Dr Andrea Calderaro
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- calderaroa@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0) 29 2068 8819
- 0.11, 21 Park Place, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3DQ
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Dr. Andrea Calderaro is the director of the Centre for Internet and Global Politics, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations/School of Law and Politics, a member of the Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Analytics at Cardiff University, and Director of Post Graduate Research at the School of Law and Politics/Cardiff University. He holds his PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute.
His research and teaching centres on the Internet and International Affairs, with a particular focus on transnational governance of the cyber domain, cybersecurity, cyber capacity building, telecom policies, cyber diplomacy, the Digital divide, and the role of the EU in the global internet policy debate. He has run research for developing cyber capacity in Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Cuba, Rwanda, South Africa, Lebanon, and across EU institutions.
Dr Calderaro turns his scholarly relevant research into practice having served as a consultant to the House of Lords, UK Cabinet, European Commission, EU Parliament, Italian Parliament, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Development Agency - GIZ), as a member of the "EU Cyber Capacity Building" Task Force (DG-DevCo/EUISS), a member of the UNESCO "Internet Universality Program" Advisory Board, a member of the Global Internet Policy Observatory’s Advisory Group of the European Commission, and a member of the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council board at the OECD. Dr. Calderaro is also an Editor of the “Digital Technologies and Global Politics” Book Series at Rowman & Littlefield, an Associate Editor of the International Journal of E-Politics, and he has served as Chair of the ECPR Internet & Politics standing group. He appeared on Al Jazeera "Inside Story", BBC, BBC Radio, Rai News 24, The Verge, New York Times, Reuters, and Open Democracy.
Prior to joining Cardiff University, he was Lecturer at the University La Sapienza of Rome in “New Technologies and International Relations”, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Internet and Society at Humboldt University, Research Associate at the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom/European University Institute, Visiting Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, and project director of the NRC Funded “ICTs for the Global Governance of Peace and Security” Project at the University of Oslo.
Education and Qualifications
- PhD in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute
- M.Res in Social and Political Sciences. European University Institute
- Visiting Research Fellow California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
- MA. Cum Laude in Sociology, Division of “International Studies”. University “La Sapienza” of Rome
Committees and reviewing
2016 - present: Director of Post Graduate Research (PGR) at the Department of Politics and International Relations
Scientific Positions
- 2017 - 2018. Member of the "EU Cybersecurity Capacity Building" Task Force, DG-DevCo/ISS
- 2017 - 2018. Member of the "Internet Universality Indicator" Program, UNESCO
- 2015 to present. Editor, Book Series “Digital Technologies & Global Politics”, Rowman & Littlefield
- 2015 - 2017. Member, Scientific Board, “Global Internet Policy Observatory”, European Commission
- 2014 to present. Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Internet and Human Rights, European University Viadrina
- 2013 - 2017. Associate, Internet Policy Observatory, Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication – UPenn
- 2013 to present. Board Member, Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC) at OECD
- 2013 - 2016. Affiliate Member, Network of Excellence in Internet Science
- 2012 - 2017. Chair, Internet & Politics Standing Group, European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) (
- 2012 - 2015. Executive Member, International Communication SG, International Studies Association
- 2009 to present. Internet & Politics Steering Committee, European Consortium Political Research (ECPR)
- 2009 to present. Associate Editor, International Journal of E-Politics
2020
- Calderaro, A. and Craig, A. 2020. Transnational governance of cybersecurity: policy challenges and global inequalities in cyber capacity building. Third World Quarterly
2018
- Calderaro, A. 2018. Social media and politics. In: Outhwaite, W. and Turner, S. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology. Sage
- Calderaro, A. 2018. Inverse surveillance. In: Arrigo, B. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Surveillance, Security, and Privacy. Sage
2016
- Calderaro, A. 2016. Internet governance capacity building in post-authoritarian contexts. Telecom reform and human rights in Myanmar. SSRN (10.2139/ssrn.2686095)
- Calderaro, A. 2016. Myanmar connected? Internet governance capacity building in post-authoritarian contexts. Internet Policy Observatory 2016(Mar 24)
2014
- Calderaro, A.et al. 2014. Monitoring media pluralism in Europe : testing and implementation of the media pluralism monitor 2014. Project Report. [Online]. Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF). Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/monitoring-media-pluralism-europe-testing-and-implementation-media-pluralism-monitor-2014
- Calderaro, A. 2014. Threats and perspectives of Internet freedoms in Turkey. The EUI Times 2014(7 May)
- Calderaro, A. 2014. Will new telecom law secure freedoms in Myanmar connectivity developments?. Internet Policy Observatory 2014(1 May)
- Calderaro, A. 2014. Digitalising Myanmar: connectivity development in political transitions. Internet Policy Observatory 2014(24 Feb)
- Calderaro, A. 2014. Connecting Myanmar: telecom reform and political transition. Open Democracy 2014(6 Feb)
- Calderaro, A. 2014. Internet politics beyond the digital divide. A comparative perspective on political parties online across political systems. In: Patrut, B. and Patrut, M. eds. Social Media in Politics: Case Studies on the Political Power of Social Media. New York: Springer, pp. 3-17., (10.1007/978-3-319-04666-2)
- Wagner, B., Gollatz, K. and Calderaro, A. 2014. Internet & human rights in foreign policy: comparing narratives in the US and EU internet governance agenda. Project Report. [Online]. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies/European University Institute. Available at: http://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/32433?show=full
2013
- Calderaro, A. and Kavada, A. 2013. Challenges and opportunities of online collective action for policy change. Policy & Internet 5(1), pp. 1-6. (10.1002/poi3.19)
- Calderaro, A.et al. 2013. European Union competencies in respect of media pluralism and media freedom. Project Report. [Online]. EUI/European Commission. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/policy-report-european-union-competencies-respect-media-pluralism-and-media-freedom
- Calderaro, A. 2013. Online collective action and policy change: shifting contentious politics in policy processes. [Online]. Oxford: Oxford Internet Institute. Available at: http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/online-collective-action-and-policy-change-shifting-contentious-politics-in-policy-processes/
- Calderaro, A. 2013. Media freedom and pluralism discussed in relation to human rights and to reinforcing political legitimacy of the EU. [Online]. London: LSE Media Policy Blog. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2013/02/12/media-freedom-and-pluralism-discussed-in-relation-to-human-rights-and-to-reinforcing-political-legitimacy-of-the-eu/
2012
- Calderaro, A. 2012. Exploring internet and politics: E-Mailing lists as political spaces for social movements. In: Romm Livermore, C. ed. E-Politics and Organizational Implications of the Internet: Power, Influence, and Social Change. IGI Global, pp. 259-277., (10.4018/978-1-4666-0966-2.ch015)
- Calderaro, A. 2012. Online expression versus international security. [Online]. EUI Times. Available at: https://times.eui.eu/online-expression-versus-international-security.html
2010
- Calderaro, A. 2010. Empirical analysis of political spaces on the Internet: The role of E-Mailing lists in the organization of alter-globalization movements. International Journal of E-Politics 1(1), pp. 73-88. (10.4018/jep.2010102205)
- Calderaro, A. 2010. The digital divide, framing and mapping the phenomenon. In: Ferro, E. et al. eds. Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society. IGI Global, pp. 21-40., (10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch002)
Undergraduate
- Digital Technologies and Global Politics
- Cybesecurity: Diplomacy and Digital Rights in Global Politics
MA
- Transnational Governance of Cybersecurity: diplomacy and policy challenges in the digital domain
Research Projects
- (2018) Le potentiel de Numérisation Pour la Mise en Œuvre de la 5eme phase du Programme “Décentralisation et Développement Communal” au Burkina Faso / The potential of Digitization for the implementation of the 5th phase of the "Decentralization and Communal Development" Program in Burkina Faso, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH)
- (2017 - 2018) EU International Cooperation of Cyber Capacity Building, EUISS/DG-DevCo
- (2017 - 2018) Principle Investigator, Framing a EU Cybersecurity Capacity Building strategy, Cardiff University
- (2016 - 2017) Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies in Global Internet Governance, French National Research Agency
- (2016) Principal Investigator, Cyber Capacity Building in Cuba, Cardiff University
- (2013 to present) Principal Investigator, Connectivity building in Post-Authoritarian Regimes: Connecting Myanmar in political transitions, Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication – UPenn
- (2013 -2015) Media Pluralism Monitor, CMPF/European Commission
- (2013 - 2015) Mapping Freedom of Journalism in Europe, European Commission
- (2011 – 2012) Framing & Measuring Media Freedom & Pluralism Across EU Socio-Political Contexts, European Commission
- (2011 – 2012) Principal Investigator, ICTs and the Global Governance of Peace and Security. The role of new media for Conflict Transformation Processes, Norwegian Research Council, Norway
- (2011 – 2012) 10 Tactics: Mapping ICTs for Inverse Surveillance and Civic Engagement, Tactical Technology
He is interested in supervising PhD thesis on:
- Cyber Capacity Building
- Internet Governance
- Cyber Diplomacy
- Internet and Human Rights, including freedom of expression and privacy
- Cybersecurity
- ICTs for Development
- International Political Communication
