Matteo Legrenzi is professor of Political Science at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He holds a DPhil in International Relations and a MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from St. Antony's College.
He served as President of the Italian Association for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO) and he is a member of International Advisory Council of the World Congress for Middle East Studies (WOCMES).
In Venice he helped to establish and served as inaugural coordinator of the undergraduate program in Philosophy, International Studies and Economics (PISE) and its Double Degree with the University of Groningen. He was founding director of the Master in Strategic Studies and International security (SSSI) and coordinator of the Research Institute for International Studies. He is member of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). He served as Rector's Delegate for the Middle East and he sits on the editorial board of the Elements in Middle East Politics series of Cambridge University Press.
He studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo. He published numerous articles and book chapters on the Arab monarchies and the international relations of the Gulf. Before returning to Venice, his hometown, he taught in Oxford, Ottawa and Seoul winning the Capital Educators' Award in 2009 in Canada.
Professor Matteo Legrenzi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Research disciplines:
- International Relations
- Middle Eastern Studies
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