Andrea C. Bianculli

Assistant Professor
Master's in International Relations Coordinator
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Biography
Andrea C. Bianculli is Assistant Professor at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) since November 2017. Her research crosses sociology, politics and international relations, and is substantively concerned with three different but strongly interwoven areas: trade, regulation and development, with a regional focus on Latin America.
Previously, she held a Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación Fellowship at IBEI and a Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Research College 'The Transformative Power of Europe', Freie Universität Berlin. She was also a researcher at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales/FLACSO-Argentina.
Andrea has a PhD in Political and Social Sciences (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and holds a Master's Degree in International Relations (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales/FLACSO-Argentina).
Her book ‘Negotiating Trade Liberalization in Argentina and Chile. When Policy creates Politics’ (Routledge 2017) builds on her PhD dissertation, which received a Special Mention of the Juan Linz Prize 2010-2011 for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Political Science granted by the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.
Background and education
- (2010) PhD in Political and Social Sciences (Summa Cum Laude), Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- (2006) Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).
- (2004) M.A. in International Relations, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Argentina).
- (1993) B.A. (Licenciatura) in Sociology (Degree Awarded with Honours), Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Professional memberships & affiliations
Courses
- International Relations in Latin America - 9024
- International Relations Theory - 1001
- Theories of International Studies: Security, Development, Governance - 5005
- Comparative Politics and Democratization - 1102
- Advanced Theories of International Relations - 5001
- Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales / International Relations Theory - 1006
Research
Research interests
- Regionalism and regional governance
- Comparative and International Political Economy of Development
- Trade Politics
- Regulatory governance
- Latin America
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
- Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America (CRISEUL) (Coordinator | Contact person)
- Rethinking the fundamentals of regions and interregionalism: The European Union and Latin America through the lenses of regional regulatory governance (Reg-EULAC) (Coordinator | Researcher)
COST Research Project: EU Foreign Policy Facing New Realities: Perceptions, Contestation, Communication and Relations (MC Substitute)
Selected publications
- 2022.Regional and Interregional Relations Between EU and South America. Weathering the COVID-19 Storm?.In:
Deciancio, Melisa and Cintia Quiliconi (Eds)
.Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID: Challenges and Opportunities Post-pandemic.New York and London:Routledge,pp: 63-79.Link - 2022.Regionalism and regional organisations: exploring the dynamics of institutional formation and change in Latin America.Journal of International Relations and Development,Link
- 2022.Institutional overlap and access to medicines in MERCOSUR and UNASUR (2008–2018). Cooperation before the collapse?.Global Public Health,Link
- 2021.Demandas lingüísticas y conflicto político en España.Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. Mº de la Presidencia.Link
- 2021.Regulatory cooperation and international relations.Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies.Oxford University Press.Link
- 2021.Regionalismo e integración regional en América Latina. El Mercosur: ¿un «nuevo» espacio para la regulación social?.Fundación Carolina,Documento de Trabajo N.º 42Link
- 2020.The IPE of global social policy governance.In:
Ernesto Vivares (editor)
.The Routledge Handbook to Global Political Economy. Conversations and Inquiries.Routledge.Link - 2020.Politicization and Regional Integration in Latin America: Implications for EU–MERCOSUR Negotiations?.Politics and Governance,Volume 8, Issue 1:254–265Link
- 2020.Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?.In:
Diego Muro and Ignacio Lago (editors)
.The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics.Oxford University Press.Link