Dr. GIOVANNI B. ANDORNINO CONTACTS Department of Culture, Politics and Society University of Torino, Lungo Dora Siena 100/a 10153 Torino, Italy T: (+39) 011 670 4156 E: giovanni.andornino@unito.it W: http://bit.ly/1qfuj0d è main institutional affiliation and taught courses http://www.twai.it è secondary institutional affiliation http://www.tochina.it è key programs currently being run CV abstract Dr. Giovanni B. Andornino is an Assistant Professor of International Relations of East Asia at the Department of Culture, Politics and Society of the University of Torino, where he heads the TOChina Hub, coordinating research, advanced training and track 1.5 networking with China in partnership with ESCP Europe. He is a part-time Professor at the European University Institute (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies), the Vice President of the Torino World Affairs Institute with responsibility over the Global China Program, and the Director of the ChinaMed Business Program at Peking University. Dr. Andornino is the Editor of OrizzonteCina, Italy s leading e-journal on current China affairs. With a Ph.D. from the Catholic University of Milan, Dr. Andornino is the author of Dopo la muraglia. La Cina nella politica internazionale del XXI secolo ( After the Wall: China in XXI century international politics ), Vita e Pensiero 2008 and co-editor with M. Marinelli of Italy s encounters with modern China. Imperial dreams, strategic ambitions, Palgrave Macmillan 2015. His chapters on China and global governance feature in the 2010 Routledge Handbook of Chinese International Relations (S. Breslin ed.), the 2011 Brookings Institution Press Frontiers of Europe (F. Bindi & I. Angelescu eds.), Contemporary China through Eyes of Italian Experts (S. Beretta & L. Zhang eds.), China University of Political Science and Law 2013, and The EU-China Relationship: European Perspectives. A Manual for Policy Makers (K. Brown ed.), Imperial College Press 2014. A recipient of an Australian Centre on China in the World grant in 2011 and the London School of Economics McKenzie Prize in 2005, Dr. Andornino has published widely, including on China & World Economy, The International Spectator, Mediterranean Quarterly, Mondo Cinese, Teoria Politica and for working paper series of the Italian Parliament, the EU-China Research and Advisory Network, and the London School of Economics, where he completed with distinction an MSc in Global History in 2005. A Fellow of the Transatlantic Academy (Washington D.C.) in 2010, Dr. Andornino has lectured in advanced training schemes, including at the Istituto Diplomatico of Italy s MFA, the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) in Milan, the European University Institute in Fiesole and ESCP Europe business school. Dr. Andornino is a member of the Centro Studi Matteo Ripa e Collegio dei Cinesi of the University of Naples L Orientale and of the Editorial Board of Mondo Cinese; he is the founding General Editor of www.thechinacompanion.eu.
CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS University of Torino, Department of Culture, Politics and Society: Assistant Professor of International Relations of East Asia (Ricercatore universitario confermato). European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies: part-time Professor (non-resident). Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai): Vice President and Head of the Global China Program. STUDIES Ph.D. in Political Representations and Behavior, International Relations profile, Catholic University of Milan (2007). Master of Science in Global History, London School of Economics and Political Science, London (2005, with distinction). Degree in Political Science / International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Catholic University of Milan (2003, cum laude).. Scottish Certificate of Higher Education, Dollar Academy, Scotland (1999). RESEARCH INTERESTS 1) International Relations theory and Foreign Policy Analysis. 2) Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy. 3) International relations of Asia and the Pacific. 4) EU/Italy-China relations and China s relations with the Mediterranean Region. SELECT PUBLICATIONS 2017, Una prospettiva italiana sul 19 congresso nazionale del Partito comunista cinese, «OrizzonteCina», 8, 5, pp. 2-13. 2017, The Belt and Road Initiative in China s Emerging Grand Strategy of Connective Leadership, «China & World Economy», 25, 3, pp. 4-23. 2015, Prefazione (Preface), in L. GORI, L America allo specchio, Aracne, Ariccia, pp. 19-24. 2015, Sino-Italian Relations in a Turbulent Mediterranean: Trends and Opportunities, «Mediterranean Quarterly», 26, 1, pp. 40-58. 2015, Prefazione (Preface), in L. GORI, L America allo specchio, Aracne, Ariccia, pp. 19-24. 2014, An Assessment of EU-China Relations in Global Governance Forums, in K. BROWN (ed.), The EU-China Relationship: European Perspectives: A Manual for Policy Makers, Imperial College Press, London. 2014, (with M. MARINELLI, eds.), Italy s encounters with modern China. Civilizational exchanges, imperial dreams, strategic ambitions, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
2013, La politica estera sotto Xi Jinping: matrici e prospettive (Foreign policy under Xi Jinping: genesis and perspectives), «Mondo Cinese», 152, pp. 50-59. 2013, China s new role on the world stage. Trends, issues, prospects, in L. ZHANG - S. BERETTA (eds.) Contemporary China through Eyes of Italian Experts [ 意大利人眼中的中国 ], China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, pp 2-7. 2012, The Political Economy of Italy's Relations with China, «The International Spectator», 47, pp. 87-101. 2012, Attraversare il fiume tastando le pietre (mozhe shitou guo he)? Alla ricerca di un modello di sviluppo con caratteristiche cinesi (1978-2011) (Crossing the river touching the stones?), «Sulla via del Catai», 8, pp. 139-155. 2012, La Cina sceglie i leader del prossimo decennio (China chooses its leaders for the next decade), «Vita&Pensiero», 3, pp. 9-14. 2012, Prospettive commerciali e tenuta del sistema bancario e finanziario nella Repubblica Popolare Cinese (Trade perspectives and sustainability of the financial and banking systems in China), with G. GABUSI, research report for the Italian Parliament. 2011, The EU-China relations in light of possible future EU enlargements, in F. BINDI - I. ANGELESCU (eds.), Frontiers of Europe, Brookings Institution Press Washington, DC, pp. 185-195. 2011, UE-Cina: il futuro di una non-relazione? (EU-China: the future of a non-relation?), in P. POMBENI (ed.), Europa di carta, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 21-34. 2010, (co-authored), L orizzonte del mondo. Politica internazionale, sfide globali, nuove geografie del potere (The world s horizon. International politics, global challenges and new geographies of power), Guerini, Milan. 2010, China and Global Governance, in S. BRESLIN (ed.), Handbook of China s International Relations, Routledge, London, pp. 94-105. 2008, Dopo la muraglia. La Cina nella politica internazionale del XXI secolo (After the Wall. China in XXI century international politics), Vita e Pensiero, Milan. 2006, Il Regno di Mezzo tra principi e realpolitik. Che cosa ci insegna la tradizione della politica estera cinese (The Middle Kingdom between principles and realpolitik. What China s foreign policy tradition can teach us), in F. ARMAO - A. CAFFARENA (eds.), Introduzione al mondo nuovo. Scenari, attori e strategie della politica internazionale (Introducing the world anew. Scenarios, actors and strategies in international politics), Guerini, Milan, pp. 253-277. 2006, Stato, globalizzazione e neo-confederalismo (The state, globalization and neo-confederalism), «Teoria Politica», 22, 3, pp. 5-33. 2006, (with R. WILCOX), China between social stability and market integration, «China & World Economy», 14, 3, pp. 95-108. 2006, The nature and linkages of China s tributary system under the Ming and Qing dynasties, LSE Economic History Department, Global Economic History Network, Working Paper. 2004, Tra modernità e postmodernità. Cartografia di una cornice meta-teorica chiave per la politica contemporanea (Between modernity and post-modernity. Mapping a key meta-theorical frame for contemporary politics), «Teoria Politica», 20, 2, pp. 39-56.
TEACHING, SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Scientific director, TOChina Hub: incorporating the TOChina Summer School (since 2007), the China Studies Program double degrees with Zhejiang University (since 2011) and the Beijing Foreign Studies University (since 2016), and the ChinaMed Business Program at Peking University (since 2013): www.tochina.it / www.chinamedbusiness.eu. University of Torino: International Relations of East Asia graduate course (54 hours), annually since 2011. University of Torino: Public diplomacy and the practice of Chinese foreign policy undergraduate laboratory (18 hours), annually since 2015. University of Torino: scientific coordination, China and Global Studies major within the Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Internazionali graduate degree, annually since 2012. ESCP Europe business school (Italian campus): Doing Business with China undergraduate elective course (15 hours), 2017. European University Institute (EUI), Global Governance Program: Scientific director and scenario-making instructor, Mapping China s futures Executive Training Seminar, annually since 2014. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino, China in the Global Economy graduate course, Master in Public Policy and Social Change, annually 2014-2017. Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS), Pavia: History of Contemporary China Master s course (10 hours) within the Master in Cooperation & Development, annually since 2010. Zhejiang University: Visiting professor, European perspectives on China s re-emergence graduate course (12 hours), 2009, 2012. Visiting Research Associate, China Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, 2011. Research Fellow, Transatlantic Academy, working on the international project Global Shift: the Transatlantic Community and the New Geopolitics, Washington D.C., 2010. Catholic University of Milan: Adjunct Professor of Regional Studies (one 30-hour graduate course per academic year), 2008-2011. Faculty member, Global Politics: China and Japan course within the Winter Schools of the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), Milan, 2010-2013. Founding general editor, TheChinaCompanion (www.thechinacompanion.eu), since 2009. Editor, OrizzonteCina bi-monthly e-journal of contemporary China s politics, foreign policy and economy, since 2010 (OrizzonteCina is currently listed as a scientific publication by the Italian Ministry of Education, through ANVUR). Translator of Michael Ignatieff s The Lesser Evil, Edinburgh University Press, and Ian Clark s Legitimacy in International Society, Oxford University Press.
VENUES OF CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED AS PAPER-GIVER Australian National University, Center for China in the World, Canberra Bogaziçi University, Istanbul Chinese Academy of Social Science, Department of European Studies, Beijing China Centre on Comparative Politics and Economics, Beijing China Center for Contemporary World Studies, Beijing China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington D.C. Italian Chinese Studies Association (conference) Lowy Institute, Sydney Political Studies Association (annual conference) Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (annual conference) Peking University, Department of History, Beijing Università di Firenze, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Università di Napoli L Orientale, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Università di Palermo, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Università di Venezia Ca Foscari, International College Università La Sapienza di Roma, Istituto Italiano di Studi Orientali Università Statale di Milano, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche University of St. Petersburg University of Oxford, China Studies Center University of Technology, Sydney Zhejiang University, School of Media and Cross-Cultural Communication RESEARCH GRANTS, AWARDS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Since 2013, founding scientific director of the TOChina System a joint endeavor of the Department of Culture, Politics and Society of the University of Torino, the Torino World Affairs Institute, the Torino Campus of the ESCP Europe business school and Zhejiang University, with fundraising action, running of fee-paying programs and budget management for an average of 140.000 per year. Since 2009, in charge of the Emerging Actors research area, Torino World Affairs Institute, with fundraising action and budget management for an average of 160.000 per year (mostly funded by the Compagnia di San Paolo banking foundation). 2012, Senior Visiting Scholarship, East Asia Institute, Singapore National University (interrupted shortly before departure due to family reasons). 2011, Scholarly visit grant, Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW). 2011-12, Project Coordinator, TOChina project, based at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Torino and funded by the Fondazione CRT (85.000 ). 2009-10, Project Coordinator, Europe and Global Challenges international project, peerreviewed and jointly funded by Compagnia di San Paolo, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and VolkswagenStiftung (47.500 ).
2008-09, Project Leader, TheChinaCompanion, at the Einaudi Research Centre, Torino. Funded by Fondazione CRT and the Torino Chamber of Commerce (75.000 ). 2007-10, Project Coordinator, TOChina project, based at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Torino and funded by the Faculty and Fondazione CRT (150.000 ). Young Scholar Research Abroad Grant, Catholic University of Milan, 2006. BISA (British International Studies Association) Founders Fund Award, 2006. 6 Robert McKenzie Prize, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2005. MEMBERSHIP OF EDITORIAL BOARDS AND OTHER POSITIONS Since 2016, a member of the Centro Studi Matteo Ripa e Collegio dei Cinesi of the University of Naples L Orientale. Since 2016, a member of the Editorial Board of Mondo Cinese, Italy s journal of modern China studies. Since 2012, Founding co-chair of the annual track 1.5 bilateral dialogue Italy-China, a partnership of the Torino World Affairs Institute and the Chinese Institutes for Contemporary International Studies, with the participation of Italy s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bank of Italy and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. EU Expert and Eminent Person for the ASEAN Regional Forum, 2013-2016. Deputy Rapporteur for the Economics Session, 2009 G8 University Summit, Torino. Member of the following associations: Chatham House, International Institute for Strategic Studies, European Association for Chinese Studies, Associazione Italiana Studi Cinesi, Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Language Italian English Spanish French Mandarin Chinese CEFR Level mother tongue C2 B2 A2 A2