Adriana Alberti

Adriana Alberti is an international expert in governance and public administration who is known for her work in the area of innovation in governance, institutional development and democratic governance. She undertakes policy analysis and research, and provides policy advise to United Nations Member States, as well as support to inter-governmental processes. She was previously responsible for the Programme for innovation in governance and public administration and devised capacity development strategies in the area of innovation in governance. As Chief Technical Advisor of a major programme on governance in the Mediterranean region, she launched the Network of Innovators in Governance in the Mediterranean region covering 16 countries(Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans). Through forums, policy dialogue and analytical work, she has promoted a common understanding of governance issues, and fostered knowledge sharing on innovations and successful practices in public administration. She is currently the Coordinator of the United Nations Public Service Awards Programme and Governance and Public Administration Officer at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Administration and Development Management].
Biography
Dr. Alberti has worked for over twenty years on governance issues including at the United Nations, academia and the non-for-profit sector. She worked at the Center for Judicial Studies of the University of Bologna, and was Adjunct Professor of Comparative Politics and European Union at Syracuse University and Dickinson College. Dr. Alberti obtained a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and an Executive Education Certificate from [at the Kennedy School of Government. She was Visiting Scholar at Princeton University; University of Birmingham, Faculty of Law (UK) and the Institute of Higher Council of Research, Cordoba (Spain). She is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish. She received a number of Fellowships, including from Harvard University; the European Union; the Higher Council for Research (C.N.R.), Italy, and the Salvador de Madariaga Grant from the Government of Spain. She has published a number of articles in the area of governance and public administration.
Publications
Selected Books
* Adriana Alberti et al.(eds.), Rebuilding Public Administration after Conflict: Challenges, Practices and Strategies, United Nations, 2010.
* Adriana Alberti(ed.), , United Nations Public Service Awards Winners and Finalists, 2003-2009, United Nations, June 2009
* Adriana Alberti et al.(eds.), Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans, Challenges and Priorities in reforming public administration in the Mediterranean Region]United Nations,2008.
* Adriana Alberti et al.(eds.), in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean Region,United Nations 2007, ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/110;
* Adriana Alberti (ed.), Guide for the Transfer and Adaptation of Innovations in Governance - Practical Tools and Steps, United Nations, 2007, ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/122;
* Adriana Alberti, Innovations in Governance from Around the World - Success Stories from the Winners of the United Nations Public Service Awards - Fifth Anniversary (2003-2007), United Nations, 2007;
* Adriana Alberti , United Nations, English 2006, ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/7. Arabic version, 2007,
* Adriana Alberti (ed.) Human Resources for Effective Human resources in a Globalized world, United Nations, 2005, 132 pages, ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/6
* Adriana Alberti (ed.), Businesses, Citizens and Governments: Dialogue and Partnerships for Development and Democracy, United Nations, New York, 2003, ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/55.
* Adriana Alberti et al., World Public Sector Report: Globalization and the State, United Nations, December, 2001.
Peer reviewed papers
* Bertucci, G & Alberti, Adriana , “The United Nations Programme in Public Administration: Reinventing itself to reinvent public administration” in International Review of Administrative Sciences, IIAS, vol. 71, June 2005, Sage Publications, 337-353. Cited 52 Times according to Scopus. link
* Adriana Albert i"Political Corruption and the Role of Public Prosecutors in Italy" in Crime, Law and Social Change. An International Journal, 1996, n. 24: 273-292 [, link
Other publications
* Adriana Alberti, “Challenges and Dilemmas in Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict”, DPADM Discussion Paper, 2009
* Adriana Alberti, presentation, e-Gulf Awards, Oman, 2009 ,
* Adriana Alberti,presented at the 2 Euro-African Conference on Decentralized Governance, 2009.
* Adriana Alberti, United Nations Public Service Awards Report, December 2008
* Adriana Alberti, “Compendium of Basic United Nations Terminology in Governance and Public Administration”, Background Paper for the Sixth United Nations Committee of Experts in Public Administration Meeting.
* Adriana Alberti, , ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/10, United Nations 2007;
* Adriana Alberti and Fatma Sayed,"Challenges and Priorities in Reforming Governance and Public Administration in the Mediterranean Region",UNDESA Discussion Paper, September 2007;
* Adriana Alberti et al., “Replicating Innovations in Governance and Public Administration: Key Challenges and Prospects”, in Innovations in Governance and Public Administration: Replicating What Works, United Nations, English 2006;
* Adriana Alberti et al., , DPADM Newsletter 2006, Issue 1, n.112;
* Adriana Alberti, “Innovations in governance and public administration for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, Paper prepared for the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration Fifth Session, March 2006;
* Adriana Alberti and Jide Balogun, , UNDESA Discussion Paper, September 2005
* “Governance and Public Administration Institutional Development in Africa”, background paper prepared together with other colleagues for the Third Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, New York, March 2004.
* Adriana Alberti, , UNESCWA, Beirut, 2003, ST/ESCWA
* Adriana Alberti et al., “Globalization and Public Sector Capacity-Building: Challenges and Perspectives”, in D. Rondinelli and Shabbir Cheema (eds.), in , 2003, Kumarian Press
* Adriana Alberti et al., , DESA Discussion Paper n. 30, March 2003.
* Revised and drafted background papers related to the critical role of public administration and good governance in implementing the United Nations Millennium Declaration on "Institutional Capacity Development" (E/C.16/2002/4) and "Human Resources Development" (E/C.16/2002/3), 2002;
* Adriana Alberti, Inputs for the Report of the Secretary-General on “The Role of Public administration in the Implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration” (A/57/262 - E/2002/82), 2002
* Adriana Alberti, Inputs for the Report of the Secretary-General on “The five-year assessment of the progress made in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 50/225 on public administration and development”, 2001.
* Adriana Alberti, Multimedia Educational Software Observatory, Co-editor, European Union, European Commission, DG-XXII, 1998
* Adriana Alberti, "Corrupcion y Proceso de Mani Pulite en Italia", Capitulo Criminologico, July- Dec. 25/2, pp. 89-107, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1997.
* Adriana Alberti, “Impatto politico e sociale della comunicazione sulle democrazie contemporanee”, in Di Menna M., La societa' dell’Informazione, Editrice Informazione Spettacolo, pp 31-34, 1996.
* Adriana Alberti, [http://www.ides.org.ar/revista/issue/1995n139/ "Independencia del Banco Central: Dilemas Economicos, Politicos e Institucionales"] in Desarrollo Economico, Revista de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto de Desarrollo Economico y Social, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Vol. 35, n.139, 475-488, October-December 1994;
* Adriana Alberti, The Role of Public Prosecutors in Democratic Regimes. A Comparative Study: England and Wales, Spain, Italy, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1997.

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