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Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Simona Milio
Simona Milio
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 7748167447
[email protected]
Sex Female | Date of birth 02/06/1975| Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 – Present
Associate Director of Social and Cohesion Policy Unit – LSE Enterprise
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
▪ 12 years’ experience in evaluating programmes and interventions to promote social cohesion and
inclusion across EU member states, Regional Authorities, National Ministries and the European
Commission, including leading teams of evaluators and providing them with conceptual
development and design of methodology to assess intervention funded by the European Social
Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Extensive knowledge of
cohesion policy interventions in EU Member States (including case studies across the EU 27 on the
ESF programme (2000 – 2006 programming period);
▪ 10 years’ experience in coordinating, designing, implementing and delivering training programmes
developed in a world-leading academic institution (teacher at LSE and other EU universities) as well
as in a professional environment (trainer for civil servants from various public bodies) on various
issues related to: Social and Cohesion Policy, Project Cycle Management; Monitoring and
Evaluation; indicators and data recording methods; Qualitative and quantitative methodologies;
Partnership building and networking ( including methods for stakeholders engagement)Teaching:
▪ Responsible for developing and teaching the courses: LSE 100 - Thinking like a social scientist
(BSc) – LSE (2009-Present); involved in choosing syllabus content, giving lectures and tutorials,
supervising dissertations, providing office hours, as well as setting and marking essays /
examinations.
Business or sector Higher Education
2007 – 2011
Associate Director of ESOCLAB at the European Institute
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
▪ Playing a leading role in the development of the host unit’s strategic research policy and driving the
intellectual agenda; Being responsible for the operational planning and organisation of larger
significant projects
▪ Teaching: European Political Economy (MSc) – LSE (2007-2010)
Business or sector Higher Education
2001 – 2007
Research Fellow at ESOCLAB
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
Publishing in top quality, international, peer reviewed outlets; giving invited papers to national and
international audiences; managing of existing grants; conference and public lecture organization;
visiting studentship tutor
Business or sector Higher Education
2003 – 2007
Course Coordinator and Lecturer in Local and Regional Development (MSc)
University of Bologna and Profingest Management School, Via Zamboni 33, 40126, Bologna (Italy)
Business or sector Higher Education
1999
Research Assistant
University of Wales Institute, 200 Western Avenue, CF5 2YB, Cardiff (Wales)
Business or sector Higher Education
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2002 – 2007
PhD in European Studies
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
▪ European Political Economy (awarded of the first place in the Committee of the Regions 2009
Doctoral Thesis Competition on Local and Regional Authorities in the European Union) Structural
Funds, Differences in regional performance
2007
Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, United Kingdom
1994 – 1999
BSc Cum Laude
University of Messina, Messina (Italy)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
French
A2
A2
A1
A2
A1
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Organisational / managerial skills
Computer skills
▪ Leadership competence through roles as Team Leader for various research projects.
▪ Organisation: Organised and convened a multitude of international conferences
▪ Detailed knowledge of: Microsoft Office™, Front Page™, EndNote™.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications
Books
Refereed Journal Articles
▪ 2013 L’Unione europea: da macchina di convergenza a fabbrica di squilibri e ritorno? a cura di
Andrea Garnero e Simona Milio, Il Mulino (forthcoming December 2013)
▪ 2012 Review of the European Union Budget: Revenue, Spending, and Institutional Change, coedited with Giacomo Benedetto. Palgrave: London
▪ 2010 From Policy to implementation in the European Union: The challenge of multilevel
governance system, Tauris Accademic Studies, I.B. Tauris: London (Septemebr 2010).
▪ 2009 Foreign Direct Investment in Italy: What are the causes of the current low level?, (co-author
Davide Calenda), Camera di Commercio di Cagliari: Sardegna.
▪ 2005 Imprese e Allargamento UE. Come investire e operare con successo nei Nuovi Paesi
Comunitari, (translated title: The effect of EU enlargement on enterprises) (co-author Piero
Crivellaro), Agra publishing: Bologna.
▪ 2013 “The perverse effects of multi-level governance and partnership principle. Evidence from the
Italian experience” European Urban And Regional Studies
▪ 2011 “Il Processo di Capacity Building per la Governance delle Politiche di Sviluppo. Il Ruolo della
Capacità Amministrativa nell’Implementazione della Politica di Coesione” Rivista Giuridica del
Mezzogiorno, 2011, Volume 3
▪ 2008 “How political stability shapes administrative performance: the Italian case” West European
Politics, 2008, Volume 31 Issue 5, 915.
▪ 2007 “Can Administrative Capacity explain differences in regional performances? Evidence from
Structural Funds implementation in southern Italy”. Regional Studies, 2007, vol 41, n.4, pp.429-442.
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▪ 2005 “Luci ed ombre nelle dinamiche dei partenariati per lo sviluppo. Lezioni da due PTO in
Campania”, (co-author Marco Simoni). Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione, volume 33, pp.39-56.
Franco Angeli: Roma.
▪ 2005 “Italy: Learning from past mistakes”. Local Governance Brief, Spring edition, vol. 1, pp.28-32.
Chapters in books
Book review
Discussion papers
Conference proceedings
Conference presentations
▪ 2013 “La mancata convergenza: 40 anni di politiche di coesione, 20 di unione monetaria e una
crisi di squilibri”, in L’Unione europea: da macchina di convergenza a fabbrica di squilibri e ritorno?,
edited by Bassu, C, Garnerno, A, Meloni,M, and Milio,S.
▪ 2012 “Effects of Budgetary review on Structural Funds”, in Review of the European Union Budget:
Revenue, Spending, and Institutional Change, co-edited with Giacomo Benedetto. Palgrave: London
▪ 2009 “Twenty years of European funding: Italy still struggling with implementation”, in The Sick
Man of Europe Shadows in Contemporary Italian Life, edited by Andrea Mammone and Giuseppe A.
Veltri. Routledge: London (February 2010).
▪ 2008 “A comparative analysis of Structural Funds implementation: quantitative and qualitative
results”, in The synergies of development, edited by Robert Leonardi and Raffaella Nanetti. Regione
Basilicata Publication Office: Potenza.
▪ 2007 “A new challenge for cohesion Policy. Implementing Structural Funds in the New Member
States” in EU enlargement: challenges and prospects edited by George Philippidis and Mark
Baimbridge. Copenaghen Business School Press: Copenaghen (forthcoming).
▪ 2007 “Commentary on the Title XVII Economic And Social Cohesion, art. 158-162”, in The Law of
the European Union, Smith & Herzog (eds.). Matthew Bender & Comp. Inc.
▪ 2006 “Riforma dei Fondi Strutturali e performance siciliane e messinesi nella governance dei
programmi di spesa europei”, in 2° Rapporto sull’economia della provincia di Messina (2005). “W.
Pareto” Liaison Office: University of Messina.
▪ 2005 “Reform of the United Nation” in Essential Guide to Human Rights, edited by Rhona K.M.
Smith and Christien van den Anker. Hodder Arnold: London.
▪ “A Book Review of Subnational Democracy in the European Union, by John Loughlin”. Journal of
Contemporary European Research, Vol.1, n. 1, pp 82-86.
▪ 2012 “Brain Drain, Brain Exchange and Brain Circulation”, Paper for Aspen Institute
▪ 2008 “Rethinking Regional and Social Cohesion”, in An EU fit for purpose in the Global Age,
Policy Network and Euroepan Institute, LSE.
▪ “Scrutinizing partnership: The weight of civil society in Italian Territorial Employment Pacts”, (coauthor Marco Simoni), ILO Discussion paper series Partnerships for development: Studies on
Territorial Employment Pacts in Italy, DP/155/2004, pp 1-21.
▪ 2004 “How to reform global governance”. The democratic papers. British Council publications, pp
76-84.
▪ 2003 “Una convention per le Nazioni Unite.” Reset Magazine n.78/2003, pp.91-93.
▪ 2010 The Single Market Act: What's in it for Europe's regions and cities? Proceedings of the
Forum held at the Committee of the Regions on 30 November 2010 in Brussels
▪ 2007 “The Trans-European Network Transport: actual vs expected implementation”, in
Transport, Mobility and Regional Development, Conference Proceeding of the Regional Studies
Association Annual Conference, Edited by Hardy, S.; Bibby-Larsen, L.; Freeland, F., November
2007, pp 116-118.
▪ 2005 “Practice of regional governance for implementing Structural Funds. Building Administrative
Capacity in Italian Objective 1 regions”, in Making Regions Work, Conference Proceeding of the
Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, Edited by Hardy, S.; Bibby-Larsen, L.; Freeland,
F., November 2005, pp 38-42.
▪ 2012 “Economic and Financial Forum for the Mediterranean”, Milan, Italy 12th and 13th
November 2012,
▪ 2011 Single Market and Cohesion Policy: challenges ahead. Invited key note speaker to the DG
Regio Open day 11 October 2011
▪ 2010 The Single Market Act: What's in it for Europe's regions and cities? Proceedings of the
Forum held at the Committee of the Regions on 30 November 2010 in Brussels
▪ 2010 “Crossing borders: Services fostering economic and social development”, invited key note
speaker to the Single Market Act Forum, organized by Committee of the Regions, 30 November
2010, Brussels.
▪ 2010 “Has European Cohesion Policy helped Member States response?: The case of European
Social Fund in UK” invited to present at the Workshop What to do in a crisis? At OPEN DAYS
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University session, organized by DG REGIO, Brussels, 5-7 October 2010
▪ 2009 “Social Cohesion and Social Inclusion: a way forward”, invited key note speaker to the
conference on Economic crisis, social cohesion and urban regeneration: challenges and
opportunities, by the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council, the Spanish Ministry of
Finance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the General Direction for Regional
Policy of the EC, in collaboration with D’Aleph. Fira de Barcelona, Spain, 27th and 28th May 2009
▪ 2009 “Budgetary review: the challenges for Structural Funds”, invited to present at the Workshop
on the Review of the European Union Budget: Revenue, Spending, and Treaty Change, at Royal
Holloway, University of London on 19-20 February 2009.
▪ 2008 “Cohesion Policy’s legacy: achieving institutional development through economic means”.
▪ ECPR Pan-European Conference on EU Politics. University of Latvia, Riga. September 2008.
▪ 2008 “Evaluation of EU funding implementation: best and worse practises”, invited to present at
the National Convention for Southern Italy Development, Napoli, Italy.
▪ 2008 Invited to the “High-level expert roundtable on the future of the European Union in the global
age”, organised by Policy Network in association with the European Institute of the London School of
Economics and the ELIAMEP think tank in Athens. London, UK
▪ 2008 “Foreign Direct Investments and Economic Development: Role of Investment Promotion
Agencies”, invited key note speaker to the 41st Annual Meeting board of Governors, Asian
Development Bank. Madrid, Spain
▪ 2007 “Foreign Direct Investment: the Italian position in the European contest”, invited key note
speaker to the opening of the MSc in Economic Theory, Catania University, Italy.
▪ 2007 “Regional practice in implementing EU Cohesion Policy. Evidence from two contrasting case
study”
▪ Regional Studies Association International Conference. Lisbon, Portugal, April 2007
▪ 2006 “Why the industry sector is not attractive of foreign investors?”, Presentation given as
member of panel in the conference Long Term Developments in the Italian Finance and Industry
Sectors, organzised by Bird & Bird and The Italian Chamber of Commerce and industry in UK.
▪ 2005 “Scrutinizing Partnership. The Weight of Civil Society in Italian Territorial Employment Pacts”
▪ UACES Student Forum 6th Annual Conference. University of Oxford, April 2005
▪ 2005 “What capacity for implementing Structural Funds? Evidence from the Italian Objective 1
regions”
▪ 55th Political Studies Association Annual Conference. University of Leeds, April 2005
▪ 2004 “Why do some regions implement more Structural Funds than others?”
▪ ECPR Pan-European Conference on EU Politics. John Hopkins University Bologna, June 2004
▪ 2004 “Structural Funds Implementation and Institutional Capacity. The case of Italian Objective 1
Regions”
▪ UACES Student Forum 5thAnnual Conference. Glasgow Caledonian University, May 2004
▪ 2002 “New form of governance in Europe: multi-level and multi-subject” Next Generation
Democracy Annual Conference. Taormina, Italy, October 2002.
Research and Consultancy
▪ 2013-2017: Social Policy Observatory (The Bertelsmann Stiftung), Academic Director and Senior
Expert
▪ 2013-2014: The Impact of the economic crisis on economic, social and cohesion policy (European
Parliament), Academic Director and Senior Expert
▪ 2013-2014: Social Policy Experimentation (DG Employment), Project Director and Senior Expert
▪ 2013: Assessment Study of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Myanmar”
(International Labour Organization), Academic Director and Senior Expert
▪ 2012-2014: Mapping of VET Educational Policies and Practices for Social Inclusion and Social
Cohesion (European Training Foundation), Senior Expert
▪ 2012-2013: Preparatory Study for the ESF Ex Post Evaluation 2007-2013 (DG Employment), Senior
Expert
▪ 2011-2013: Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion Policy programmes and projects over
the longer term in 15 selected regions (from 1989-1993 programming period to the present)- DG
Regio, Senior Expert
▪ 2011-2013: Study on Sustainable Regeneration in Suburbs- promoting social integration in deprived
neighbourhoods through housing interventions by the European Regional Development Fund - DG
Regio, Senior Expert
▪ 2011-2013: Ex-ante evaluation of programming documents and strengthening evaluation capacity
for EU funds post-accession - Republic of Croatia, Project Director and Senior Expert
▪ 2011-2012: Feasibility Study on “Mapping out which actors and through which tools and steps could
create an Non-Profit Organisations Observatory in the EU” – DG Home Affaris, Senior Expert
▪ 2010-2011: Study on The impact of the Single Market on Cohesion: Implications for Cohesion Policy,
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Growth and Competitiveness (DG Regio ), Project Manager and Senior Expert
▪ 2008 – 2009: Ex post evaluation of the European Social Fund (2000-2006) - European
Commission, DG Employment, Senior Expert
▪ 2007-2008: The Role of Development Agency for attracting Foreign Direct Investment - Province of
Messina- Italy, Project Director and Senior Expert
▪ 2007-2008: The role of territorial clusters in attracting Foreign Direct Investments - Italian
Development Agency – Sviluppo Italia, Italy – Senior Expert
▪ 2007-2008: Evaluation of civil servants training programmes - Ministry of Education and Research,
Italy – Senior Expert
▪ 2007: institutions and Civil Society in Basilicata - Basilicata regional government, Italy – Senior
Expert
▪ 2006-2008: Sixth Framework Programme Priority - European Network for Better Regulation European Commission , Senior Expert
▪ 2006-2008: Sixth Framework Programme Priority - “SOCCOH: The Challenge of Socio-economic
Cohesion in the Enlarged European Union”, Expert
▪ 2006-2007: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Italy: What are the causes of the current low levels? A
comparative analysis with Germany, Spain, and United Kingdom - Scuola Superiore della Pubblica
Amministrazione, Italy - Senior Expert
▪ 2005-2007: Fifth Framework Programme - Innovative Pan-European Structures for the Management
of Economic Change and restructuring at the Local Level (Acronym: PRO-CHANGE) - European
Commission, DG Employment, Expert
▪ 2004: Ex-post assessment of four research projects within the framework of the Pluri-annual
Research Programme on Social Cohesion - Federal Science Policy Office, Belgium - Expert
▪ 2003-2006 Mid-Term Evaluation of Italian Community Support Framework, Objective 1, 2000/2006 Ministry of Treasury, Italy (2003 – 2006) , Project manager and expert
▪ 2003-2005: Assessment of the Mid Term Evaluation Report on Structural Funds implementation in
Spain, United Kingdom and Ireland - European Commission, DG Regio -Expert
▪ 2002: Socio-economic analysis of the impact of infrastructure financed by the European Regional
Development in Sicily, Italy 1994/1999 - Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali, Italy - Expert
▪ 2001-2006: Evaluation of the Regional Operational Programme of Piedmont, Italy - Piedmont
Regional Government, Italy – Project manager and expert
Prizes and awards
▪ 2009 First Prize For The Best Doctoral Thesis In The Committee Of The Region's (EU) Theses
Competition 2009 On "Local And Regional Authorities In The European Union".
▪ 2009-10 Ministry Of Economic Development, Italy. Grant Awarded To Conduct Research On The
Analysis And Evolution Of Public Policy In Italy
▪ 2008 Nomination For The UACES Prize For Best Phd Thesis In Contemporary European Studies.
▪ 2002-07 London School Of Economics Research Grant Awarded For Full Time Phd Study At The
European Institute. LSE
▪ 2001-02 Regional Government Research Award, Sicily. “The Impact Of Structural Funds On The
Economic Development Of Southern European Objective 1 Areas”
▪ 2000-01 British Council And Bonino-Pulejo Foundation Post-Laurea Research Award: “The
Community Support Framework Of Mediterranean Objective 1 Regions, 1994-1999: A Comparative
Analysis”
▪ 1999 Regional Government Prize For Economic Development Studies, Sicily: “Economic And Social
Cohesion In Europe: Structural Funds And Other Tools For Development” Awarded For University
Dissertation Degree.
ANNEXES
▪ Annex 1. Signed statement
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Annex 1. Signed Statement
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the above is authentic and genuine and that all information required in relation to the award and
selection criteria is presented. I further declare that I am available to work for the period(s) foreseen for the position for which my CV has
been included in the event that this tender is successful.
Name
(in block capitals)
Simona Milio
Position/Job title
(in block capitals)
Core Team and Country Expert for United Kingdom and Italy
Signature
Date
03/09/2013
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