Luisa Chiodi has been the director of Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso since 2006. After completing her undergraduate studies in Political Science at the University of Milan, she earned her doctorate in Social and Political Science from the European University Institute (Florence). From 2003 to 2008, she was a contract professor of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bologna where she taught “Eastern European studies”.She edited academic publications and coordinated a number of research projects.Previously she carried out assignments for international organizations such as the OCSE, the World Bank and for international NGOs in the Balkans.Her research interests focus on civil society and the transnational social dynamics of post-communism.

Research interests: Balkans, civil society, and post-communist society