Stefano Ruzza

Head of Research

Prof. Stefano Ruzza is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He is Head of T.wai's Violence & Security Program.

Area of Expertise

  • International security and peacebuilding
  • Contemporary Myanmar
  • Private military and security companies

Latest content

Violence & Security

Il concetto di human security sollecita un ripensamento della sicurezza, oltre la pura difesa militare del territorio e dello stato, per renderla capace di prestare attenzione anche al benessere dell’individuo.

Jul 25, 2016
T.note n.6
Violence & Security T.notes

African leaders in the Great Lakes Region are pushing democracy to its edge. The same political phenomenon, however, has produced different outcomes

Feb 15, 2016
Violence & Security

Il Myanmar contiene al suo interno una realtà politica e sociale molto variegata: ci sono 135 gruppi etnici ufficialmente riconosciuti dal governo, numero che...   Read More

Jan 20, 2016
Routledge
Violence & Security Research & Policy Papers

There is a sprawling scholarship on violence, crime, and corrupt state rule; yet few have interpreted these challenges as transformative at a global scale and as a potential source of alternative, non-state, legitimacy. This volume challenges "Westphalian conservativism" in a provocative yet plausible manner, shedding light on the ubiquity and diversity of unfolding non-state agendas and on their effects on the imaginary state community.

Dec 15, 2015
T.note n.3
Global China Indo-Pacific Violence & Security T.notes

As East Asia grows in terms of military expenditure, T.wai’s Ruzza and Brucato call for a closer monitoring of the Asia-Pacific region

Nov 10, 2015

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