Giuseppe Sacco
Encyclopedia
Giuseppe Sacco is the editor-in-chief of The European Journal of International Affairs
. He graduated in Political Science
at the University of Naples in 1961 and after undertaking his Diplôme at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
at the University of Paris - La Sorbonne
, in 1966 he obtained the Fulbright scholarship at the Columbia University
.
at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli], where he taught International Relations and World Economic Systems, Development Sociology and International Migrations. During the period 1970-1980 he was full professor of Industrial Economics and Policy at the University of Florence
, and from 1981 to 1985 at the University of Calabria
. From 1989 to 2000, he taught at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
. He has also been visiting professor at the University of Oxford
, University of San Francisco
, University of California, Los Angeles
, Princeton University
, and the Federal University of Pernambuco
. In addition, early in his career, he was visiting scientist at "Resources for the Future" of the Brookings Institution
and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
.His fields of research are focused on International Political Economy, World Economic Systems and International Migrations and several international magazines and newspapers has interviewed Sacco on these issues. He has been invited as lecturer to different international conferences and mettings.
Sacco has been in charge of numerous research projects. For example, in 2006 he has in charge of the Research program of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research of Italy, in 1992 he was the director of the research project on "Immigration and Security Problems in Western Europe for the Italian Military Centre for Strategic Studies
"; in 1991 director of the "Feasibility Study on Solar Energy Production in the Sahara Region" in Algiers; in 1989 director of economic and social studies "The Moscow Techno-park Project" at the Russian Academy of Sciences
; in 1984 he was head of a mission for three feasibility studies in Malaysia for the Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero (ICE; National Institute for Foreign Trade)(furnishings, prefabricated building components, advanced technologies for food conservation); and in 1981 and 1982 director of the ICE feasibility study on the setting up of a fish-farming plant on Lake Habbaniya (Iraq).
and was in charge of long term forecasting about the evolution of world manufacturing in the framework of the North-South Inter-Futures Project, also known as the "WA" (harmony) project. In addition, Sacco worked for the European Commission
and as Italian representative at several international conferences and organizations concerning the protection of the environment, such as the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
(1972) and the International Maritime Organization
. Sacco has assisted as international consultant to several national institutions, international organisations, and multinational corporations in over 40 countries. He has consulted for the Italian Chamber of Deputies
, the Agency for the Development of Kazakhstan, Enel
, the Nigerian Salt Refining Co., Lavalin
, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, the African Development Bank
, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Asian Development Bank
, and Masterfood Int.
,Internationale Politik
, The International Spectator, Commentaire, The Washington Quarterly, Politica Exterior, Politique Etrangère, Sociétal, Outre-Terre and Limes, The Wilson Quarterly and Lettera Internazionale. He is member of the Editorial and Scientific Committee of Limes, Commentaire, Commentary and Outre-Terre. In addition, Sacco is (co-)author of:
The European Journal of International Affairs
The European Journal of International Affairs was established in 1988 by Giuseppe Sacco and covers international relations from a European perspective. It is published by the European Centre for International Affairs.-Aims and scope:...
. He graduated in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Naples in 1961 and after undertaking his Diplôme at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
at the University of Paris - La Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, in 1966 he obtained the Fulbright scholarship at the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Academic career
From 1980 till 2010 Sacco has been full professorProfessor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli], where he taught International Relations and World Economic Systems, Development Sociology and International Migrations. During the period 1970-1980 he was full professor of Industrial Economics and Policy at the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
, and from 1981 to 1985 at the University of Calabria
University of Calabria
The University of Calabria is a state-run university in Italy.Located in Arcavacata di Rende, a suburb of Cosenza, the university was founded in 1972...
. From 1989 to 2000, he taught at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
. He has also been visiting professor at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and the Federal University of Pernambuco
Federal University of Pernambuco
The Federal University of Pernambuco is a public university located in Recife, Brazil, and established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007, UFPE had near 35,000 students and about 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória...
. In addition, early in his career, he was visiting scientist at "Resources for the Future" of the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
.His fields of research are focused on International Political Economy, World Economic Systems and International Migrations and several international magazines and newspapers has interviewed Sacco on these issues. He has been invited as lecturer to different international conferences and mettings.
Sacco has been in charge of numerous research projects. For example, in 2006 he has in charge of the Research program of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research of Italy, in 1992 he was the director of the research project on "Immigration and Security Problems in Western Europe for the Italian Military Centre for Strategic Studies
Italian Military Centre for Strategic Studies
The Italian Military Centre for Strategic Studies is a military think-tank responsible for joint-services research in fields such as:* international relations;* military sociology;...
"; in 1991 director of the "Feasibility Study on Solar Energy Production in the Sahara Region" in Algiers; in 1989 director of economic and social studies "The Moscow Techno-park Project" at the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
; in 1984 he was head of a mission for three feasibility studies in Malaysia for the Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero (ICE; National Institute for Foreign Trade)(furnishings, prefabricated building components, advanced technologies for food conservation); and in 1981 and 1982 director of the ICE feasibility study on the setting up of a fish-farming plant on Lake Habbaniya (Iraq).
International experience
From 1976 to 1980, Sacco was division director at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade...
and was in charge of long term forecasting about the evolution of world manufacturing in the framework of the North-South Inter-Futures Project, also known as the "WA" (harmony) project. In addition, Sacco worked for the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
and as Italian representative at several international conferences and organizations concerning the protection of the environment, such as the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was an international conference convened under United Nations auspices held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5–16, 1972...
(1972) and the International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
. Sacco has assisted as international consultant to several national institutions, international organisations, and multinational corporations in over 40 countries. He has consulted for the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
, the Agency for the Development of Kazakhstan, Enel
Enel
Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...
, the Nigerian Salt Refining Co., Lavalin
Lavalin
Lavalin was a Canadian civil engineering firm located in Montreal, Quebec. After a major expansion program in the 1980s that led to financial difficulties, in 1991 Lavalin merged with its long-time competitor to become today's SNC-Lavalin, forming one of the ten largest engineering firms in the...
, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the government of the Republic of Italy. It is also known as the Farnesina as a metonym from its headquarters, the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome...
, the African Development Bank
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank Group is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in Africa...
, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
, and Masterfood Int.
Publications
Sacco wrote and contributed to several international revues, such as: New Society, Géopolitique , Preuves, CommentaryCommentary (magazine)
Commentary is a monthly American magazine on politics, Judaism, social and cultural issues. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945. By 1960 its editor was Norman Podhoretz, a liberal at the time who moved sharply to the right in the 1970s and 1980s becoming a strong voice for the...
,Internationale Politik
Internationale Politik
Internationale Politik is the journal of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik . It provides authoritative publications on contemporary topics under current editor Sylke Tempel....
, The International Spectator, Commentaire, The Washington Quarterly, Politica Exterior, Politique Etrangère, Sociétal, Outre-Terre and Limes, The Wilson Quarterly and Lettera Internazionale. He is member of the Editorial and Scientific Committee of Limes, Commentaire, Commentary and Outre-Terre. In addition, Sacco is (co-)author of:
- Critica del Nuovo Secolo, Luiss University Press, Rome, 2005. ISBN 978-88-88877-87-7
- Que se vayan: l’America Latina nel sistema mondiale, Sankara, Rome, 2002 ISBN 889005722X
- La Polis Internet, Franco Angeli, Milan, 2000 ISBN 8846421973
- L’Invasione scalza: movimenti migratori e sicurezza nazionale, Franco Angeli, Milan, 1997 ISBN 8820499991
- Meno vincoli per l’impresa(Asian EPZs, and Europe), Euroforum, Brussels, 1989 ISBN 882045601X
- La Cooperazione Industriale con I PVS, Il Mulino, Bologna, 1982
- Industria e Potere Mondiale, Franco Angeli, Milan, 1980 ISBN 8820418584
- Il Nuovo Medio Evo, Bompiani, Milan, 1972 (with Umberto EcoUmberto EcoUmberto Eco Knight Grand Cross is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose , an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory...
, Francesco AlberoniFrancesco Alberoni|right|150px|Franesco AlberoniFrancesco Alberoni is an Italian Journalist, and professor in Sociology...
and Furio Colombo) OCLC Number: 883973 - Il Mezzogiorno nella Politica Scientifica, Etas Kompass, Milan, 1969 OCLC Number: 9794131