Maria Romaniello

I am Phd student in Political Systems and Institutional Change at IMT institute of Advanced Studies in Lucca. I graduated in 2009 in Political Sciences and International relations at the Sapienza University, I afterword moved to Bruges, where in a full fledged European atmosphere I attended the College of Europe, obtaining the Master degree in European Political and Administrative Studies.

Research Interest

I have conducted research on federalism issues, decentralization process, institutional transition, and European policies. Currently, I am working on a project dealing with the Europeanization of NPs, specifically the focus is on the role of the Second Chambers.