Curriculum Vitae

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EDOARDO MARIA LANDONI

+39 340 632 0865 • Milan, Italy • edoardo.landoni@unimi.it • LinkedIn • NASP

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Visiting Researcher | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Department of Geography - United States (Apr 2025 – Jun 2025)

• Visiting appointment at the Department of Geography.

  Visiting Researcher | University of Jyvaskyla (JYU) – Faculty of Information Technology - Finland (Nov 2024 – Mar 2025)

• Visiting appointment at the Faculty of Information Technology.

  PhD Candidate (Political Studies – NASP) | University of Milan and University of Pavia - Italy (Oct 2022 – present)

• Research track in International Relations.
• Project: analysis of the military and strategic implications of the geographical positioning of cyberspace’s physical infrastructure, with a focus on U.S. and Chinese foreign policies and cyber strategies.
• Selected coursework: Applied Multivariate Analysis for Social Scientists; Research Methods in Social and Political Sciences; Statistics for the Social Sciences; Geopolitics of the Contemporary International System; Political Philosophy; Empirical Political Theory; Mathematics in Contemporary Social Sciences; Game Theory.

  MA in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs | University of Milan - Italy (2019 – 2022)

• Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.
• Thesis: Virtual and Physical Spaces: A Geopolitical Analysis of Cyberspace.
• Selected coursework: Diplomatic and Consular Law; History of International Relations; Macroeconomics; Finance; Foreign Policy Analysis.

  BA in International Relations - Italy (2016 – 2019)

• Thesis: The Physical Infrastructure of Cyberspace and its Geopolitical Meaning.
• Selected coursework: International Relations Theory; Geopolitics; Strategic Studies; International Law.

  RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

  Academic Tutor | BA in International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE), University of Milan - Milan, Italy (Oct 2025 – present)

• Advise students on programme requirements, course choices, workload planning, and academic opportunities.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of Open Day and orientation events.

  Instructor | Concepts and Methods in International Relations, Department of International, Legal, and Historical-Political Studies, University of Milan - Milan, Italy (Apr 2025 – Jun 2025)

• Co-designed and taught a 20-hour advanced laboratory on International Relations theory and methodology.
• Topics included research design, operationalization, qualitative and quantitative methods, and spatial analysis in IR.

  Analyst and Researcher | Spykman Center - Paris, France (Jul 2023 – present)

• Gather, analyse, and interpret data; contribute to reports, academic publications, and briefings for decision-makers, governmental institutions, international organisations, and other stakeholders.

  Teaching Assistant | University of Milan - Milan, Italy (Jul 2023 – present)

• Tutor and examination assistant for courses in Strategic Studies, Geopolitics, and Foreign Policy Analysis.
• Deliver seminar lectures for MA students at the Department of International, Legal, Historical, and Political Studies.

  Member | Italian Society of Political Science (SISP) (May 2025 – present)

• Participate in conferences, seminars, and other scholarly activities.

  Editorial Board Member | Nuovi Autoritarismi e Democrazie: Diritto, Istituzioni, Societa - Milan, Italy (Jun 2024 – present)

• Support the editorial team in peer review and editorial assessment of submissions.

  Scientific Board Member | NASP International Relations Seminar Series - Milan, Italy (Dec 2023 – present)

• Contribute to topic selection, speaker coordination, and logistical planning.

  Assistant (Intern) | Embassy of Italy in Cyprus – Commercial Office - Nicosia, Cyprus (Sep 2021 – Dec 2021)

• Supported the drafting of reports on Cyprus’s macroeconomic, political, and financial situation to identify investment opportunities for Italian enterprises.
• Provided information and assistance to Italian companies interested in entering the Cypriot market.

  CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND INTENSIVE COURSES

  SISP SGRI Conference 2025 – Catholic University of Milan (Jun 2025)

• Paper: Cyberspace, Cyberpower and Geopolitics. From the Liberal Order to a New Contested Reality.
• Discussant: Dr Martino Tognocchi.

  NASP IR Seminar Series – University of Milan (Jun 2025)

• Paper: Geography and Cyberspace. The Forgotten Relevance of Territory in the Cyber Realm.
• Discussants: Prof Martti Lehto.

  ECPR General Conference 2024 – University College Dublin (Aug 2024)

• Paper: Neoliberalism as a Deconstruction of Liberalism: A Comparative Analysis of Viktor Orban and the European Commission’s Use of Semantic Inversion.
• Discussant: Prof Doris Wydra.

  SISP SGRI Conference 2024 – University of Parma (Jun 2024)

• Paper: Geography and Cyberspace: The Geographical Dimension of Cyberpower (PhD thesis chapter).
• Discussant: Prof Andrea Locatelli.

  International Studies SGRI Workshop 2024 – University of Parma (Jun 2024)

• Paper: Geography and Cyberspace: The Geographical Dimension of Cyberpower (PhD thesis chapter).
• Discussants: Prof Silvia D’Amato; Prof Chiara Ruffa.

  NASP IR Seminar Series – University of Milan (Apr 2024)

• Paper: A More Aggressive Strategy for a More Insecure America? An Analysis of the U.S. Cyber Posture During the Trump Administration.
• Discussants: Prof David Haglund; Prof Andrea Locatelli.

  CNDSS 2023 Conference – University of Catania (Dec 2023)

• Paper: Neoliberalism as a Deconstruction of Liberalism: A Comparative Analysis of Viktor Orban and the European Commission’s Use of Semantic Inversion.
• Discussant: Prof Danilo Di Mauro.
• Paper: Liberalism, Evolutionary Biology and the Nature of Politics.
• Discussant: Prof Fabrizio Sciacca.

  The Connected Past: Digital Methods for Studying Networks and Complexity in the Humanities – University of Helsinki (Sep 2023)

• Paper: Contextual analysis of the transmission of Floire et Blanchefloir in XII–XV century Europe.
• Chair: Prof Dries Daems.

  Spykman Center Summer School – International School of Geopolitics (Jun 2023)

• Course: How to Build a Geopolitical Analysis in Times of Geopolitical Upheaval.

  NASP CCA Days – Collegio Carlo Alberto (Jun 2023)

• Participant: Frontiers of Methods in Social and Political Science.

  Global Policy Forum – Bocconi University / ISPI (Jun 2022)

• Participated as ISPI Ambassador: conference participation and public communication of key topics on @ispigram.

  IPSe Spring School – University of Padua (May 2021)

• Course: Crisis management and crises’ impact on national and international systems.

  PUBLICATIONS

  Journal articles

• Landoni, E. M., & Taddia, I. (2025). Neoliberalism as a Deconstruction of Liberalism in the EU: The Use of Semantic Inversion in the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation. Nuovi Autoritarismi e Democrazie: Diritto, Istituzioni, Societa, 1.
• Landoni, E. M. (2025). Biological and Neuroscientific Perspectives: The Renewed Interest in “Human Nature” in Political Science and International Relations. Quaderni di Scienza Politica, 1.
• Landoni, E. M. (2020). Reflections Over Cyber-Development and Submarine Cables. Geopolitica. Rivista dell’ISAG, 9(1-2), 263–276.

  Commentaries

• Landoni, E. M. (Sep 2023). Geography of Cyberspace: The Forgotten Value of Territory. Spykman Center.
• Landoni, E. M. (Feb 2019). The General Election in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018 and the Late Formation of the Government on 19 November 2019. Nuovi Autoritarismi e Democrazie.

  SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

• SISP SGRI International Studies PhD Workshop – scholarship recipient (Jun 2024).
• University of Pavia – PhD scholarship (3 years) (Oct 2022).
• Global Policy Forum (Bocconi University / ISPI) – scholarship recipient (Jun 2022).
• IPSe Spring School – scholarship recipient (May 2021).

SKILLS

Languages: Italian (native); English (C1, IELTS); French (B2, University of Milan); Spanish (B2 reading).

IT: Stata; R; Gephi; QGIS; Microsoft Office.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International security; geopolitics; strategic studies; political conflict; neuropolitics; political psychology; decision-making processes.

Dichiarazione altri incarichi ex D.lgs. n.33/2013

In presenza di altri incarichi inserire la seguente dichiarazione:
In data 12/02/2026 , ai sensi dell'art. 15 co. 1 lett. c) del D.lgs. n.33/2013, dichiaro di svolgere incarichi e/o avere titolarità di cariche di diritto privato regolati o finanziati dalla pubblica amministrazione e/o svolgere attività professionali.

Tutorato universitario presso Università degli Studi di Milano, dal 19/09/2025 al 30/06/2026 (date indicative), 24 ore totali.

Dichiarazione di inesistenza di situazioni di conflitto d'interesse ai sensi dell'art. 7 del D.P.R. 62/2013, dell'art. 6 bis L. 241/1990 e dell'art. 14 del Codice etico e di comportamento dell'Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, emanato con Decreto Rettorale Rep. n. 293/2024 del 05/03/2024

Il/La sottoscritto/a, Prof./ssa LANDONI Edoardo Maria, in procinto di assumere il ruolo di Tutor didattico, ai sensi degli artt. 38, comma 3, 47, 77 bis, D.P.R. 445/2000 e successive modificazioni, sotto la propria responsabilità e consapevole delle sanzioni penali previste dall'art. 76 del medesimo D.P.R. 445/2000 per le dichiarazioni mendaci e falsità in atti ivi indicate, DICHIARA di non trovarsi in alcuna delle cause di conflitto di interesse di cui all’art. 7 del D.P.R. 62/2013, all’art. 6 bis L. 241/1990 e all’art. 14 del Codice etico e di comportamento di Ateneo.

In particolare, dichiara:

• di non avere, direttamente o indirettamente, un interesse finanziario, economico o altro interesse personale di qualunque natura, anche non patrimoniale, per lo svolgimento del suddetto ruolo, nell’ambito della procedura in oggetto;

• di non trovarsi in situazioni di conflitto anche potenziale, con interessi personali, di parenti, affini entro il secondo grado, del coniuge o di conviventi, oppure di persone con le quali abbia rapporti di frequentazione abituale;

• di non trovarsi in situazioni di conflitto anche potenziale, con interessi di soggetti od organizzazioni con cui egli o il coniuge abbia causa pendente o grave inimicizia o rapporti di credito o debito significativi;

• di non trovarsi in situazioni di conflitto anche potenziale con soggetti od organizzazioni di cui sia tutore, curatore, procuratore o agente, ovvero di enti, associazioni anche non riconosciute, comitati, società o stabilimenti di cui sia amministratore o gerente o dirigente;

• di non trovarsi in qualunque altra situazione per la quale per gravi ragioni di convenienza sia necessario astenersi dall’intervenire, in qualsiasi modo, nello svolgimento delle attività relative alla procedura in oggetto.

In caso di conflitto di interesse sopravvenuto, lo stesso si impegna ad astenersi dallo svolgere le attività assegnate in ordine al conferimento di incarico di Tutor didattico per l’attività “ATTIVITÀ DI SUPPORTO ALLA DIDATTICA: POLITICS IN A GLOBAL WORLD” [cod. C7664] – Corso di studio 5949 “International Studies”, sede di Forlì, e a comunicarlo tempestivamente alla struttura competente.

Il dichiarante è stato adeguatamente informato che, ai sensi del Regolamento (UE) 2016/679, i dati personali raccolti saranno trattati, anche con strumenti informatici, esclusivamente per le finalità per le quali la presente dichiarazione viene resa.