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Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the University of Bologna, his research activity covers mainly the history of political thought and political philosophy. His main lines of research involves the history of Marxism, the birth of Sociology in XIX and XX century, the forms of political legitimation and political power.
He has been Principal Investigator of the project: gramsciproject.org. He wrote several books and articles on Antonio Gramsci, his international fortune and his thought, on the Italian autonomist tradition (operaismo) in particular on the figure of Mario Tronti, on the political theory of Ernesto Laclau.
Among his recent books: Using Gramsci: A New Approach (Pluto Press, 2017); Una politica di massa. Antonio Gramsci e la rivoluzione della società (Carocci, 2015); and co-edited Mario Tronti, Il demone della politica (il Mulino, 2017). Full text here
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