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Hello, my name is Maria Pitukhina. I come from Karelia region in northwestern Russia, between Finland and St.Petersburg. I have always been interested in studying languages; I speak English and Italian and have also studied Finnish (for 6 months) and Swedish (for 4 years). My other interest has always been in international relations, so I chose this as my major. When I was in my second year of studies I knew that I wanted to continue with a PhD. For my PhD studies I was awarded a scholarship as part of the Tempus Tacis “UNEGO” project to do research at the University of Genova, Italy, and the Swedish Institute. I was also awarded a medal by the Russian Ministry for Education and Research for my Master’s thesis as "the best scientific paper" in the field of political science among 600 Russian universities. Subsequently I successfully defended my PhD dissertation in International Relations at St.Petersburg State University. The topic was "The European Vector of Italian Foreign Policy: Problems and Perspectives at the End of the 20th and Beginning of the 21st Centuries". Currently I am doing a postdoc programme at the University of Bologna, Institute for Eastern and Central Europe and the Balkans. I received a fellowship for this study period from the Erasmus Mundus - External Cooperation Window. During my internship in Italy I am writing books, publishing articles in Russian and English and studying Italian. My scientific interests are the EU global actorness, Russian-EU relationship, Russian-Italian relationship. So far I have written one book entitled "Italy chooses the EU".

All my articles (both scientific and informal) can be found on my blog --- capriciosa.ru.

Maria Pitukhina, Ph.D. in International Relations received at St.Petersburg State University, 2008. Has been a lecturer of the International Relations Department, at Petrozavodsk State University, 2006-2010 (courses: world politics, decision-making: political perspective, politology, contemporary global problems ). Has worked as a secretary of the Karelian Brunch of the Russian Association of Political Science 2007-2010. In 2010 – 2011 is running a postdoc internship at the Institute for East-Central Europe and the Balkans at Bologna University. She is also managing her own blog capriciosa.ru

Participation in various scientific conferences:

Awarded with the Medal of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in nomination "The Best Scientific Paper" (“Italy, its contemporary role in the European integration process”) among 600 Russian Universities in "Political Science" section in April 2006.
Participation in a working session of the Russian Academy of Political Science in Karelia in June, 2006 with a report “Russian-Italian partnership. Regional aspect of cooperation by the examples of the Republic of Karelia and some Italian regions”.
Ph.D. Internship at Genova University, Italy under the TEMPUS TACIS project “Understanding the European governance” , February – May 2007
Ph.D. seminar in «Cross-cultural communication», Gotland, Sweden in July, 2007.
Ph.D. scholarship of the Government of the Republic of Karelia, 2006-2007.
On the 30th of October, 2008 defended Ph.D. in International Relations at St.Petersburg State University
Postdoc internship at the Institute for East-Central Europe and the Balkans at Bologna University, 2010 – 2011.

Publications:

A) Books

Pitukhina M. Italy chooses the EU/ M.Pitukhina. Moscow, 2011. 250p.(is being printed)
Pitukhina M. World politics and international relations: information about seminars / M.Pitukhina. Petrozavodsk, 2009, 22p.
Pitukhina M. Decision-making process: political perspective: information about seminars/ M.Pitukhina. Petrozavodsk, 2010, 25p.
Pitukhina M. European dimension of Italian foreign policy at the end of the XXth – the beginning of the XXIst centuries: problems and perspectives. St.Petersburg, 2008, 22р. (summary of the dissertation)

B) Articles in journals

Pitukhina M. “Survival” as a “vital national interest” in foreign policy (by the example of Italy) // Rivista Italiana di Scienze Politiche (is being printed)
Pitukhina M. Russian-Italian partnership. Regional cooperation by the examples of Italian regions and the Republic of Karelia // Northern Dimension: social-political almanac / Petrozavodsk State University. - Petrozavodsk, 2008. – P.155-162.
Pitukhina M. Russian-Italian cooperation as one of the main priorities of the Italian presidency programmes in the EU // Topical questions of social sciences in a modern Russia: researches of ph.d. students and young researchers/ Petrozavodsk State University. – Petrozavodsk, 2008. – P.25-32.
Pitukhina M. The foreign policy dimensions after the Cold War: casus italiana // Northern Dimension: social-political almanac / Petrozavodsk State University. - Petrozavodsk, 2008. – P.35-42.
Pitukhina M. From the treaties of Rome to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe: Italian perspective // Periodico del Dipartameto di Ricerche Europee/ Universita degli Studi di Genoa. – Genova. - 2007. - №33.- P.32-40. http://www.direonline.it/portal/page/categoryItem?contentId=189838
Pitukhina M. Italy’s role increment in economic and political dimensions of the EU// Northern Dimension: social-political almanac / Petrozavodsk State University. - Petrozavodsk, 2007. – P.40-56.
Pitukhina M. The Italian Presidency Guide in the European Union 1.06.2023 – 31.12.2003: the main priorities // The Pomor University Vestnik. Humanitarian and Social sciences. – Pomor State University. - Archangelsk, 2006. - №3. – P.112-119.

C) Published contributions to academic conferences:

Pitukhina M. Federalism in unitary state by the example of Italy // Students’ research efforts: materials of the 59th scientific student conference / Petrozavodsk State University. – Petrozavodsk, 2007. – P.148-149.
Pitukhina M. Transformation of Italian institutions during the process of European integration: Research efforts of young researchers/ Karelian brunch of the Russian Science Academy. – Petrozavodsk, 2006. – P.148-149.
Pitukhina M. Italy’s role in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe // Students’ research efforts: materials of the 58th scientific student conference / Petrozavodsk State University. – Petrozavodsk, 2006. – P.93-94.
Pitukhina M. Strategic partnership in the EU. Comparative analysis of the EU top-priorities by the examples of Sweden and Italy // Students’ research efforts: materials of the 56th scientific student conference / Petrozavodsk State University. – Petrozavodsk, 2004. – P.132-133.