Federica Casaccio graduated from University Jaume I of Castelló de la Plana (Spain) with a MA in International Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, a programme affiliated with UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace. She also holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan (Italy) and during her undergraduate studies, she spent one academic semester at University of Zagreb (Croatia) as an exchange student. She has experience working in a variety of contexts and countries; her research interest include peacebuilding and sustainable peace, conflict resolution education, conflict prevention and political ecology.