Nicolas Conserva

PhD Candidate
nicolas.conserva@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • Comparative Politics
  • Public Policy

Areas of Interest

  • Innovation and Industrial Policy
  • Regional Economics
  • Political Economy
  • European Politics and Policy

Major and Minor Fields

Major

  • Comparative Politics

Minor 1

Public Policy

Working Dissertation

Title

The Politics of Regional Innovation

Supervisors

Dan Breznitz

Biography

Nicolas is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto and a fellow of the Innovation Policy Lab in the Munk School of Global Affairs. His research is funded by the Lupina Foundation Social Innovation Lab and it explores the politics of regional innovation in the European Union, with a specific focus on Italian regions. He also works with Prof. Dan Breznitz and the University of Turin to discover the factors that allow regions to remain innovative over time. Nicolas was born and raised in Italy and moved to Canada to pursue his doctoral degree. Previously, he worked for three years as a policy consultant and collaborated with NGOs across Eastern European countries on projects of social inclusion. He holds a MA in European Studies (2013, summa cum laude) and BA in International Relations (2010, summa cum laude) from the University of Bari Aldo Moro.

Education

MA in European Studies, University of Bari Aldo Moro
BA in Political Science and International Relations, University of Bari Aldo Moro

Cohort

  • 2012-2013