Starting on 5th December at 9.30 am in the Chapel Guinigi with a triple session: Dr. Alessandro Belmonte will discuss the thesis on "Essays on Political Economy", Francesca Fondi, on ?Higher Education in Albania: access and financing?, and Dr. Vit Simral on ?Party Funding in East Central Europe?. Last session, December 22 at 9:00 am with Bassma Abou El Fadl on ?A Performative Space: Socio-Spatial Practices in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011?. Here?s the complete list of 14 PhD Candidates who will discuss the thesis in December, according to their PhD Program. Economics Markets and Istitutions (EMI): Alessandro Belmonte, ?Essays on Political Economy?; Yari Fatighenti, ?Alternative characterization of Nash equilibrium?; Marco Frigerio, ?Essays on Creditless Recoveries?; Lisa Gianmoena, ?Spatial Dynamics and Growth Rate Volatility of European Regions?. Political Systems and Institutional Change (PSIC): Francesca Fondi, ?Higher Education in Albania: access and financing?; Vit Simral, ?The Cost of Partitocracy: Party Funding in East Central Europe?; Lorenzo Ferrari, ?Speaking with a Single Voice.The Assertation of the EC as a Distinctive International Actor, 1969-79?; Mine Kolukirik, ?Learning to Change: The Organizational Learning Dimension of UN Reform?; Maria Romaniello, ?Upper Chambers in EU Parliamentary Democracies?. Management and Development of Cultural Heritage (MDCH): Tihana Puc, ?The (In)visible Artists - Contemporary Artists from Croatia in the post-1989. ??Globalized?? Contemporary Art Field?; Elvira Khakimova, ?Cultural Policy in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis of Legislations and Public Policies?; Svetlana Smirnova, ?Managing the UNESCO World?; Bassma Abou El Fadl, ?A Performative Space: Socio-Spatial Practices in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011?. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE): Stefano Sebastio, ?Enriching Volunteer Clouds with Self-*Capabilities?. For more information and complete PhD Thesis Defenses Calendar see
