Dr Benedetta Voltolini
Senior Lecturer in European Foreign Policy
Biography
Benedetta joined the Department of European and International Studies at King’s College in January 2018. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Before moving to King’s College, she was Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée of Sciences Po Paris (2015-2017), lecturer in international relations at Maastricht University (2013-2015) and spent research periods at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris (2010), the Freie Universität in Berlin (2012) and Sciences Po Paris (2013)
Research
- Lobbying in EU foreign policy
- EU policies towards the Middle East and North Africa
- The EU and the Arab-Israeli conflict
- EU policies vis-à-vis occupations in the neighbourhood
- Processes of framing and knowledge construction in EU foreign policy
Teaching
Benedetta teaches courses in EU foreign policy and Foreign Policy Analysis at both BA and MA levels.
PhD Supervisions
Benedetta welcomes applications for PhD topics related to any of her research interests.
Research
The European Foreign Policy Research Group
The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.
European Politics and Society Research Group
The European Politics and Society research group brings together scholars of all career stages to discuss ongoing work related to the changing identity, visions, capabilities, and relationships which shape contemporary Europe and Europeans.
News
Europe in the Trump era: Call for papers issued ahead of workshop
A call for papers has been issued ahead of a workshop which will focus on Europe and the EU’s role in the world in the era of Donald Trump.
Events
The European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy at a Crossroads: What lessons to be learnt and which futures to prepare for?
Organised by King’s College London’s European Foreign Policy Research Group in cooperation with the European Foreign Policy Unit of the LSE
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
The European Foreign Policy Research Group
The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.
European Politics and Society Research Group
The European Politics and Society research group brings together scholars of all career stages to discuss ongoing work related to the changing identity, visions, capabilities, and relationships which shape contemporary Europe and Europeans.
News
Europe in the Trump era: Call for papers issued ahead of workshop
A call for papers has been issued ahead of a workshop which will focus on Europe and the EU’s role in the world in the era of Donald Trump.
Events
The European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy at a Crossroads: What lessons to be learnt and which futures to prepare for?
Organised by King’s College London’s European Foreign Policy Research Group in cooperation with the European Foreign Policy Unit of the LSE
Please note: this event has passed.