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.
