Donatella della Porta#

Present and Previous Positions

• Since November 2015 Dean of the Institute for humanities and the social sciences, Scuola normale superiore, Firenze, Italy
• Since 2013 Professor of Political Science, Scuola normale superiore, Firenze, Italy
• Director of the Centre on Social Movement Studies (Cosmos)
• Director of the PhD in Political Science and Sociology
• Professor of Sociology, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Florence
• 2009,11 - 2010,03 Visiting Scholar, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung
• 2004,09 - 2007,08 Director of Studies - European University Institute, Florence
• April 2003 - October 2015 Professor, European University Institute
• 2005,04 - 2005,07 Luigi Einaudi Chair - Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y.
• 2003,10 - 2004,02 Visiting Scholar, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris
• 2000 - 2003,03 Full Professor of Political Science, University of Florence
• 1997,02 - 1998,01 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung
• 1993 - 1998 Associated Professor of Political Science, University of Florence
• 1989,10 - 1993,8 Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation-Career development award at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung

• Political mobilization and social movements
• Political participation and representation
• Transformation of environmental activism
• Transnational protest movements and global activism
• Corruption and organized crime
• Terrorism and political violence
• Participatory and deliberative democracy

• PhD Honoris causa, University of Gotenborg
• PhD Honoris causa, University of Bucharest
• PhD Honoris causa, University of Lausanne
• Mattei Dogan Prize for excellence in political sociology
• Harry Frank Guggenheim Career Development award
• Nomination to the European Academy

Curriculum Vitae

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Publication list

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Highlights of my work and anecdotes

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