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Lidia Bonifati

Researcher art. 22 L. 240/10 (fixed-term)

Department of Legal Studies

Curriculum vitae

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Current Positions

  • Since January 2026: Researcher (fixed-term) in Comparative Public Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
  • Since Oct 2022: Affiliated Researcher; Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp
  • Since Sept 2018: Teaching Assistant of Comparative Constitutional Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna

 

Academic Positions

  • January 2025: Researcher (fixed-term) in Comparative Public Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
  • Jun 2025 - January 2026: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
  • Mar 2024 - May 2025: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law (PRIN 2020 "Decision-Making in Time of Emergencies"); Baffi Centre on Economics, Finance and Regulation, Bocconi University


Education

  • 2019 - 2023: University of Bologna and University of Antwerp — Joint Ph.D. in Legal Studies (final grade: Excellent)
  • January - May 2019: University of Florence — Seminar on Parliamentary Studies and Research "Silvano Tosi"
  • 2016 - 2018: University of Bologna — Master's degree in International Relations (cum laude)
  • 2013 - 2016: University of Bologna — Bachelor's degree in Political, Social and International Sciences

 

Work Experience

  • Nov - Dec 2024: Research Assistant — Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
  • Deb - Dec 2023: Junior Researcher — EURAC Institute for Comparative Federalism, Bolzano/Bozen
  • Dec 2019 - May 2023: Junior Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
  • March - May 2020: Trainee — Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France)
  • 2016 - 2017: Academic Tutor — School of Political Sciences, University of Bologna 
  • 2016 - 2017: Research Assistant — Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development, Bologna

 

Research Stays and Visits

  • January - March 2025: Visiting Research Fellow —Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
  • September - October 2022: Visiting Scientist — EURAC Institute for Comparative Federalism (Bolzano/Bozen, Italy)
  • February - April 2022: Visiting Joint Ph.D. Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
  • September 2021 - January 2022: Visiting Ph.D. Student — Department of Law, European University Institute (Fiesole, Italy)
  • March - May 2021: Visiting Joint Ph.D. Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
  • November 2018: Visiting Research Associate — School of Law, Queen’s University of Belfast (Belfast, UK)

 

Editorial Activities

  • Since January 2025: Member of the editorial board — Percorsi Costituzionali (ISSN: 1974-1928)
  • Since January 2020: Member of the editorial board — STALS - Sant'Anna Legal Studies (ISSN: 1974-5656)

 

Research Fields

  • Constitutional design for divided societies;
  • Federalism and asymmetries in comparative constitutional law;
  • Minority rights and territorial/non territorial autonomy;
  • Legal and religious pluralism.

 

Scholarships and Awards

  • 2025: Research Award "Domenico Cella" (ex-aequo) financed by the Istituto De Gasperi and the Centre for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development
  • 2021: Research grant (3 months) financed by the BOF Fellowship for Joint PhDs of the Research Council of the University of Antwerp
  • 2020: Research grant (3 months) financed by the Program “Marco Polo” of the University of Bologna
  • 2019: Ph.D. scholarship (3 years) financed by the Project “Department of Excellence” of the Italian Ministry of Education

 

Languages

  • English (C1, IELTS 7.5)
  • French (B2, Linguistic Center of the University of Bologna)