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Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

Indo-Pacific

Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

Chora Media – 4 novembre 2022

Raimondo Neironi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Raimondo Neironi (T.wai & Università di Bologna) è ospite della puntata "Le famiglie che tengono sotto scacco le Filippine" del podcast Altri Orienti di Chora Media.

Nov 7, 2022

La Stampa – 20 ottobre 2022

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] L'edizione cartacea de La Stampa presenta l’edizione 2022 del TOAsia Export Training,  organizzata T.wai e Club Asia, con la Camera di Commercio Italia Myanmar, il contributo delle Camere di Commercio di Cuneo e Torino, Fondazione Crc, Compagnia di San Paolo, e il supporto dell'Università degli Studi di Torino.

Oct 20, 2022
Female trafficking Vietnam China

The cross-border trafficking in women between Vietnam and China

Rita Strummiello
Indo-Pacific T.notes

The PRC is widely recognized as a destination market for many women trafficked in Asia, particularly from Vietnam. Trafficking in women in China is a sensitive and complex issue that threatens public health, security, gender equity and sustainable development.

Sep 20, 2022

Of constraints and opportunities. Dependent asymmetry in China-Myanmar relations, 2011–2021

Simone Dossi, Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

This article argues that a peculiar pattern of dependent asymmetry – ‘dual dependence’, i.e. a combination of internal and external dependence – has come to characterize the structure of China-Myanmar relations since the late 1980s.

Jul 21, 2022
Handbook on the Politics of International Development

The politics of the developmental state

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & University of Turin) is author of the chapter "The politics of the developmental state" of the Handbook on the Politics of International Development (Elgar Handbooks in Development, 2022).

May 30, 2022

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Indo-Pacific Experts

Emanuele Ballestracci
Junior Research Fellow
Emanuele Ballestracci is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai.
Michele Boario
Research Fellow
Michele Boario is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Senior Economist at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
Gianluca Bonanno
Research Fellow
Gianluca Bonanno is a Research Fellow at T.wai and the President of the International Peace and Sustainability Organization (IPSO).
Francesco Buscemi
Research Fellow
Francesco Buscemi is Research Fellow at T.wai and researcher at ERIS Research Group, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Anna Caffarena
Anna Caffarena is Full Professor of International Relations at the University of Torino and the Director of its Department of Cultures, Politics and Society. She has served as the first President of the Torino World Affairs Institute.
Guido Creta
Research Fellow
Guido Creta is Research Fellow at T.wai and at the University of Naples "L'Orientale".
Nicholas Farrelly
Research Fellow
Nicholas Farrelly is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Professor and Head of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.
Giuseppe Gabusi
Head of Program
Prof. Giuseppe Gabusi is Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He is Head of T.wai's Indo-Pacific Program.
Pietro Masina
Research Fellow
Pietro Masina is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and a Full Professor of International Political Economy, History and Institutions of East Asia at the University of Naples “L'Orientale”.
Raimondo Neironi
Research Fellow
Raimondo Neironi is Research Fellow at T.wai and Adjunct Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Giorgio Prodi
Vice President
Prof. Giorgio Prodi is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He serves as Vice President of T.wai, the Torino World Affairs Institute.
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Research Fellow
Luca Sartorelli is a Research Fellow at T.wai and Economic Development Expert at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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