Carlo Masala
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Carlo Masala is full professor for International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich, lecturer at the University of Munich, as well as lecturer and member of the senate of Munich School of Political Science.
From 1988 to 1992 Masala studied in Cologne an Bonn
political sciences as well as German studies
and Romance studies
. After having finished his Master's degree, he started to work as researcher in Cologne. In 1996 he graduated at the Institute for Political Sciences and European Issues with a doctoral thesis on the German-Italian Relations. In 2002 he was awarded his habilitation
in political sciences. In 2003 he was temporarily employed as professor at the University of Munich, and in 2004 he started to work at the NATO Defence College in Rome. From 2006 to 2007 he used to be assistant director of research at the college.
In July 2007 Masala took a chair of international politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich
Masala considers himself a neorealist. His main research areas are theories of international politics, security politics as well as transatlantic relations.
From 1988 to 1992 Masala studied in Cologne an Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
political sciences as well as German studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
and Romance studies
Romance studies
Romance studies is an umbrella academic discipline that covers the study of the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language. Romance studies departments usually include the study of Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese...
. After having finished his Master's degree, he started to work as researcher in Cologne. In 1996 he graduated at the Institute for Political Sciences and European Issues with a doctoral thesis on the German-Italian Relations. In 2002 he was awarded his habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
in political sciences. In 2003 he was temporarily employed as professor at the University of Munich, and in 2004 he started to work at the NATO Defence College in Rome. From 2006 to 2007 he used to be assistant director of research at the college.
In July 2007 Masala took a chair of international politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich
Masala considers himself a neorealist. His main research areas are theories of international politics, security politics as well as transatlantic relations.