FRANCIONI ANDREA

Andrea
Francioni
Professore Associato

Presentation

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)

 

Office hours

  • Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00
    Place: Stanza N. 52 III piano - Polo Mattioli (0577-232405)
    Note: Fino al termine dell'emergenza Covid-19, il ricevimento studenti sarà tenuto anche in modalità telematica (Gmeet o Skype), previo appuntamento da concordare per e-mail:andrea.francioni@unisi.it

Office hours will also be held via online collaboration tools (Gmeet). In order to make an appointment, please write to: andrea.francioni@unisi.it

Notices

Course materials are available in Moodle: https://elearning.unisi.it/

Teaching activities

Completion accademic year: 2025/2026

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2024/2025
Course year: 1 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2025/2026
Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) PUBLIC AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY A.Y. 2024/2025

Completion accademic year: 2024/2025

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2023/2024
Course year: 1 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2024/2025
Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) PUBLIC AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY A.Y. 2023/2024

Completion accademic year: 2023/2024

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2022/2023
Course year: 1 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2023/2024
Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) PUBLIC AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY A.Y. 2022/2023

Completion accademic year: 2022/2023

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A.Y. 2021/2022

Research

Ultime pubblicazioni:

  • Francioni, A. (2025). Visioni dell'Indo-Pacifico: dibattito strategico e prospettive del multilateralismo. IL PENSIERO STORICO, 17, 177-192. - view more
  • Francioni, A. (2025). L'Asia orientale tra eredità della Guerra fredda e nuove dinamiche globali. In S.R. Massimiliano Guderzo (a cura di), Navigando a vista. Disordine mondiale e aree di crisi dalla fine della guerra fredda ai nostri giorni (pp. 53-69). Firenze : Polistampa. - view more
  • Lira, A., Francioni, A., Semboloni, L., Espinosa, C. (a cura di). (2025). Conciencia histórica y buen gobierno: fuentes y reflexiones. México, D. F. : El Colegio de México. - view more
  • Francioni, A. (2025). [Recensione di] Chiara d'Auria, Il Foreign Office e i missionari britannici in Cina, 1922-1933, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2024. RIVISTA DI STUDI POLITICI INTERNAZIONALI, 92(2), 306-308. - view more
  • Francioni, A. (2025). Migración y paridad diplomática. Las “puertas abiertas” mexicanas y el primer tratado con la China (1899). STORIA E FUTURO, 62, 53-62 [10.36158/sef6225c]. - view more