About
Giorgio Cesarale is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with a focus on rethinking critical social and political theory through Hegelian and Marxist frameworks. He has held leadership roles as Director of the CESTUDIR Research Center and Deputy Director of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage. His academic career spans institutions such as Georgia State University, London School of Economics, and Sapienza University of Rome.
- Education: PhD in Philosophy (2006) and BA in Philosophy (2002) from Sapienza University of Rome.
His research explores Hegel’s concepts of abstraction, reflection, and negativity, linking them to Marxian critique, globalization, and contemporary radical thought post-1989. He authored monographs including On the Left: Critical Thinking After 1989 (2019) and Philosophy and Capitalism (2012). His work interrogates the intersection of liberal democracy, capitalist dynamics, and social identities.
Recent publications analyze Hegel’s civil society, Marx’s Capital, and speculative realism, with a focus on immanent critique and the crisis of the modern state. He has presented extensively at international conferences like Historical Materialism and Hegel Society of America, emphasizing dialectical methods and antagonistic political structures.
- Scientific Awards: National Scientific Qualification (Full Professor, 2019), Erasmus Staff Mobility (2016), and research grants from Sapienza University of Rome.
As an editor and peer reviewer for journals like Historical Materialism and Il Cannocchiale, he contributes to academic discourse. His teaching includes courses on political philosophy, democracy, and Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, with a focus on critical theory and global capitalist studies.
