Domenico Valenza is a researcher at the United Nations University and Ghent University. His area of expertise include European Union affairs, post-Soviet studies, and discourse analysis. Prior to joining UNU-CRIS and Ghent University, he worked at No Peace Without Justice and at the College of Europe. He also works as a freelance journalist covering EU and post-Soviet affairs for various media outlets. His mother tongue is Italian, and he speaks English, French and Russian.
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In my research project I map and analyse European Union’s external policies in the field of cultural diplomacy (arts, education, tourism, cultural heritage, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue) and related financial instruments (Partnership Instrument, European Neighborhood Instrument, Erasmus+, etc.) in the post-Soviet space.
Fields of expertise: Communication and information/ICTs, Culture, Education