CEPEL

Laurent BORZILLO

Career history

  • 2021: Qualification as a lecturer in political science.
  • 03/2021: researcher at the CNRS, postdoctoral fellow (DGRIS Ambassador Program,Ministry of the Armed Forces) at CEPEL, University of Montpellier / researcher on secondment to UQAM (Faculty of Law and Political Science) and RAS (Strategic Analysis Network).
  • 01/2019-02/2021: Assistant Professor, University of Montpellier (01/2019-06/2019; 01/2020-06/2020; 09/2020-02/2021).
  • 2015 (spring): Parliamentary assistant at the Bundestag.
  • 2012 (fall): Research Officer, Strategic Affairs Delegation, French Ministry of Defense.
  • 2012: auditor at the Ihedn.

Degrees

  • 2020: PhD in Political Science, joint supervision between the University of Montpellier and the University of Montreal.
  • 2012: Degree in Political Science, specializing in International Relations, Sciences Po Aix.
  • 2012: Master II in Research from Sciences Po Aix, comparative military history, geostrategy, defense, and security.

Awards, distinctions, and coordination or participation in research projects

  • 2021: Thesis Prize from the Defense & Aerospace Chair.
  • 2020: Special Jury Prize of the European Award for "Civic Responsibility, Security, and Defense," awarded by the Association "Civisme Défense Armées Nation" in collaboration with the European Interparliamentary Association for Security and Defense and with the support of Behörden Spiegel for thesis work conducted at the Universities of Montreal and Montpellier.
  • 2017: Editorial scholarship from Cérium (Center for International Studies and Research at the University of Montreal)
  • 2016 and 2017: field scholarships from IHEDN (Institute for Higher National Defense Studies)
  • 2016 and 2017: Field scholarships from the CCÉAE (Canadian Center for German and European Studies) at the University of Montreal
  • 2013: Winner of the Frontenac Scholarship (Franco-Quebec scholarship for joint supervision).
  • 2013: Prize awarded to the top student in the fifth year at the Institut d'Études Politiques (Institute of Political Studies) in Aix-en-Provence.
  • 2013: Master's Research Award (top of all IEP Master's research programs).
  • 2013: Special thesis prize from the Institute for Higher National Defense Studies, with special mention for the Élysée Treaty (see 2012 thesis on the Bundeswehr).
  • 2013: 2013 Military History Prize from the Strategic Research Institute of the École Militaire (see 2012 thesis on the Bundeswehr).

Administrative responsibilities, research, and promotion

  • University of Montpellier(01/2019-06/2019; 01/2020-06/2020; 09/2020-02/2021). Courses taught: Public Action and Governance (lecture), General Culture (lecture); Introduction to Political Sociology (methodology lecture).
  • Sciences Po Aix(09/2017-06/2018). Courses taught: Common Security and Defense Policy (lecture); International Relations (lecture and methodology seminar); History of International Relations (methodology seminar)
  • Air Force Academy, Ministry of Defense (09/2017-12/2017). Course taught: International Organizations (lecture course).
  • University of Quebec in Montreal (09/2015-12/2015). Course taught: POL 4043-40: Political Systems of Western Europe (lecture course)
  • University of Montpellier (01/2015-03/2015). Course taught: Sociology of Public Organizations (methodology lecture).
  • University of Montreal (09/2013-04/2014; 09/2015-12/2015; 01/2016-04/2016; 01/2017-04/2017). Courses taught: POL 2510: International Organizations (lecture); POL 2350: European Political Systems (lecture); POL1600: Introduction to International Relations (teaching assistant); INT1010: Human Ecology of Development (teaching assistant); POL1000: Political Analysis, Theories, and Concepts (teaching assistant).

Research Areas

  • European and transatlantic security (TU, NATO)
  • Foreign and defense policy (France, Germany, Canada)
  • Theories of international relations
  • Public administrations and policies in the field of defense

The most representative works or chapters of works

  • Delphine Deschaux-Dutard, "Secondary analysis of qualitative data in defense studies: Methodological opportunities and challenges" in: Delphine Deschaux-Dutard ed., Research Methods in Defense Studies. A Multi-Disciplinary Overview, London: Routledge, 2020.
  • The Bundeswehr. The relevance of reforms in the context of external operations. Inter-National Collection, Sciences Po series, L’Harmattan, Paris, 2014.

The most representative articles

Symposiums and conferences

  • With Justin Massie, "Alliance Imperatives and Electoral Constraints: Canada, France, and the War Against Daesh," Study Day "The Defense Policy of Canada and France in a Disordered World," held in Paris on November 17, 2021.
  •  "The deployment of European multilateral forces: realistic option or pipe dream? The case of the Franco-German Brigade," biennial conference of the European Community Studies Association – Canada (ECSA-C) "TU : a green, digital, and democratic future?" online, September 22-26, 2021.
  • With Delphine Deschaux-Dutard, "Is secondary analysis of qualitative data possible in political science research on defense issues?" Symposium "Investigating 'sensitive' terrain: methodological tricks, positioning, and dilemmas," June 7-8, 2021, Virtual symposium organized by CERI (Sciences Po) in partnership with IRSEM and IHEDN.
  • With Dominika Kunertova, “Can I Count on You?TakingForce Readiness Seriously in the NATO-EU Cooperative Framework,” conference “The Future of EU/NATO Relations,” IRSEM and NATO Defense College, Paris, July 2, 2018.
  •  "Can France count on Germany if it needs to project force?" La Relève stratégique – "Young Researchers" Seminar, IRSEM, Paris, August 29, 2017.