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What is military professionalism? A conceptual exploration on what military professionalism means and why it matters

A talk by Chiara Ruffa, full professor in political science at the Centre for International Studies (CERI)

Her research is about multilateralism on the ground, peacekeeping operations, norms, cultures and civil-military relations. In particular, her research agenda revolves around multilateral governance and management of peace and security across different regions.


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Chiara Ruffa is a full professor in political science (specializing in International Relations) at the Centre for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po. Before moving to Paris, she was an associate professor at the Swedish Defence University and a Royal Academy fellow at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Her research is about multilateralism on the ground, peacekeeping operations, norms, cultures and civil-military relations. In particular, her research agenda revolves around multilateral governance and management of peace and security across different regions.

Chiara’s two main areas of expertise are (1) multilateralism on the ground, multinational governance and management of peace and security (UN peacekeeping, dynamics of transformations of multinational interventions with increased participation of non-Western contributors, and search and rescue missions at sea in particular) and (2) civil – military relations and the transformation of the state.

Location:

Knightley