CEPEL

Laurent BORZILLO

Career path

  • 2021: qualification as lecturer in political science.
  • 03/2021: CNRS researcher, post-doctorate (DGRIS Ambassador Program,Ministry of the Armed Forces) at CEPEL, University of Montpellier / researcher seconded to UQAM (Faculty of Law and Political Science) and RAS(Réseau d'Analyse Stratégique).
  • 01/2019-02/2021 : ATER, University of Montpellier (01/2019-06/2019; 01/2020-06/2020; 09/2020-02/2021).
  • 2015 (spring): Parliamentary assistant at the Bundestag.
  • 2012 (autumn): research officer, Délégation aux Affaires Stratégiques, French Ministry of Defense.
  • 2012: Ihedn auditor.

Diplomas

  • 2020: PhD / Ph. D in political science, cotutelle between Université de Montpellier and Université de Montréal.
  • 2012: Sciences Po diploma, specializing in international relations, Sciences Po Aix.
  • 2012: Research Master II at Sciences Po Aix, comparative military history, geostrategy, defense and security.

Prizes, distinctions and Coordination or participation in research projects

  • 2021 : Defense & Aerospace Chair thesis prize.
  • 2020 : Special Jury Prize for the European "Civism, Security and Defense" Prize, awarded by the "Civisme Défense Armées Nation" Association in collaboration with the European Interparliamentary Association for Security and Defense and with the support of Behörden Spiegel, for thesis work carried out at the Universities of Montreal and Montpellier.
  • 2017: Cérium (UdeM Center for International Studies and Research) writing fellowship
  • 2016 and 2017: IHEDN (Institut des hautes études de défense nationale) field grants
  • 2016 and 2017: UdeM CCEAE (Canadian Center for German and European Studies) field grants
  • 2013 : Winner of the Frontenac bursary (Franco-Quebec bursary for cotutelles).
  • 2013: 5th year valedictorian prize at the Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence.
  • 2013: Research Master's Prize (top of all IEP research Masters).
  • 2013: Prix spécial de mémoire de l'Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale, mention Traité de l'Élysée (cf. 2012 dissertation on the Bundeswehr).
  • 2013: Prix d'Histoire Militaire 2013 from the Institut de Recherches Stratégiques de l'École Militaire (cf. 2012 dissertation on the Bundeswehr).

Administrative, research and development responsibilities

  • 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 (method lecture).
  • Sciences Po Aix(09/2017-06/2018). Courses taught: Common Security and Defense Policy (lecture); International Relations (lecture and method conference); History of International Relations (method conference).
  • École de l'Air, French Ministry of Defence (09/2017-12/2017). Course given: International organizations (lecture).
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (09/2015-12/2015). Course given: POL 4043-40: Western European Political Systems (lecture)
  • University of Montpellier (01/2015- 03/2015). Course given: Sociology of public organizations (method conference).
  • Université de Montréal (09/2013-04/2014; 09/2015-12/2015; 01/2016-04/2017). 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)
  • International relations theories
  • Administrations and public policies in the field of defense

The most representative books or book chapters

  • Delphine Deschaux-Dutard, "Secondary analysis of qualitative data in defence studies: Methodological opportunities and challenges" in: Delphine Deschaux-Dutard ed, Research Methods in Defence Studies. A Multi-Disciplinary Overview, London: Routledge, 2020.
  • The Bundeswehr. De la pertinence des réformes à l'aune des opérations extérieures. Collection Inter-National, Sciences Po series, L'Harmattan, Paris, 2014.

The most representative articles

Symposiums and conferences

  • With Justin Massie, "Impératifs d'alliance et contraintes électorales : le Canada, la France et la guerre contre Daesh", Journée d'études "La politique de défense du Canada et de la France dans un monde désordonné", day organized in Paris on November 17, 2021.
  •  "Le déploiement de forces multilatérales européennes: option réaliste ou chimère? Le cas de la Brigade franco-allemande", European Community Studies Association - Canada (ECSA-C) biennial conference "L'TU post-pandemic: a green, digital and democratic future?", online, September 22-26, 2021.
  • With Delphine Deschaux-Dutard, "Is a secondary analysis of qualitative data possible in political science research on defense issues?", Colloque "Enquêter sur un terrain " sensible " : ficelles méthodologiques, positionnement et dilemmes", June 7-8, 2021, Virtual Colloquium organized by CERI (Sciences Po) in partnership with IRSEM and IHEDN.
  • With Dominika Kunertova, "Can I Count on You? Taking Force 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 in the event of a force projection requirement?", La Relève stratégique - Séminaire "Jeunes chercheurs", IRSEM, Paris, August 29, 2017.