CURRICULUM VITAE. Giulia Galera

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Giulia Galera PERSONAL DATA Birth date and place: 06/07/72, Vipiteno (Bolzano - Italy) Current address: via della Collina, 31/ Trento (Italy) Citizenship: Italian [email protected]. Tel.: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ILO-Expert (June 2011-present) Part of the technical team on social economy and social enterprise. Drafted a report on decent work and social enterprise OECD-Expert (November 2009-present) part of a team of experts in charge of conducting a country study on social enterprise in Slovenia Lecturer (April 2010) in charge of delivering lectures on the potential of social and cooperative enterprises as development tools at the PhD Programme on Local Development at the University of Trento Research Coordinator (September 2008-present) in charge of: carrying out research and coordinating research projects; developing and promoting training programmes; drafting concept notes; and disseminating research findings to relevant stakeholders at EURICSE (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises). EURICSE is a research centre devoted to study cooperative and social enterprises according to a multi-disciplinary and international perspective. Lecturer (May 2007 and May 2008) in charge of delivering lectures on social enterprise in the Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development, University of Trento. Researcher (April 2006-June 2008) was the main researcher involved in the Study on Promoting the Role of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS and drafting the research report. She is co-editor of the final publication and co-organizer of the dissemination events promoted. The study was carried out by the EMES European Research Network (of which ISSAN is a founding member) and it was funded by the UNDP-BRC (see list of publications). Researcher (January 2004-January 2008)

2 co-operated with the OECD-Leed Programme in organizing capacity building seminars and conferences for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers (see list of talks offered). NATO-CNR Senior Fellow (June-July 2004) was visiting researcher at the International Institute for Policy Studies in Minsk Belarus and carried out a research project on the Emergence of the Third Sector in Belarus. Researcher (April 2000-August 2008) in charge of carrying out research projects, research activities and action projects for the Istituto Studi Sviluppo Aziende Nonprofit (ISSAN) - University of Trento; EU planning (with particular attention to the V, VI, and VII Framework Programme Research General Direction. Liaison agent for national and international relations; in charge of managing networks of international experts and organising conferences and seminars (both at the national and international levels). Consultant (September-December 2003) in charge of carrying out a feasibility study assessing the economic and social feasibility of a new work integration social enterprise for Legacoopbund (Cooperative Consortium in Bolzano). Project Manager (January1999 March 2000) responsible of developing new projects proposals for the Consortium Le Botteghe della Solidarietà (B.D.S.) (Solidarity Shops) in Venice, aimed at commercialising products characterised by a social added value (fair trade products). ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES Intern (April July 1999) intern at the Gomel Regional Department of Belarussian Committee in Belarus with the mission of mapping the emerging Third Sector organisations in Belarus. Intern (April May 1998): intern at the Ethical Bank in Padua Italy (Società Cooperativa Verso la Banca Etica Soc. Coop. A r. l. ). Volunteer (May 1998-present) founder and councillor of the Musical Association Unìsono based in Feltre (Belluno - Italy), promoting musical activities as cohesion and socialization tools. Volunteer ( ) councillor of the Direction Board of the cultural association Juvenilia seat in Vipiteno/Sterzing (Bolzano - Italy), multilinguistic association, aimed at overcoming all kind of linguistic and ethnical barriers by means of cultural events. EDUCATION Doctoral degree ( ) School of International Studies at the University of Trento (Italy). The doctoral work was devoted to analyze the impact of social enterprises in transition economies, with special regard to Poland and Ukraine (where she carried out a field research).

3 Master degree (November 1999) Master degree at the Istituto Studi Sviluppo Aziende Nonprofit - Faculty of Economics, Trento University - on: Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Social Cooperatives. Bilingualism certificate (1998) she passed the linguistic exam German/Italian special exam envisaged in the bilingual South Tyrol Province referred to the degree certificate (attesting bilingualism German/Italian). Laurea quadriennale (1997) Four year degree in Political Sciences - International and Diplomatic Sciences (110 cum laude) at the University of Trieste, discussing the thesis: Il Censimento etnico in Alto Adige-Südtirol, Diritti Individuali e Tutela del Gruppo Linguistico (Ethnic Census in South Tyrol, Individual Rights and Linguistic Group s Protection). Beneficiary of an ERASMUS scholarship ( ) was granted a 9 months ERASMUS scholarship at the Institut National des Langues Orientales (INALCO, Paris), in order to study Russian. Secondary-school diploma (1990) graduated with honors from Cypress Lake High School Fort Myers, Florida,USA. LANGUAGE SKILLS Italian: mother tongue English: fluent German: fluent French: fluent Russian: intermediate Spanish: fair COMPUTER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point PUBBLICATIONS (with Roger Spear) Improving social inclusion at the local level through the social economy. OECD-LEED Report for Slovenia (with C.Borzaga and Sara Depedri) L interesse delle cooperative per la comunità in Bagnoli L. La funzione sociale della cooperazione. Teorie, esperienze e prospettive, Carocci, Roma 2010, pp Social enterprises and work-integration in The Economics of Social Responsibility edited by Becchetti, L. and Borzaga, C. Routledge 2010.

4 With Carlo Borzaga Social enterprise: An international overview of its conceptual evolution and legal implementation, Social Enterprise Journal Vol. 5 N 3, 2009 (2010 Outstanding Paper Award EmeraldLiteratiNetwork) The Re-emergence of Social Enterprises in the CEE and CIS, in Destefanis, S. and Musella, M. Paid and unpaid labour in the social economy, AIEL Series in Labour Economics, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, (with Borzaga, C. and Tortia, E.) Towards a New Development Paradigm: The potential of social enterprises, Edizioni Paoline, forthcoming in Le imprese sociali in Europa: Lo scenario, in Economia de gestione delle aziende nonprofit edited by Dario Carrera and Alessandro Messina, Aracne, Roma, (with Borzaga, C.) Co-operative and social enterprise concern for the community: The emergence of new fields of activity, Paper presented at the ICA Research Conference on The role of Co-operatives in Sustaining Development and Fostering Social Responsibility, Riva del Garda, October 16-18, forthcoming as EURICSE working paper. The impact of cooperatives and social enterprises on socio-economic development in Poland, in The Social Economy in Poland: Achievements, Barriers to Growth and Potential in light of Research Results edited by Giza-Poleszczuk, A. and Hausner, J., Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives, Warsaw, Wplyw przedsiebiorstw spolecznych na spoleczno-gospodarczy Polski in Ekonomia Spoleczna w Polsce: osiagniecia, bariery rozwoju, i potencjal w swietle wynikow badàn edited by Giza-Poleszczuk, A. and Hausner, J., Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives, Warsaw, (edited with Borzaga, C. Nogales, R.) Social Enterprise: A new model for poverty reduction and employment generation, UNDP-Regional Bureau For Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Bratislava, (with Borzaga, C. and Zandonai, F.) The Third Sector in Italy: Images and Concepts, EMES Working Papers (with Borzaga, C. and Zandonai, F.) Recent Development of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises in Italy, EMES Working Papers (with Borzaga, C., Tortia, E.) Social Enterprise and the Social Economy. A New Perspective on the Theory of the Firm, in European Science Foundation, Scientific Report, The Governance of Networks as a Determinant of Local Economic Development, San Sebastian, Spain November Le prospettive delle imprese sociali in Europa, in Impresa Sociale, October-December The evolution of the co-operative form: an international perspective, in Trends and challenges for co-operatives and social enterprises in developed and transition countries, edited by Carlo Borzaga and Roger Spear, Edizioni31, Trento, 2004.

5 (with Borzaga, C.) Social Economy in Transition Economies: Realities and Perspectives, Discussion Paper, First Meeting of the Scientific Group on Social Economy and Social Innovation, OECD Centre for Local Development, Trento, March 17, Una nuova forma cooperativa in Francia, in Impresa Sociale, Brescia July-August Il censimento etnico in Alto Adige/Südtirol, Diritti individuali e Tutela del Gruppo Linguistico, final thesis in Public Law, published on CD-ROM Alexander Langer Vita, Opere, Pensieri, Azione Nonviolenta, Verona MAIN CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS What can Slovenia learn from Italy? Improving Social Inclusion at the Local Level through the Social Economy: Presentation of the OECD Report, February Ljubljana, Slovenia China Europa Forum, Roles and Responsibilities of Social Enterprises, Hong Kong 12 th 14 th July 2010 key research findings and regional trends, Regional workshop Strengthening the Sustainability of Community-based Development through Social Entrepreneurship - Bratislava, 4 December 2009 (with Borzaga, C.) Social Enterprise. An International Overview of its Conceptual Evolution and Legal Implementation, 2 nd EMES Conference on Social Enterprises, Trento, Italy, 1-4 July The Contribution of Social Enterprises to Socio-economic Development. Lessons from Poland and Ukraine, 2 nd EMES Conference on Social Enterprises, Trento, Italy, 1-4 July The Re-Emergence of Social Enterprises in Western Balkans. What Potentials and Enabling Factors?, UNDP South East Europe Forum: Faces of Social Exclusion, Zagreb, Croatia, November (with Borzaga, C.) Cooperative and Social Enterprise Concern for the Community: The emergence of new fields of activity, key-note speech, 2008 ICA Research Conference, Riva del Garda (Italy), October, 17, Study on Promoting the Role of Social Enterprises (SEs) in CEE and the CIS. Main Findings and Enabling Factors, presentation delivered during the Professional Development Workshop The Potential of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS, organized by UNDP-BRC and the EMES European Research Network, Barcelona July 9, "The Impact of social enterprises upon socio economic development. Lessons from Poland and Ukraine, presented at the 2 nd EMES-ISTR Conference The Third Sector and Sustainable Social Change: New Frontiers for Research", Barcelona, July 9-12.

6 From Non-profit organization to social enterprise, UPGRAD Program Alumni All- Eurasia Conference through Social Entrepreneurship towards Social Change, Lviv, Ukraine, July 13-15, The Re-emergence of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS, Seminar: Co-operative Firms, Social Economy and Economic Development, University of Trento, 14 December Social Entrepreneurship in the Field of Social and Community Services, Social Enterprises in an Evolving Economy: From Non-Profit Organizations to Social Enterprises, OECD, Bucharest, June 13, Social Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies. The Case of Social Services, International Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Hangzhou, China, May Role of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS, Regional Workshop on Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS, organized by UNDP-BRC and EMES European research Network, Brussels, Belgium December Emerging Trends in Central East and South East Europe, Seminar held in conjunction with the 3 rd Donor Roundtable Meeting on civil society development in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the CIS, Western Balkans and Turkey, Trento, Italy November Social Entrepreneurship in Designing and Delivering Social and Community Services, Seminar organized by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development and the Institute for the Development of Non-Profit Organizations (ISSAN) in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Zagreb, Croatia September The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies: Some Comparative Data, Birmingham, March , University of Birmingham, Industrial and Labour Economics Seminar Series, Spring term References available upon request