Dr. Claudia Morini (claudia.morini@unisalento.it) is Senior Researcher of EU Law at University of Salento. She was Research Assistant at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa. She was also Project Assistant in the EU financed "BEAMS Project" and Research Assistant at the International and European Union Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Bari. In 2007 she obtained a PhD in International and EU law. In 2007 she also obtained a Masters Degree in Conflicts' Management and Resolution (University of Roma Tre). During her doctoral and postdoctoral research period, from 2003 to 2018, Dr. Morini authored independently many papers and articles in peer-reviewed law reviews and books and was invited as expert and speaker at conferences on International, EU and Human Rights Law in Italy and abroad. She has published a book on The Protection of the Rights of Religious Groups in the European context (Cacucci, 2018) and another one on Dialogue and Participation in the Governance of the European Union (Cacucci, 2020).
- Secularism, Nationalism and Human Rights: Law and Politics in the Middle East and Europe, Israeli Law and Society Association International Conference, Tel Aviv University, 20-21 December 2009 (presentation on Secularism and Human Rights. The Approach of the European Court of Human Rights)
2014 “SEE, TAKE ACTION, CHANGE: Sharing BEAMS’ Results, Models, Methods and Strategies to combat discrimination, racism and xenophobia in Europe” BEAMS final conference, Venice, 2nd – 5th December (Presentation on Italy-Albania: Beyond Stereotypes and co-organizer)
JORNADA-COLOQUIO – “CITIZENS IN ACTION. PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION”, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Campus de Vicálvaro. Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, 30 April 2019
"SO MUCH NOISE FOR NOTHING? THE IMPACT ON PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY OF THE CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE IN THE LIGHT OF A RECENT JUDGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE" - "Supranational Democracy Dialogues - 2020"; 9 May 2020
“Verso una democrazia europea?” - Presentazione del Volume “Dialogo e partecipazione nella governance dell’Unione europea”, 23 November 2020;
Scientific coordinator of the online seminar series “Human Rights Dialogues – 1st Edition” – March/May 2021