Andrea Felicetti

Andrea Felicetti
Date and place of birth: 15th May 1985, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
EDUCATION
 PhD, Australian National University, June 2014
School of Politics and International Relations, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global
Governance. Dissertation Title: ‘Deliberative and Democratic Qualities in the Public Sphere. A
Comparative Study of Transition Initiatives in Italy and Australia’. Supervisory Panel: John
Dryzek (Chair), Carolyn Hendriks, Simon Niemeyer, David Marsh.
 MA, University of Bologna, March 2010
School of Political Science, Major: Governance
 BA, University of Bologna, July 2007
School of Political Science, Major: Organisation Studies
WORK EXPERIENCE
 Academic Assistant
April 2015-Present
Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, Center on Social Movement Studies (COSMOS),
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
 Postdoctoral Fellow
January-March 2015
CeRIES, University of Lille 3, Lille, France
 Hoover Postdoctoral Fellow
September-December 2014
Hoover Chair of Economic and Social Ethics, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium
 Research Assistant
February-May 2014
Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), Institute for Governance and
Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
 PhD Candidate
March 2011-February 2014
School of Politics and International Relation, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global
Governance and Policy Analysis, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
 Teaching Assistant
January-May 2012
Masters course on Global Civil Society, School of Politics and International Relations, College of
Asia Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
 Felicetti, Andrea, Simon Niemeyer, and Nicole Curato. Improving deliberative participation:
connecting mini-publics to deliberative systems. European Political Science Review (2015):
1-22.
 Felicetti, Andrea. Citizens Forums in the Deliberative System, Democratic Theory (2014).
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Felicetti, Andrea. "Localism and the Transition Movement." Policy Studies. Vol. 34, Nos. 5–
6, (2013): 559–574.
Felicetti, Andrea, John Gastil, Janette Hartz-Karp, and Lyn Carson. "Collective Identity and
Voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament." Journal of Public Deliberation Vol. 8, Issue 1
no. 5 (2012): 1-27.
Hartz-Karp, Janette, Patrick Anderson, John Gastil, and Andrea Felicetti. "The Australian
Citizens' Parliament: Forging Shared Identity through Public Deliberation." Journal of public
affairs Vol. 10, no. 4 (2010): 353-71.
Book Sections
 Felicetti, Andrea and Axel Gosseries. Une utopie insuffisamment délibérative. In Florilège
sur l'Utopie de Thomas More. Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2015.
 Felicetti, Andrea, John Gastil, Janette Hartz-Karp, and Lyn Carson. (On-line only) "Speaking
together: Giving voice to collective identities." In The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the
Future of Deliberative Democracy, edited by L. Carson, Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J., & Lubensky,
R. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press., 2013.
 Hartz-Karp, Janette, Patrick Anderson, John Gastil, and Andrea Felicetti. "Becoming
Australian: Forging a National Identity." In The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the
Future of Deliberative Democracy, edited by L. Carson, Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J., & Lubensky,
R. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press., 2013.
Edited Works
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Paula Cossart and Andrea Felicetti (eds.) Town Meetings, past and present, Special issue,
Participations (accepted)
Selected Conference Papers
 Felicetti, Andrea, ‘The Role of Non-deliberative Politics in a Deliberative Democracy’ paper
delivered at French Political Science Association 2015 Conference, SciencesPo, Aix-enProvence, France. 22-26 June, 2015
 Felicetti, Andrea and Paula Cossart ‘Deliberative Culture in Historical New England Town
Meeting’ paper delivered at French Political Science Association 2015 Conference,
SciencesPo, Aix-en-Provence, France. 22-26 June, 2015
 Felicetti, Andrea. ‘Radicals without Rebellion?’ 64th Annual International Conference
Political Studies Association. Manchester, UK, 14-16 April 2014.
 Felicetti, Andrea, Niemeyer Simon and Nicole Curato. Enhancing Deliberative Participation.
ECPR Joint Workshops Session. Salamanca, Spain, 10-14 April 2014.
 Felicetti, Andrea, ‘Community Groups from a Deliberative Democratic Perspective. A
Comparative Analysis of Two Italian Transitions’, ECPR General Conference’, Bordeaux,
France, 4 – 7 September 2013.
 Felicetti, Andrea, ‘Deliberative Capacity in Context’ paper delivered at ‘Deliberative
Democracy in Action: Theory, Practice, and Evidence’ Conference, Social Science Research
Institute at Åbo Accademy University, Turku, Finland. 5-7 June, 2012.
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Research Associate:
Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis,
University of Canberra, Canberra (AUS)
AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS
Co-organizer Online workshop ‘Power and Deliberation in the workplace’
Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
28 May 2015
PhD Scholarship and Tuition Fee Exemption Sponsorship
March 2011-February 2014
The Australian National University, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Canberra, Australia
Visiting PhD Scholar
School of Political Science of University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
July-September 2013
Visiting PhD Scholar
May-June 2013
Department of Politics and International Studies of Warwick University, Warwick, UK
Member of ‘Scaling Up Deliberative Democracy’ International Research Team October 2012
Bologna, Italy
Scientific Advisor of Civic Revision Initiative Deliberative Assembly
Comune di Monteveglio (BO), Italy
5-7October 2012
Intensive Course on Sustainability through Deliberative Democracy
Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Fremantle, WA, Australia
12-17 April 2012
MAE-CRUI Embassies Internship Programme
Embassy of Italy in Beijing, Beijing, China
May-August 2010
University of Bologna Thesis Publication Project
November-December 2009
Department of Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
University of Bologna Thesis Abroad Research Project
October-December 2008
Department of Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
University of Bologna Overseas Study Grant
January-June 2008
Department of Political Science, University of California Santa Barbara, CA, USA
University of Bologna – Johns Hopkins University Exchange
September-December 2007
MA course on ‘Science and Technology and International Affairs’, Johns Hopkins Bologna
Center, Bologna, Italy
Erasmus Program
September 2006-January 2007
School of Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences, Salford University, UK
LANGUAGES
English: Fluent; Italian: Native; French: Good
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