Benedetta Berti Alberti

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1 Benedetta Berti A. 1 Benedetta Berti Alberti benedetta.berti_alberti@tufts.edu EDUCATION: The Fletcher School, Tufts University Medford, MA PhD Candidate (ABD) Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, GPA: Fields of specialization: international security studies and conflict resolution, public international law, Middle Eastern Studies. University of Bologna Bologna, Italy Bachelor of Arts in Oriental Studies/Middle Eastern Studies Graduated summa cum laude, GPA: 4.1/A+ Fields of specialization: Islamic studies, comparative religions, and anthropology. University of Oxford, George Washington University, School of Law Oxford, UK Certificate, Graduate Program in International Human Rights Law 2004 Fields of specialization: international human rights law, rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. Center for Education to Development Rome, Italy Diploma in Human Rights and International Development Cooperation Spring 2004 EMPLOYMENT: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel Neubauer Research Fellow Conducted research on national and regional security, conflict resolution. Regularly published academic papers, policy products, and articles. Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA National Security and the Law Researcher Researcher for Detention Policy Research Project focusing on Combatant Status Review Tribunals. Tufts University Medford, MA Faculty Assistant Tufts Political Science Department, lecturer, International Relations course, (fall 2007). The Fletcher School, teaching assistant, graduate course on Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Gen. Russ Howard, (fall 2007). The Fletcher School, research and teaching assistant, course on Qualitative Research and Analysis of Communities Affected by War, Professor Marc Sommers, ( ). The Jebsen Center for Counterterrorism Studies Medford, MA Graduate Research Assistant

2 Benedetta Berti A. 2 Co-Managed and co-coordinated team of ten graduate students for research project funded by US Department of Defense. Worked as content analyst and senior investigator. Conducted research on national security, and counter terrorism. Co-organized April 2007 conference Islam in Democratic Societies. Office of Congressman A.B Schiff Washington, DC Rosenthal Fellow-Legislative Fellow Summer 2007 Worked on US policy in the Middle East, national security, Islamic radicalism, and conflict resolution. The Re ut Institute Tel Aviv, Israel Research Fellow Summer 2006 Contributed through research and analysis to policy analysis products on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, conflict resolution, and international humanitarian law. Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies Cambridge, MA Research Intern Winter/Spring 2006 Researched nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. CAPISE, Center of Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research Chiapas, Mexico Researcher ( ), Head of Research Department and Senior Analyst ( ) Coordinated investigations on militarization, human rights law, conflict resolution and intra-communitarian conflict; wrote and edited investigative reports, articles and publications. Participated and coordinated educational projects on conflict resolution. Conducted field research, monitored and reported on intra-communal conflicts in indigenous communities. LANDIS (National Laboratory for History Teaching) Bologna, Italy Researcher and Consultant Coordinated the project Memory and the Teaching of Contemporary History. Selected as national representative at 2002 history conference organized by the Ministry of Education. MAIN HONORS AND AWARDS: Morris Abrams Award in International Relations ( ). Horowitz Foundation Research Grant, Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy ( ). International Security Studies Program PhD Fellowship, the Fletcher School ( ). Bradley Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Bradley Foundation ( ). Neubauer Doctoral Fellowship, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University ( ). Sarah Scaife Foundation Grant for academic achievements in the field of international security studies, Sarah Scaife Foundation (2006, 2007, ). H.B Earhart Doctoral Fellowship, Earhart Foundation ( ).

3 Benedetta Berti A. 3 Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations, American Jewish Committee, (2007). Phllyis E. & C. Douglas Dillon Fellow, the Fletcher School, ( ). Jebsen Center Research Award, Jebsen Center for Counter Terrorism Studies, the Fletcher School, (summer 2006, summer 2007). Tufts University Trustee and Fletcher School Scholarships ( ). Academic Honors (July 2002 and July 2005), University of Bologna, Italy. MAIN PUBLICATIONS AND COMPLETED WORKS: Book Chapters: Lebanon, in Assaf Moghadam, ed., Militancy and Political Violence in Shiism: Trends and Patterns (London; New York: Routledge, 2011). Electoral Reform in Lebanon, in Azzedine Layachi ed.: Global Studies: The Middle East (Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series, 2010). Escaping the Prisoner s Dilemma: Securing a Role for Human Rights in Counterterrorism, in Cornelia Beyer and Michael Bauer eds.: Effectively Countering Terrorism: The Challenges of Prevention, Preparedness and Response (Sussex Academic Press, September 2009). Testimoni di Storia: Ricerca, Memoria e l Insegnamento della Storia Contemporanea (Witnesses of History: Research, Memory, and the Teaching of Contemporary History), published by the Italian Ministry for Education, and the National Institute for the History of the Liberation Movement in Italy, May Journal Articles: Understanding the Political Activism of Armed Groups and Its Regulation: The Role and Strategy of Hezbollah in Lebanese Politics, (under review for publication). Lebanon: Between Democratization and Islamization, INSS Strategic Assessment 2010, (forthcoming, Spring 2010). Salafist-Jihadist Activism in Gaza: Mapping the Threat, Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, Volume 3, Issua 5 (May 2010). The Re-Birth of Hezbollah: Analyzing the 2009 Manifesto INSS Strategic Assessment, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Volume 12, Number 4 (February 2010). Hizb Allah s Domestic Containment and Regional Expansion Strategies, Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, Volume 2, Issue 11 (November 2009). Securing a Role for International Human Rights Law in Counter Terrorism: The Role of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom, The New England Journal of Political Sciences volume III, number 2 (Fall 2009). The Lebanese Parliamentary Elections: Back to the Future? INSS Strategic Assessment, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Volume 12, Number 2 (August 2009).

4 Benedetta Berti A. 4 The Israeli Citizenship Model: The Role of Pluralism and Particularism In Drawing the Boundaries of the Israeli Polity, Al Nakhlah, The Fletcher School (Tufts University), Spring Assessing the Role of the Hawala System, its Role in Financing Terrorism, And Devising a Normative Regulatory Framework, MIT International Review, Spring Is There Path for Europe? Europe caught in a struggle to defend its civil liberties and rights while fighting its internal enemy: terrorism. Book Review of L. Vidino, Al Qaeda in Europe: the New Battleground of International Jihad. The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, the Fletcher School (Tufts University), May Conference Papers and Presentations: When Outsiders become Insiders: Armed Groups as Political Parties, presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Conference, (Dublin (Ireland), August 30-September ). Between Political Accommodation and Conflict: Armed Groups and Political Parties, submitted to the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) Congress, (Barcelona, July 19-24, 2010). Institutionalizing Resistance: Hamas and Hezbollah as Political Parties and Their Role in Electoral Politics, presented at the International Studies Association s (ISA) 51st Annual Conference, Theory vs. Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners, (New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, 2010). The Lebanese Hezbollah and its Political Strategy, presented at The Hebrew University, 5th Annual Graduate Conference, Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, (Jerusalem (Israel), December 10, 2009). The Non-military Side of Counter-Terrorism, panelist and panel organizer at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Fletcher Doctoral Conference, (Medford (MA), October ). Discussant, Program on Order, Conflict and Violence Program, Yale University, Conference on Rebel Governance, (New Haven (CT), October ). Understanding the Political Activism of Armed Groups and Its Regulation: The Role and Strategy of Hezbollah in Lebanese Politics, presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 5th General Conference, (Potsdam (Germany), September ). Assessing the Conflict-Corruption-Terrorism Link in the Post 9/11 Environment, presented at the International Studies Association s (ISA) 50 th Annual Conference, Exploring the Past, Anticipating the Future, (New York, NY, February ). Political Reforms and Nation-Building as Conflict Resolution Tools in the Lebanese Ethnic Strife, presented at the University of Massachusetts (Boston) Conference Conflict Studies: the New Generation of Ideas, (Boston, MA, October 31- November ). Articles and Op-Eds: The Hezbollah Manifesto: Business as Usual for Israel? Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), March 30, Lebanon in the aftermath of the June 2009 elections: Facing the National-Unity Government Challenge, The MidEast Peace Pulse, August 3, 2009.

5 Benedetta Berti A. 5 Electoral Reform in Lebanon, Mideast Monitor Online, July-August Lebanon: Political Tensions Heighten as the Parliamentary Elections Approach, The MidEast Peace Pulse, June 1, Assessing the Role of Hezbollah in the Gaza War and Its Regional Impact, Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, March 3, Is the Window of Opportunity to Formulate a National Defense Strategy for Lebanon Closing?, World Security Network, January 29, Colombia s FARC and the Basque ETA: Exploring the Tactical and Economic Partnership, Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, January 23, Iran Aims to get Shanghaied, On Line Opinion (Australia), January 13, Analysis: Homegrown terror or international jihad? The Jerusalem Post, November 27, Rumors of Assassination Attempt on Shaykh Nasrallah as Hezbollah Reconciles with Opponents, Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, October 30, Special Report: Terror in Lebanon Threatens National, Regional Security, Middle East Times, October 17, Reassessing the Transnational Terrorism-Criminal Link in South America's Tri- Border Area, Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, September 22, Can Ahmadinejad lose the election? The Jerusalem Post, September 1, Colombia s FARC Escalate Operations to Demonstrate Their Will to Continue the Armed Struggle, Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, August 12, Ahmadinejad and the Shifting Political Environment in Iran, Mideast Monitor Online, August (Reprinted, OnLine Opinion [Australia], November 13, 2008). Fighting in Lebanon s Palestinian Refugee Camps Result of Increased Islamist Influence," Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, June 24, Iran Looks for Allies through Asian and Latin American Partnerships, Power and Interest News Report, November 27, ''Iran Strengthens its Role in the Caspian Sea and Central Asian Regions, Power and Interest News Report, November 6, "Political Fragmentation Hinders Lebanon's Stability," Asia Times, October 10, The Arms Control Reporter 2005 /Iran-Middle East Section (Middle East Nuclear Issues: Iran, Israel, Iran Missile Programs, Israel Missile Programs), Institute for Defense and Disarmament, Cambridge, MA (Summer/fall 2006). Derechos Colectivos de Pueblos Indígenas: el Territorio Ocupado (Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the Occupied Territory), CAPISE, February El Dilema del Prisionero: La Ocupación Militar del Territorio Indígena de Chiapas (The Prisoner s Dilemma: Military Occupation in the Indigenous Territory of Chiapas), CAPISE, Mexico February Los Derechos Colectivos de los Pueblos Indígenas (Collective Rights of Indigenous People), presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, CAPISE, Mexico, August LANGUAGES: Italian (native), English (functionally native), Spanish (functionally native), French (intermediate),

6 Benedetta Berti A. 6 Hebrew (intermediate).