CURRICULUM VITAE

Christian Rossi

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

July 2017

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I. PERSONAL INFORMATIONS

Name and Surname: Christian Rossi

Nationality: Italian

Email: chrossi@unica.it

Work Address: Department of Social Sciences and Institutions – V.le S.

Ignazio, 78 – 09123 Cagliari

+39-070 - 6753725

II. PRESENT AND PAST POSITION

2016 Associate Professor of History of International Relations

(SSD-SPS/06) at the Department of Social Sciences and

Institutions – University of Cagliari

2010 - Researcher of History of International Relations –

University of Cagliari – Faculty of Political Science

2006/2008 Temporary Professor of History of International Relations

– University of Sassari

January-June 2004 Visiting Scholar: BMW Center for German and European

Studies – Georgetown University – Washington DC (USA)

2002 - 2010

2014

Research Fellow in History of International Relations

Scientific Project: The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership:

development and co-operation perspectives in the peripheral and

maritime regions of Europe.

National Qualification as an Associate Professor, Scientific

Sector SPS/06 with a 5 out of 5 votes of the National

Commission

III. EDUCATION

July 1997 Degree in Political Science

Dissertation Thesis: United States Policy Towards Italy

During the Kennedy Administration 1961-1963

Tutor: Prof. Liliana Saiu

October 1999 - November 2000 Master of Arts in International Relations

University of Kent (UK)

Master Dissertation: The role of Russia in Nato’s new

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strategic concept

Tutor: Prof. Robert Faulkner

December 2006 PhD: History, Institutions and International Relations of

Asian and African Countries (University of Cagliari)

PhD Dissertation: The Policy of Confrontation between

United Kingdom and Italy in the Middle East (1941-1944)

Tutor: Prof. Liliana Saiu

IV. FURTHER EDUCATION AND INTERNSHIP

September 1997 – July 1998 Course for the Diplomatic Service. Director: Prof. Pietro

Pastorelli

University Luiss “Guido Carli” Rome

V. SCHOLARSHIPS

September 1997 – July 1998 Scholarship of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia

October 1999 – November 2000 Scholarship of the University of Cagliari for a Master

Degree

VI. RESEARCH ACTIVITY

National Archives, Kew Gardens, London (UK):

August 2015, November 2014, September-December 2012, February 2011, August-November

2010, February 2009, September 2008, July-August 2007, August 2003, February 2003

National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC (USA)

February 2015, June 2012, January-June 2004, August-September 2002,

Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Archives, Yorba Linda (USA)

November-December 2013

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Archives, Simi Valley (USA)

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November-December 2013

Irish National Archives, Dublin (Eire)

January-February 2013

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Archives, Boston (USA)

February 2007, November 1994

Lauinger Memorial Library, Georgetown University, Washington DC (USA)

February 2007, January-June 2004, August-September 2002

Library of Congress, Washington DC (USA)

January-June 2004; August-September 2002

War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (USA)

September 2002

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives, Roma (Italy)

January 2002; July 2011

Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City, (SCV)

November 2008, January 2009

VII. BOOKS

Christian Rossi, Il Frutto Avvelenato. Il Regno Unito e la propaganda dell'Asse in Palestina

durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale (1940-1943), Aipsa, Cagliari, 2012 [Translation: The

Poisoned Fruit. The United Kingdom and the Axis Propaganda in Palestine during the Second

World War (1940-1943)]

Christian Rossi, La Freedom Doctrine di John F. Kennedy. Cooperazione allo sviluppo e

disarmo nell’Europa mediterranea (1961-1963), FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2006 [Translation: The

Freedom Doctrine of John F. Kennedy. Development Co-operation and Disarmament in the

Mediterranean Europe (1961-1963)]

VIII. ARTICLES

Christian Rossi, La Storia dell'integrazione europea, Capitolo 2, in R. Di Quirico (a cura di),

L'Unione Europea. Manuale di diritto, politica e storia dell'Unione Europea per l'aggiornamento

professionale dei docenti delle scuole medie superiori, pp. 37-48, Firenze, European Press

Academic Publishing, 2016 [Translation: History of European Integration, Chapter 2]

Christian Rossi, La Storia dell'Idea di Europa Unita, Capitolo 1, in R. Di Quirico (a cura di),

L'Unione Europea. Manuale di diritto, politica e storia dell'Unione Europea per l'aggiornamento

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professionale dei docenti delle scuole medie superiori, pp. 17-35, Firenze, European Press

Academic Publishing, 2016 [Translation: History of the Idea of a United Europe, Chapter 1]

Christian Rossi, . The Ideas of a European Entity in the International Relations between the

XIX and the First Half of XX Century, in Gornig, Gilbert/Bohle, Christina (Edited by) , Nation

– Nationalität – Staat. Nation – Nationality – State, vol. 1, p. 59-70, Klages-Verlag, 2013, ISBN:

978-3-7813-9013-3

Christian Rossi, Il Regno Unito, l'Italia e gli equilibri nel Mediterraneo (1860-1878), in G.

Biagioni, P. Simone (a cura di), L'Unità d'Italia. Profili Storico-Internazionali, Edizioni

Scientifiche Italiane, Napoli, 2011 [Translation: The United Kingdom, Italy and the balance of

power in the Mediterranean (1860-1878)]

Christian Rossi, L'Unione Europea e la sicurezza nel Mediterraneo dalla Carta per la pace e la

stabilità alla Primavera Araba (1970 - 2011). Genesi storica e prospettive future, in A. Sassu, S.

Lodde, Tra il nuovo e il vecchio. I cambiamenti politici del Nord Africa, Aracne Editrice, Roma,

2011 [Translation: The European Union and the Security in the Mediterranean from the

Charter for Peace and Stability to the Arab Spring (1970 - 2011). Historical Genesis and future

perspectives]

Christian Rossi, Opposizione politica e interessi internazionali durante il Mandato britannico in

Palestina, in P. Manduchi (a cura di), Voci del Dissenso. Movimenti studenteschi, opposizione

politica e processi di democratizzazione in Asia e in Africa, Casa Editrice Emil di Odoya,

Bologna, 2011 [Translation: Political Opposition and International Interests in Palestine during

the British Mandate]

Christian Rossi, Partition of Palestine and Political Stability: Ottoman Legacy and International

Influences (1922-1948), EUI, RSCAS, Working Papers 2010.

Christian Rossi, Giuseppe Garibaldi e la diplomazia britannica, in G. Continiello (a cura di),

Garibaldi. Mille volte, Mille vite, AM&D, Cagliari, 2010 [Translation: British Diplomacy and

Garibaldi]

Christian Rossi, Diplomazia di guerra nel Mediterraneo: il dibattito tra Londra e Washington

sui piani d’attacco della Sardegna (1942-1943), in L. Saiu (a cura di), prefazione di Pietro

Pastorelli, Stati Uniti e Italia nel Mediterraneo. Operazioni di pace e di guerra, FrancoAngeli,

Milano, 2008. [Translation: Diplomacy of War in the Mediterranean: the Debate Between

London and Washington on the War-Plan Against Sardinia (1942-1943)]

Christian Rossi, Il ruolo della Commissione Presidenziale sullo Status delle Donne nella politica

di cooperazione internazionale di John F. Kennedy, in C. Novelli (a cura di), Nel segno

dell'empowerment femminile: donne e democrazia in Italia e nel mondo, Aipsa, Cagliari, 2007

[Translation: The Role of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Co-

operation Development Policy of John F. Kennedy]

Christian Rossi, Le diplomazie occidentali e la nomina di Dirk Uipko Stikker come segretario

generale della NATO nel 1961, in “Studi in onore di Maria Teresa Serra”, Jovene, Napoli,

2007. [Translation: Western Diplomacy and the Appointment of Dirk Uipko Stikker as NATO’s

Secretary General in 1961]

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IX. DIDACTIC ACTIVITY

Faculty of Political Science – University of Cagliari

2002 - 2009 Seminar activity in the Course of History of International

Relations and History of European Integration

2006 - 2010 Seminar activity in the Course of History of International

Relations in the Mediterranean Area

2010 – Course of History of European Integration (6 CFU – 36 h)

2012- Course of European Integration (9 CFU – 54 h)

Faculty of Political Science – University of Sassari

2006 - 2008 Temporary Professor of History of International Relations

X. FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English: Excellent: Written and Spoken

TOEFL certificate gained in November 1997

IELTS Certificate gained in July 1999

French Good: Written and Spoken

Spanish: Fair: Written and Spoken

Diploma of the University’s Language Centre (University of Cagliari) Level B2

Portugues:

Fair: Written and Spoken

Diploma of the University’s Language Centre (University of Cagliari) Level B2

XI. COMPUTER

MS Office

Excel

Power Point

Word

XII. PRIZES AND HONOURS

2002 Winner of a Young Researcher Prize of the University of

Cagliari (€. 3,605)

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2004 Winner of a Banco di Sardegna Fund for Researchers (€

1,500)

2013 Winner of a Banco di Sardegna Fund for Researchers (€

2,500)

2014 Winner of a Banco di Sardegna Fund for Researchers (€

5000)

XIII. CONFERENCES

2002 Speaker at the Workshop of the Conference: “The borders of the Mediterranean”,

organised by CNR – Cagliari Section, on the topic of the Euro - Mediterranean Partnership.

2003 Conference of the Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento on the topic of Anglo-American

Strategic Plans for the Mediterranean and the Invasion of Sardinia in 1943.

2005 Speaker with a paper “The United States and Development Co-operation in the

Mediterranean” at the First Research Fellow Workshop - University of Cagliari

2006 Speaker with a paper “Kennedy Administration and Equal Opportunities” at the

International Conference “The Women’s Empowerment”, organized by the Department of

History Politics and International Studies – University of Cagliari and the Ministry of Labour

and Welfare, Cagliari 7-8-9 November 2006

2006 Speaker with a paper: “History of Italian Development Co-operation” at the National

Conference: “The Decentralize Development Co-operation: subjects and operational tools.

The Role of Sardinia”, organized by the Faculty of Political Science and by the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs – DG Development Co-operation, Cagliari 7 December 2006

2010 Speaker with a paper: “Partition of Palestine and Political Stability: Ottoman Legacy

and International Influences (1922-1948)”, 11th Mediterranean Research Meeting, Florence

and Montecatini Terme 24-27 March 2010 - European University Institute – Robert Schuman

Centre for Advanced Studies.

2012 Speaker with a paper: "Great Britain, the Mediterranean and the Nuclear Non-

Proliferation between the '60s and the '70s" at the National Conference Prin 2008 "All'ombra

della bomba. Una storia politica delle applicazioni civili e militari dell'energia nucleare",

Cagliari, 7 - 10 November, 2012.

XIV. RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERSHIP

2010 Member of the University of Cagliari Unit of a

Research Project of National Interest (PRIN 2008) "In the

shadow of the bomb. A political history of nuclear

proliferation". National Co-ordinator: Prof. Leopoldo

Nuti, University of Roma Tre.

2010 Member of the Research Group in a Regional

Research Project (L. 7/2007) "The Island of Missed

Project? Sardinia between borders and centrality. Local

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Reality and International paths in History, Politics,

Economy, and Culture in the Eighteen and Nineteen

Century". Scientific Co-ordinator: Prof. Liliana Saiu

2011 Principal Co-Ordinator of the Research Group in a

Regional Research Project (L. 7/2007) "Co-Operation,

Energy and Security in the Mediterranean. Peace

Perspectives, Stability and Sustainability of the Energy

Policy in the Mediterranean Europe". Funded with €

111.164,69

2015 Principal Investigator of a Horizon 2020, Call:

H2020-INT-SOCIETY-2015, Cultural Horizons in

European External RelationS. Role, Development and

Perspectives of Cultural and Science Diplomacy in EU

Foreign Policy - Acronym: CHEERS. Evaluated by the

Commission with 12/15 (threshold: 10).