Viviana Mellone

Viviana Mellone is a Researcher in Modern History at the University of Naples L'Orientale's Department of Human and Social Sciences, specializing in political revolutions, diplomatic history, and legal frameworks of conflict. She holds a PhD in Modern European History from L'Orientale and has held research fellowships at institutions including the German Historical Institute of Rome, Warwick University, and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.

Her research examines:

• Translocal dynamics of Southern Italian revolutions (especially 1848 Naples)
• Atlantic repercussions of Spanish-American independence movements
• Legal compensation systems for civilian victims of armed conflicts
• Bourbon monarchy strategies during the Restoration era

Analyses of her recent publications reveal strong emphases on:

• Diplomatic reconfiguration after the Congress of Vienna
• Network analysis of political dissidents
• Comparative revolutionary epistemologies across Mediterranean/Atlantic spheres

Honors include:

• Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei-British Academy Fellowship (2016)

Supervision and grants:

• Advised Master's thesis on abolition in the Two Sicilies
• Secured multiple research grants including projects on 'Bourbon Space' geopolitics (2018-2023)