The Head of the Department is Marco Brunazzo, a full professor of Political Science.

After graduating in Sociology from the University of Trento in 1998, he obtained two Master’s degrees from the University of Siena. The first, in 2000, was in Politics in Europe: Interactions between National and Supranational Arenas. The following year, he completed a second Master’s in European and Comparative Politics. In 2004, also at the University of Siena, he obtained a PhD in European and Comparative Politics.

That same year, he returned to the University of Trento’s Department of Sociology and Social Research, initially as a research fellow and later as a researcher in Political Science, ultimately becoming a full professor in 2021.

Among his various academic and institutional roles, he served as Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Trento from 2011 to 2017. Since 2023, he has led the Master’s degree program in Global and Local Studies at the Department of Sociology and Social Research.

He has also been a member  of the Scientific Committee of the Transeuropa Balkans and Caucasus Observatory.

His research primarily focuses on European and Italian politics, differentiated integration, simulation modules in EU studies, and participatory democracy.

His curriculum vitae includes participation in numerous study projects and research programs on his areas of expertise, in collaboration with universities worldwide, from Europe to the USA, and from South America to Asia.

He serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals dedicated to political studies, social research, and international relations. Additionally, he has published numerous articles and papers in journals and authored several books on European politics.