The UniGe unit is composed of Fabrizio Coticchia, full professor of political science at the University of Genoa—who also serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project—Giampiero Cama, full professor of political science at the University of Genoa, and Matteo Mazziotti di Celso, post-doctoral researcher at the University of Genoa. The group focuses on national political actors (parties, parliament, and leaders) and the Italian armed forces, contributing both to the development of the literature review and to the production of the empirical analysis of lessons learned in military operations.
Their analysis also includes an investigation into the influence of operational feedback in the decision-making process and the impact of the armed forces. Furthermore, the UniGe unit works on the supranational dimension, examining international constraints and the role of NATO. It also participates in the study of dynamic relationships between elites and public opinion in the context of Italian defense policy.
- Fabrizio Coticchia: Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Genoa. He has been Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute. His fields of research are Italian and European defense and foreign policy, contemporary warfare, strategic culture, party politics and security issues. He provides courses (Foreign Policy Analysis, Security Studies, EU Political System, Comparative Research Methods) to BA, MA, and PhD students.His articles have appeared, among others, on “International Relations, “Government&Opposition”, “European Political Science Review”, “Journal of European Public Policy”, “Foreign Policy Analysis”, “International Peacekeeping”, “International Studies Review”, “Mediterranean Politics”, “Armed Forces&Society”. Among his books: “Italian Military Operations Abroad: Just Don’t Call it War”, with P. Ignazi and G. Giacomello (Palgrave 2012); “Adapt, Improvise, Overcome? The Transformation of Italian Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective”, with F.N. Moro (Ashgate 2015); and “Italian Foreign Policy under Matteo Renzi: A Domestically-Focused Outsider and the World”, with J.Davidson (Lexington 2019). His latest book is: “Reluctant Remilitarisation: Transforming Defence and the Armed Forces in Germany, Italy and Japan After the Cold War”, with F.N.Moro and M.Dian (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).
- Giampiero Cama: Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Genoa. His research focuses on political regimes and civil wars. He teaches courses (International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Strategic Studies) to BA, MA, and PhD students. His articles have appeared in journals such as the European Review of Economic History, Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, and Italian Political Science. He is the author of several monographs, including Institutions and Democratization: The Advent of Mass Politics in Britain and Germany (FrancoAngeli, 2000); Central Banks and Democracy: Institutions, Money, and Political Competition, with G.B. Pittalunga (Hoepli, 2004); and Power, Uncertainty, Identity: Elements of Political Science (Mondadori, 2023).
- Matteo Mazziotti di Celso: Postdoc researcher at the University of Genoa. In 2024, he is also an adjunct professor of International Relations at the American University of Rome, a Junior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defence College, and a Research Fellow at the Geopolitica.info research center. Additionally, in 2024, he was a visiting researcher at CERI, Sciences Po. His research focuses on the domestic use of the Italian armed forces and the relationship between the military and police forces.
- Jean-Marie Reure: Ph.D. Candidate in Security and Strategic Studies (SSS) at the University of Genoa. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centro Einstein di Studi Internazionali. His interests revolve around the transformation of international interventions, Italian and European security and foreign policies. He also focuses on French-speaking subsaharan Africa. He has written for numerous outlets, such as Osservatorio Politica Italiana, InsideOver, Geopolitica.info, The Federalist Debate, Rassegna dell’Arma dei Carabinieri, Cahiers di Scienze Politiche, Human Security e European Review of International Studies.