Francesca Colli (F.S.)

Francesca Colli is Assistant Professor in European Politics at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. She is also an Associate Research Fellow at Egmont Institute, Belgium.

She studies civil society organisations and their campaigns at the intersection of business and politics, particularly on environmental and climate issues. 

Her research has been published in international academic journals such as Regulation & Governance, Climate Policy and Social Movement Studies.

Expertises
  • Interest groups and lobbying
  • EU environment and climate policy
  • Civil society organisations
  • Qualitative comparative analysis
Career history

Professional experience

  • 2020-current: Assistant Professor of European Politics, Maastricht University, Netherlands
  • 2019-2020: Research Fellow, Egmont Institute, Belgium
  • 2019-2020: Substitute Lecturer, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • 2015-2019: PhD assistant, KU Leuven, Belgium

Education 

  • 2014-2015: MA European Studies: Global and Transnational Perspectives, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • 2011-2013: BA International Studies, Macquarie University, Australia