russia relations» — 2-15 August 2009 University of Tartu, Estonia 2nd ECPR Graduate Conference — 25-27 August 2008 Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, Spain ISPI Summer school, «Post-conflict Reconstruction» — 10-15 September 2007 ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, Milan, Italy ISPI Summer school in «European Affairs» — 10-15 September 2007 ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, Milan, Italy ICCEES Regional European Conference — 2-4 August 2007 Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany 1st ECPR Cyprus Spring school — 15-22 April 2007 Intercollege University, Leosia (Nicosia), Cyprus Professional training and experience Italian Embassy — Baku, Azerbaijan — 19/01/2009-10/04/2009 Internship, in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry Santander Group - European Universities Network — Brussels, Belgium — 25/09/2008-14/01/2009 Traineeship Further competences Language skills: Italian, native speaker English, proficient speaker (oral expression, C2; written expression, C2; comprehension, C2) French, basic (oral expression, A2; written expression, A2; comprehension, A2) Andrea Ciambra — PhD Student in International Studies, School of International Studies, University of Trento Via Verdi, 8-10 — I-38122, Trento, Italy — GSM: +39 339 6571639