Role
Senior Researcher at the CNR (National Research Council), Institute for Territorial and Governance Systems “Massimo Severo Giannini”
Bio
After graduating with honors in Economics and earning a PhD in Economic Geography from Sapienza University of Rome, Raffaella Coletti collaborated with research institutes and think tanks, consulting for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on European territorial cooperation. Since 2020, she has been working at the National Research Council (CNR), where she has held the position of Senior Researcher at the Massimo Severo Giannini Institute for Territorial and Governance Systems since 2023. Throughout her academic and scientific career, she has focused primarily on the study of borders , cross-border dynamics, and cohesion policies within the European Union and its neighbourhood.
He has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international research projects focusing on territorial inequalities , multilevel governance, and institutional relations. His analysis has also extended to examining geopolitical representations and the relationship between border contexts and the spread of contemporary nationalisms and populist movements.
A lecturer in higher-level courses and university master's degrees, she is a member of the CeSPI Board of Directors and of the Doctoral School in Models for Economics, Territory and Finance at Sapienza University of Rome, and the author of numerous scientific publications in various languages.