Alessia Invernizzi

Dr. Alessia Invernizzi serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the European Politics Group at ETH Zurich's Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS), actively contributing to the ERC-funded EUROBORD project focused on European boundary configurations amid geopolitical crises. Her affiliation falls under the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS) within the Professorship for European Politics.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctoral degree from the University of Konstanz, with dissertation research on strategic interests in contemporary protectionism through sectoral analysis
• Master's degree in Political Economy from the University of Konstanz
• Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business from the University of Milan-Bicocca

Dr. Invernizzi's research integrates quantitative methods to examine European border control resources and geopolitical dynamics, while maintaining parallel investigations into global and EU trade policy frameworks. Her scholarly approach consistently applies political economy lenses to analyze sanctions regimes, European integration trajectories, international organizational behavior, and human rights implementations across these interconnected domains.

She leads data collection for the EUROBORD project and previously served as Managing Editor of European Union Politics (2021-2023) and PhD student representative. Her professional experience includes a traineeship at the European Commission's DG Trade supporting economic analysis units.

As a core member of the European Politics Group, she collaborates within the EUROBORD project team and maintains active research networks established during visiting appointments at UC San Diego (2024), Princeton University (2023), and Tel-Aviv University (2022).