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The DIRPOLIS Institute (Institute of Law, Politics and Development) is a research center devoted to interdisciplinary studies in the fields of law, economics and political sciences. Its core mission is to conduct innovative research by adopting a multidisciplinary approach to offer a comprehensive and multi-faceted representation of legal, social, economic and political phenomena. The Institute strives to provide scientifically sound and action-oriented bases to effective decision-making processes, at both private and public levels.
The Institute offers graduate and post-graduate courses built upon theoretical and applied research. It also organizes advanced-level training events aimed at professionals wishing to acquire new skills and knowledge in their respective fields of work.
The Institute offers consultancy services for a wide range of international, national and regional entities. It actively disseminates the results of its research by organizing conferences, seminars, workshops and training courses, both in Italy and abroad.

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Managing events of chemical, biological, radio-nuclear (CBRN) origin: focus on international obligations. Tuesday April 13 and Wednesday 14, researchers will meet in the scope of the project CBRN-ITALY, coordinated by Andrea de Guttry, Sant'Anna School

The CBRN-ITALY project is funded by the PRIN Programme of the Italian Ministry of University and Research and is coordinated by Andrea de Guttry, full professor of Public international law at Dirpolis Institute (Institute of Law, Politics and Development) of the the Sant’Anna School. The research workshop on “Mapping International Obligations applicable to CBRN events” to be held on April 13 and 14

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THE PROPOSAL OF DATA SCIENTISTS: GIVE MORE DATA, AWARENESS AND CONTROL TO INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS, AND THEY WILL HELP COVID-19 CONTAINMENT

After the initial lockdowns of the Spring 2020, the large-scale adoption of contact-tracing apps was endorsed in many countries as a means to facilitate the tracking of transmission chains and the early detection of outbreaks, and thus to minimize the resurgence of Covid-19 contagions. However, centralized approaches, where data captured by the app are all sent to a nation-wide server, raised important concerns about citizens’ privacy and needlessly strong digital surveillance, alerting researchers and policy makers to the importance of limiting personal data collection and avoiding location tracking

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BEGINNING AUTUMN 2020, SANT’ANNA SCHOOL OFFERS ITS FIRST ONLINE MASTER’S PROGRAM ON ELECTORAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (MEPA) IN ARABIC: A UNIQUE PROGRAM IN ARABIC LANGUAGE ON POLITICALLY SENSITIVE ISSUES

Sant’Anna School will hold its first online Master Program in Electoral Policy and Administration in Arabic language this fall. This first level master’s program aims to provide advanced learning on electoral processes for current and aspiring election professionals by drawing on the expertise of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) through a network of field practitioners and world-leading academics and electoral experts