1985-1991: MA Political Sciences (University of Siena).
1993-1998: Ph.D. History of Africa (University of Pavia).
1998-2000: Post-doctoral Fellowship (Institute of Modern History and International Relations, University of Siena).
2000-2004: Research Fellow (Dept. of Historical, Political and Social Studies, University of Siena).
2005-present: Associate Professor, History of International Relations (Dept. Of Political and International Studies, University of Siena)
2018: National qualification for Full Professor
Teaching Experience Abroad
September 2016 : Dalarna University Center for African Studies (Seminars on Chinese Foreign Policy and China-Africa Relations – 8 hrs)
October 2017 : Dalarna University Center for African Studies (Seminars on Chinese Foreign Policy and China-Africa Relations – 8 hrs)
November 2018 : Dalarna University Center for African Studies (Seminars on Chinese Foreign Policy and China-Africa Relations – 8 hrs)
Affiliations
2006- present: Association for Asian Studies (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
2012-present : Società Italiana di Storia Internazionale (Padua)
2018-present : Interuniversity Center for Comparative Area Studies - Asafal (University of Siena)
Research
My current research interests include: History of Imperialism, Afro-Asian Relations, Chinese Foreign Policy.
Research experience abroad: UK (The National Archives; School of Oriental and African Studies; British Library; The McClay Library – Queen’s University Belfast; Chinese Maritime Customs Project – University of Bristol), France (Archives Diplomatiques du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères), Sweden (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet Uppsala; Dalarna University Centre for African Studies), PRC (Beijing Foreign Studies University; Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou), Mexico (El Colegio de México), Russian Federation (Tomsk State University).
International agreements
Erasmus for studies coordinator : Dalarna University, Falun (S) – African Studies.
Erasmus for studies coordinator: Université Paris Diderot (F) – History.
Academic cooperation agreement coordinator: University of Siena - el Colegio de México
Academic cooperation agreement coordinator: University of Siena - Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University (Suzhou)