Claudio Radaelli

Claudio Radaelli is a Full-time Professor at the Florence School of Transnational Governance (European University Institute). He joined in September 2020, teaching MA and Executive Education courses on public policy and regulation while serving as Academic Director of the Policy Leader Fellowship Program. Previously, he was Chair of Public Policy at University College London (on long-term leave) and held leadership roles at the University of Exeter and University of Bradford.

• Education: BSc in Economics and Social Sciences (Bocconi), PhD in Political Science (University of Florence)

Research interests focus on the European Union policy process, policy learning, expertise in governance, regulatory analysis, and science-democracy interactions. His work bridges positivist and interpretive methodologies, with recent publications on EU regulatory design and policy learning frameworks.

Scientific contributions include co-authoring Designing Rulemaking: How Regulatory Policy Instruments Matter for Governance (OUP, 2024) and co-editing The Elgar Companion to the OECD (2023). He currently leads HORIZON projects MORES (Moral Emotions in Politics) and RADAR (Renewing Administration through Democratic Anchorage Reforms).

• Scientific awards: 2 European Research Council Advanced Grants

Supervision includes PhD candidates Lorenzo Mascioli, Daniela Heimpel, Marylou Hamm, and Moritz Wassum. His work connects to editorial leadership in the International Review of Public Policy and affiliations with the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.