CURRICULUM VITAE CATERINA ARCIPRETE Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 137 Napoli (NA), Italy Phone: +39 3297143636 [email protected] Date of birth: 17/05/1986 EDUCATION Postgraduate Studies October, 2011 University of Florence M. Sc. in Advanced Development Economics Grade: 110/110 cum laude Thesis: “Ethnic groups and development: new methodological perspectives” Advisors: Nicolò Bellanca (University of Florence) and Bruna Ingrao (La Sapienza, University of Rome) Undergraduate Studies October, 2008 University of Bari, Bachelor’s Degree in Economics Thesis: “A statistical analysis of italian NGOs” Advisor: Domenico Leogrande Final Grade: 108/110 Erasmus at Vrije Universiteit Bruxelles 2006/2007 Liceo Classico Orazio Flacco “Orazio Flacco”, Diploma Grade: 95/100 July, 2004 Other October 2009 – December 2009 Economic Development Ministry, Legacoop, University of Florence Seminary of high formation: “Cooperatives: law, economics and society” (30 hours) March 2009 – June 2009 NGO Oxfam Italia, University of Florence Course about: Project cycle management, Logical Framework RELEVANT JOB EXPERIENCES - September 2009 - December 2010 Lama Development and Cooperation Agency, Via Brunetto Latini 73, Firenze International Cooperation, Research, Trainee Main tasks: Monitoring the effectiveness of the rural development project run by LAMA Agency in Benin; Projecting, Financial Reporting, Monitoring, Research - January 2007- May 2007 Enzo Lavarra, European Parliament .Bruxelles European Parliament Trainee Review of the papers, conferences reporting, editing articles WORKING PAPER Currently involved in a research group with Professor Bellanca N. (University of Florence). The research is aimed to develop a proper model to explain the formation of ethnic identities and individual behavior. Forthcoming in Volpi, F. et al. PUBLISHED PAPERS Arciprete C. “La nuova frontiera della laicità. Una riflessione a partire da due libri di Olivier Roy” Jura Jentium, Rivista di filosofia del diritto internazionale e della politica globale, V(2009),1 FIELDS OF INTEREST Horizontal Inequality Ethnicity Labour Market Multidisciplinary approach PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Mother Tongue Italian Other Languages English French Portuguese (proficient user) (independent user) (beginner) Language Certificates Obtained Cambridge B1 Computer Skills Microsoft Office tools MEMBERSHIPS Meucci Association – Lavoro Nuovo: http://lavoronuovo.org/ Charter member AUCS Student Association: http://aucsstudentifirenze.blogspot.com/ Treasurer Emergency NGO: in the last three years I personally hold 30 seminars in schools focused on health cooperation. I’ve also been volunteering in Khartoum, Sudan. – Speaker in schools OTHER Strong attitude toward interpersonal relationships and team working Strong adaptability and flexibility Passionate about tango