Nathalie Tocci is an Italian
political scientist
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and international relations expert. She specializes in the role of the European Union in international affairs and peacekeeping, and the relationship between European states. She has served as the Director of the
Istituto Affari Internazionali
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, and has also worked as an advisor to the government of Italy and to EU officials on foreign policy issues.
Early life and education
Tocci studied politics, philosophy, and economics at
University College, Oxford
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, graduating with a BA degree in 1998.
In 1999 she obtained an MSc degree from the
London School of Economics
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, with a dissertation in Development Studies that focused on the political economy of Turkey.
[ In 2003, Tocci completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics.][ Her dissertation was called ''EU Accession Dynamics and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Cyprus 1988-2002''.][
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Career
From 1999 to 2003, Tocci worked as a research fellow on EU relations at the Centre for European Policy Studies
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Organisation
CEPS is a leading think tan ...
in Brussels.[ The following year she became a ]Jean Monnet
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Fellow at the Robert Schuman
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Centre for Advanced Studies in the European University Institute
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, where she continued to work until 2007. In 2006 she became a Senior Fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) (English: Institute of International Affairs) is an Italian international relations think tank, and non-profit organisation founded in 1965 by Altiero Spinelli. It is ranked among the global top-20 think t ...
, and in 2007 she returned for 2 years to the Centre for European Policy Studies.[ In 2010 Tocci became a Department Head at the Istituto Affari Internazionali, in 2011 she became Deputy Director there, and in 2017 she became the Director.][ She also served as the Associate Editor of the journal ''The International Spectator''.
In 2014, Tocci worked as an advisor to ]Federica Mogherini
Federica Mogherini (; born 16 June 1973) is an Italian politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. She previously served as I ...
at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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.[ Tocci continued to advise Mogherini on foreign policy issues when Mogherini served as EU's foreign policy chief in her capacity as the and ]Vice-President of the European Commission
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, during the period 2015–2019. She then became an advisor to Josep Borrell
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when he succeeded Federica Mogherini in those roles.[
Tocci has published several books on international relations with a particular focus on European affairs. In 2007, she published ''The EU and Conflict Resolution: Promoting Peace in the Backyard'', in which she used the case of five ethno-religious conflicts on or around the borders of Europe to study the effectiveness of the EU's foreign policy in the area of making or maintaining peace. In 2011, Tocci published a book on America's role in mediating the relationship between Turkey and the EU, called ''Turkey's European Future: Behind the Scenes of America's Influence on EU-Turkey Relations''. She also wrote ''Framing the EU's Global Strategy'' in 2017.
In 2008, Tocci received the ]Anna Lindh
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Award on European Foreign Policy.[ In 2015, she became an honorary professor at the ]University of Tübingen
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.
Tocci has also been a monthly columnist on global issues for ''Politico
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''.
Corporate boards
* Eni
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, Non-Executive Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020)
* Edison
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, Non-Executive Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2013–2020)
Non-profit organizations
* Centre for European Reform The Centre for European Reform (CER) is a London-based think tank that focuses on matters of European integration. It is a prominent source of ideas and commentary in debates about a wide range of EU-related issues, both in the United Kingdom and in ...
(CER), Member of the Advisory Board
* Círculo de Empresarios, Member of the Advisory Board
* European Policy Centre
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Activities
Under the guidance of Herman Van Rompuy, the EPC's Chief Executive is Fabian Zuleeg, a German economist. Its ...
(EPC), Member of the Governing Council (since 2021)
* European Council on Foreign Relations
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(ECFR), Member
* Fondation pour la recherche stratégique
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(FRS), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
* Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), Member of the International Advisory Council
* Dahrendorf Forum, Member of the Committee
Editorial boards
* ''Journal of European Integration
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'', Member of the Editorial BoardEditorial Board
''Journal of European Integration
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''.
Selected works
*''EU Accession Dynamics and Conflict Resolution: Catalysing Peace Or Consolidating Partition in Cyprus?'' (2004, Ashgate Publishing
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)
*''The EU and Conflict Resolution: Promoting Peace in the Backyard'' (2007, Routledge
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)
*''Turkey's European Future: Behind the Scenes of America's Influence on EU-Turkey Relations'' (2011, New York University Press
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History
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, Elmer Ellsworth Brown.
Directors
* Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932 ...
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*''Framing the EU's Global Strategy'' (2017, Palgrave Macmillan
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)
Selected awards
*Anna Lindh Award on European Foreign Policy (2008)
References
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Living people
Italian political scientists
Women political scientists
Alumni of University College, Oxford
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Academic staff of the European University Institute
Academic staff of the University of Tübingen
Year of birth missing (living people)