Simona Vittorini
Professor
Politics and International Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies University of London
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Simona Vittorini is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies where she lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the comparative politics of Asia and Africa. Previously she also lectured at Birkbeck College, London Metropolitan University and at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Areas of interest include comparative politics of South Asia; India foreign policy, soft power and its engagements with the developing world (particularly Africa); emerging powers; theories of nationalism and democracy; and Hindu nationalism. Dr Simona Vittorini is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies where she lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the comparative politics of Asia and Africa. Previously she also lectured at Birkbeck College, London Metropolitan University and at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Areas of interest include comparative politics of South Asia; India foreign policy, soft power and its engagements with the developing world (particularly Africa); emerging powers; theories of nationalism and democracy; and Hindu nationalism.
Research Interest
politics
