Cavatorta, Francesco
Dublin City University

School of Law and Government
Dublin City University
Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland

(353) 1 700-7858
Francesco.Cavatorta@dcu.ie

Francesco Cavatorta est maître de conférence en politique internationale au Département de sciences politiques de l'University College of Dublin (UCD). Titulaire d'un doctorat en Sciences Politiques au Trinity College of Dublin sur l'échec du processus de démocratisation en Algérie et sa dimension internationale, il s'intéresse particulièrement aux théories sur les transitions démocratiques, à la géopolitique du Maghreb, à l'Islam politique ainsi qu'à l'Union Européenne. Pour plus de détails sur ses activités, visiter : http://www.ucd.ie/~politics/staff/Francesco-Cavatorta.html.

rancesco Cavatorta is a lecturer in Politics at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. His research interests are Middle East and North Africa domestic politics, Islamist parties and European Union foreign policy. He has published articles in Democratization, Journal of North African Studies, West European Politics and Journal of European Public Policy. For more details on his scientific activities, see : http://www.ucd.ie/~politics/staff/Francesco-Cavatorta.html.

Principales publications :

· "Re-Inventing democracy : the West, Islam and democracy. A theoretical debate on the conditions for democracy In the Islamic world", in : Alumnus - The Trinity Review, Octobre 2000 ;

· "The Role of the Northern League in Transforming the Italian Political System: from Economic Federalism to Ethnic Politics and back", in : Contemporary Politics, Mars 2001 ;

· "Geopolitical Challenges to the Success of Democracy in North Africa: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco", in : Democratization, Hiver 2001 ;

· "Economic Actors' Political Activity in Overlap Issues: privatizations in Spain, France and Ireland and EU State Aid Control", in : West European Politics, Octobre 2002 ;

· "The Failed Liberalisation of Algeria and the International Context : a Legacy of Stable Authoritarianism", in : The Journal of North African Studies (à paraître).