Global Trade Shocks and Geopolitical Uncertainty: Implications for Food Security in Emerging Economies
PRELIMINARY WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Campus Luigi Einaudi Lungo Dora Siena, 100A, Torino
The workshop will be held at Campus Luigi Einaudi and online at https://unito.webex.com/meet/oeet. No preliminary registration is required, but we appreciate if you send an email at
Friday, December 12th 2025
Welcome and greetings
9 - 9.30 am Panelists registration
9.30 - 10 am Opening remarks and short introduction to the STAPLES project
FIRST SESSION: Effects of Trade on Food Security
10 - 11 am Keynote lecture: Racha Ramadan (University of Cairo)
11 - 11.30 am Coffee break
11.30 am - 1.30 pm: Papers presentation
Chahir Zaki (University of Orléans): Protectionism Doesn’t Protect: On Trade Policy and Food Security in the MENA Region.
Sara Balestri (University of Perugia): Unveiling Hidden Drivers: A Latent Variable Approach to Food Security Dynamics in Africa.
Antoine Castet (Centre for International Research on Environment and Development - CIRED): The conquest of the desert: Land investment in Egypt.
1.30 pm - 3 pm Light lunch
SECOND SESSION: Shock Propagation and its Repercussions in the Food Network
3 - 4 pm Keynote lecture: Davide del Prete (University of Naples Parthenope)
4 - 4.30 pm Coffee break
4.30 - 6.30 pm: Papers presentation
Stefano Schiavo (University of Trento): Food Connections: International Trade, Extreme Events and Shock Propagation.
Dela-Dem Doe Fiankor (University of Göttingen): Wheat market shocks to the export price of pasta are Not all alike.
Marta Marson (Politecnico of Milan): Agri-tech innovation: a poverty trap for African countries?
8.00 pm Dinner meeting
Saturday, December 13th 2025
THIRD SESSION: Debate on the Initial Results of the STAPLES Project
9.30 - 10.30 am Round table STAPLES - First results
10.30 - 11 am Coffee break
FOURTH SESSION: Food Insecurity as a Driver of Conflict
11 am - 12.30 am: Papers presentation
Julia Fisher (University of Lucerne): Growth in the Aftermath of War: Aid Effectiveness in Post-Conflict Locations.
Cecilia Nardi (Sapienza University of Rome): Faraway, so close: the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on political violence in Asian countries.
12.30 am - 1 pm Closing remarks
ASIAN ENTANGLEMENTS
1st ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON ASIA
29–31 JANUARY 2026
VIA SANT'OTTAVIO 18, 10124 TURIN
Institute for the Studies on Asia (ISA) of the University of Turin, in collaboration with COREP, organises the 1st Italian conference on Asia. The ISA is an interdepartmental center founded in 2018 by a group of scholars of Asian studies. Now the members of the ISA are more than 50, from 7 Departments, and cover a range of disciplines such as Antiquity, Languages, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Law and Economics. The purpose of founding the ISA was to overcome the barriers between departments and to promote the exchanges and cooperation between colleagues with different expertise, in an interdisciplinary perspective.
Similarly, ISA scholars perceive the necessity to promote a similar experience at the national level. One of the objectives of this conference is to go beyond the disciplinary barriers and to enhance the connections, the exchanges and the collaborations between scholars, beyond the limits of the respective disciplines and research fields. The studies on Asia are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary: through this conference we want to acknowledge the peculiarity of the studies on Asia, that can be defined as entanglements among disciplines and scholars.
This conference also aims to focus on the entanglements among several parts of Asia and between Asia and the rest of a world that is increasingly interconnected.
The topic of the conference is broad, in order to allow as many scholars as possible to contribute to the comprehension of these contaminations, from a highly interdisciplinary perspective. Panel and paper proposals related to all Asia regions in all periods will be welcomed, from all disciplines: arts, humanities, economy, law, social and political science. Presentations should seek to critically address the complex interlinkages between economic, cultural, historical, political and security-related opportunities and challenges in Asia.
CALL FOR PANELS AND PAPERS, REGISTRATION AND DEADLINES
We invite the submission of abstracts for panels or papers. Proposals must be sent to the Conference Organizing Committee at:
Scholars willing to present their panels or papers are invited to send an abstract of maximum 400 words for panels and 300 words for papers. Both panels and papers proposals should include a short bio of the proponents and maximum 5 key words.
Deadline for abstracts submission: 14 November 2025 Notification of acceptance: by 21 November 2025
Turin Centre on Emerging Economies
11th Workshop
Call for Papers
Global Trade Shocks and Geopolitical Uncertainty. Implications for Food Security in Emerging Economies
The 11th OEET Workshop will be held on December 11–12, 2025, in Turin, totally in presence or in hybrid form (partly in presence and partly online). The main focus of the Workshop will be on the international structure of cereals’ trade and the complex interdependencies that characterize the global value chains (GVCs), with a particular attention to the position and vulnerabilities of emerging and developing economies.
Both theoretical and empirical contributions are welcomed on issues dealing with (but not limited to):
- The transmission of price and supply shocks through international trade networks.
- The implications of trade network structures for food security and market stability.
- Policy responses to disruptions in global agricultural and food commodity markets.
- The structure and geography of international trade networks in cereals and related products.
- The dependence and integration of emerging economies within global cereal value chains.
Scholars interested in presenting a paper at the Workshop are invited to submit an abstract in English of up to 300 words or, if available, a paper by October 22, 2025 to:
The Workshop is financed by the PRIMA research project “STAPLES - STable food Access and Prices and Lower Exposure to Shocks”, of which OEET-CCA is a partner. The preliminary results of the Work Package 1 (Understanding External Stressors and Shocks), led by CCA, will be presented during the Workshop.
We are glad to announce the OEET Webinar "Will there be water wars in the future?", which will be held by Jampel Dell'Angelo on Wednesday, May 21st 2025 | 4 – 6 pm (CEST), seminar room 3D233 (3rd floor) | Campus Luigi Einaudi, Lungo Dora Siena 100/A | Turin. Welcome and introduction: Elena Vallino
It will also be web-streamed via Webex at https://unito.webex.com/meet/elena.vallino
Below you can find an outline of the presentation and a short bio of Jampel Dell'Angelo.
Public Seminar (4 – 5 p.m.): The vexed question on water wars has been recurringly discussed in the hydropolitical literature, with diametrically opposed truths that are often portrayed.
Considering the “global water crisis”, and the escalating geopolitical and military tensions, there is a legitimate worry about the future, but this may not be the “right” question. The seminar will introduce the novel analytical lens of “hydrosocial cost-shifting” which will be used to discuss the hidden dynamics and impacts of the “contemporary water wars” considered in light of the rising phenomenon of global land and water (commons) grabbing.
Conversation with the author (5 – 6 p.m.): Q&A. The author will also speak about his experience as Editor-In-Chief of World Development.
Dr Jampel Dell'Angelo is Associate Professor of Water Governance and Politics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is an environmental social scientist working on the political economy of natural resources, in particular water. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal World Development, he leads the EU funded NEWAVE Next Water Governance international research and training network and he is the Director of the Dutch Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment (SENSE).
We are glad to announce the presentation of the “Asian Development Outlook 2025: Trade Uncertainty Challenges Resilience in Asia and the Pacific”, which will be held by Matteo Lanzafame on April 9th at 2.00 p.m. at Campus “Luigi Einaudi” (Lungo Dora Siena 100/A, Turin, Room D3). It will also be web-streamed via Webex at https://unito.webex.com/meet/elena.vallino
Below you can find an outline of the presentation and a short bio of Matteo Lanzafame.
Asian Development Outlook 2024: A Resilient Outlook, Despite Slowing Growth in the People’s Republic of China
Matteo Lanzafame
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Outline
Developing Asia’s growth has been solid, supported by strong domestic demand and resilient exports, including AI-driven demand for semiconductors and electronics. Inflation has moderated, enabling many regional central banks to ease monetary policy and support growth. But this strong performance is now under threat. Trade uncertainty is at all-time highs, geopolitical tensions are escalating, and the property sector in the People’s Republic of China remains weak. Can Asia continue to be the engine of global growth? The April 2025 Asian Development Outlook examines prospects for the region, providing insights into the factors that will shape Asia and the Pacific’s economic trajectory.
Matteo Lanzafame is Principal Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is a macroeconomist and conducts research in many areas, with a particular focus on growth and development issues. He is part of the team that produces ADB’s Asian development Outlook and conducts macroeconomic surveillance and monitoring. His research has been published in several academic journals.
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