Email: ilacar@prio.org
Twitter: @ilaria_carrozza
China's foreign and security policy; digital technology; artificial intelligence; the Belt and Road Initiative; the Digital Silk Road; China-Africa relations; South-South cooperation; China-US relations; military balance of power.
I am a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), where I work on China's foreign policy; artificial
intelligence as a frontier of US-China competition; the ethics of
algorithms; dual-use technology; the Digital Silk Road; and the
security assistance provided to countries in Africa, the Middle East
and Southeast Asia. My broader research interests include China’s
engagement in Africa and Asia, the Belt and Road Initiative, and
South-South cooperation. Prior to joining PRIO, I was the editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 45,
and I worked as a consultant at the UNESCAP in Bangkok, where I led a
project on sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. I have
a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and
Political Science and a MA in Chinese Studies from the School of
Oriental and African Studies.
Languages spoken:
Italian (native); English; Spanish; Chinese (fluent); Norwegian (intermediate); Portuguese; French (basic)
Work experience:
2020-: Senior Researcher
2019-2020: Project Coordinator, PRIO, Oslo
2016-2017: Associate Editor, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, London
2015-2017: Graduate Teaching Assistant, LSE, London
2015-2016: Editor & Director, Millennium: Journal of International Studies
2014-2015: Consultant, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
2014-2015: Research Coordinator, LSE Africa Summit, London
Academic Visitorships:
2017, School of International Studies (SIS), Peking University, Beijing
Education:
2014-2019, PhD in International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science
2012-2013, MA in Chinese Studies (major in International Politics), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
2008-2011, BA in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Pisa
PRIO Paper
PRIO Policy Brief
Journal Article in Journal of Global Security Studies
PRIO Paper
Journal Article in International Studies Review
PRIO Policy Brief
PRIO Paper
Popular Article in Aftenposten
Journal Article in The China Quarterly
PRIO Policy Brief
Senior Researcher Ilaria Carrozza discussed Chinese foreign policy at the Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023 on March 21.
PRIO has received funding from the Research Council of Norway for the 3-year project Developmental Peace? Local Perceptions of China’s Engagement in Pakistan and Afghanistan (AsiaPeace).
Arendalsuka concluded on Friday and PRIO Director Henrik Urdal sums up PRIO's contributions.
PRIO participated at this year's Arendalsuka with three events, and with our researchers on several debate panels.
The NORM project ('Shaping the Digital World Order: Norms and Agency along the Digital Silk Road in Southeast Asia') was officially launched with a kick-off meeting on 4 May.
The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.
We are proud to announce that PRIO researchers Bruno Oliveira Martins and Ilaria Carrozza are joining a new UN network as expert members.
PRIO invites applications for a three-year, full-time position as Doctoral Researcher within the project Shaping the Digital World Order: Norms and Agency along the Digital Silk Road in Southeast Asia (NORM).
Today we got the news that five PRIO-led projects have succeeded in the most competitive calls for funding from the Research Council of Norway.
"I am immensely pleased with this outcome", says PRIO Director Henrik Urdal. "These projects address core challenges for the international society, and will provide novel knowledge to support policy decisions".
The NORM project aims at finding out how China’s Digital Silk Road shapes the digital world order and its norms, and the agency that recipient developing countries exercise in response. This is one out of five PRIO projects that today have received funding from the Research Council of Norway.