Biography

Cristiano Bee recently joined the Department of Politics, as a Research Fellow in the 7th Framework Programme project PIDOP (Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation). He previously held a GARNET funded fellowship at the Institut d'Etudes Européennes of the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a post doc at the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento (Italy). He obtained a Phd in Political Sociology at Department of Sociology and Political Science of the University of Florence in June 2006. His main area of interest focus on the analysis of institutional communication models, active citizenship practices and public sphere development.

Research Interests

European public sphere

European citizenship

Public and political communication

Health and sustainable mobility

Publications

Edited Volumes (in English)

- Bee C., Bozzini E. (2009-in press) (eds.), 'Mapping the European Public Sphere: institutions, media and civil society', Ashgate Publishing: London ;

- Bee C., Scartezzini R., Scott A. (2008) (eds.), 'Cultural Spaces in Europe ', Special Issue in European Societies, vol. 10 no. 2;

- Bee C., Scartezzini R., Scott A. (2008) (eds.) 'The Development of a European Public Sphere: A stalled project?', Symposium in European Political Science, vol. 7, no. 3;

Edited Volumes (in Italian)

- Bee C., Scartezzini R. (2009 - in press) (eds.), 'La costruzione sociale dell'Europa: gruppi strategici e processi di identificazione', Rubbettino Editore, Cosenza;

Articles in books and journals (in English)

- Bee, C. (2009), 'The crisis and the future of European Integration. Actors, topics and patterns of Europeanisation in the Italian debate on the ECT', in Media & Jornalismo n.14, Vol. 8, n.1;

- Bee C., Bello V. (2009), 'A European model of public sphere: towards a networked governance model', in J. Harrison & B. Wessels (Eds.) Mediating Europe: New media, Mass Communications and the European public sphere, Oxford : Berghahn;

- Bee C. (2009-in press), 'Understanding the EU's institutional communication. Principles and structure of a contested policy', in Bee C., Bozzini E. (2009-in press) (eds), Mapping the European Public Sphere: institutions, media and civil society, Ashgate Publishing: London (2009 in press);

- Bee C. (2008), 'The institutionally constructed European identity: public sphere and citizenship narrated by the Commission', in Perspectives on European Politics and Society 9(4);

- Bee C. (with Alan Scott) (2008), 'Introduction', in Bee C., Scartezzini R., Scott A. (eds) (2008) 'Cultural Spaces in Europe '. Special Issue in European Societies , vol. 10 no. 2;

- Bee C. (with Alan Scott) (2008), 'Introduction'. In Bee C., Scartezzini R., Scott A. (eds) (2008) "The Development of a European Public Sphere: A stalled project?", Symposium in European Political Science vol. 7, no. 3;

Articles in books and journals (in Italian)

- Bee C. (2009-in press), 'Informazione e comunicazione pubblica in Europa. Il ruolo degli informatori europei', in Bee C., Scartezzini R. (2009-in press) (eds.), La costruzione sociale dell'Europa: gruppi strategici e processi di identificazione, Rubbettino Editore, Cosenza;

- Bee C., Gadotti Giovanna (2008), 'La comunicazione sociale contro il fumo dell'Unione Europea', in Rivista Italiana di Comunicazione Pubblica 35;

- Bee C. (2008), 'La formazione dell'identita' nello spazio pubblico europeo: prospettive teoriche a confronto', in Storia Politica Societa'. Quaderni di Scienze Umane, VIII/14, pp. 286-306;

- Bee C., Scartezzini R. (2007) 'Il processo di integrazione europea tra europeizzazione e multilevel governance: elementi per un dibattito sociologico', in Quarterly Of International Sociology n.2;

- Bee C. (2006), 'La riforma dell'informazione e della comunicazione europea, tema della transizione', in Rivista Italiana di Comunicazione Pubblica n. 30;

- Bee C., Scartezzini R. (2006), 'L'identità europea in costruzione: cittadinanza e sfera pubblica' in Paolo Foradori e Riccardo Scartezzini (a cura di), Globalizzazione e processi di integrazione sovranazionale: l'Europa e il mondo, Rubbettino, 2006;

Working papers and research reports

- Bee C. (2008), 'The European Constitutional debate in Italy . Crisis and future of the European Integration', in Liebert U., Trenz H.J. (2008) Mediating European Democracy Comparative News Media and EU Treaty Reform in 14 Member States (2004-2007) Research Report WP5 'Civil society and the public sphere' , project Recon, EU 7th Framework programme;

- Bee C., Gadotti G. (2008), 'Stili di vita salutari in contesti urbani', Rapporto finale Realizzato per conto della Provincia Autonoma di Trento Servizio Innovazione e Formazione per la Salute (Referente Dr. Vittorio Curzel);

- Bee C. (2006), 'Evolution and structure of the EU's information and communication policy. An overview on European Commission's official documents', Jean Monnet Working Papers, University of Trento BBL 02;

- Bee C., Ruzza C. (2006), Democracy, Dialogue, Debate: Reflections on the European Commission approaches to civil society and communication' in CINEFOGO Newsletter no. 2, October 2006;

- Bee C., Ulsamer F. (2004), 'Multi-Ethnic Public Sphere and European Media', research report WP3 'The Voices of Migrants' project XENOPHOB EU 5th Framework Programme;

Teaching

European Social Policy, Comparative Government & Politics (seminars)