Gabriele Abbondanza
Dr. Gabriele Abbondanza is Marie Curie Fellow (EU position) at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Associate Researcher at the University of Sydney (USYD), and Associate Fellow at the Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI), a global top-20 international relations think tank.
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Abbondanza is Senior Lecturer (Profesor Contratado Doctor) at Comillas Pontifical University, Associate Fellow at the Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI), and Scientific Board Member at the NATO Foundation. He is a former Marie Curie Fellow at the Complutense University of Madrid and a former Lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Gabriele specialises in international relations, security studies, and irregular migration studies, with an emphasis on:
- irregular migration governance
- the Indo-Pacific
- middle power and great power theory
- Australian, Italian, and Spanish foreign & security policy
- national power
He has published widely on these issues, including numerous articles in top-tier (Q1 and Q2) journals such as International Affairs, International Political Science Review, International Relations, European Political Science, and many others. His latest monographs are “Europe’s Indo-Pacific pivot” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) and "The foreign policy of irregular migration governance" (Routledge, 2024), and his co-edited books are "Awkward Powers" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) and "Italy and Australia" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).
He has taught many university courses on international relations, security studies, migration politics, and other related subjects. He often engages with the media and with public institutions – including international institutions, national parliaments, ministries, and diplomatic networks – to support the broader impact of his policy-relevant research.
Relevant links:
- Google Scholar profile
- Comillas profile
- UCM profile
- IAI profile
- NATO Foundation profile
- Personal website