Chiara Bonfiglioli

Chiara Bonfiglioli is an Associate Professor in Contemporary History at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she serves as Principal Investigator for the ERC Consolidator project WO-NAM: Women and Non-Alignment in the Cold War era: biographical and intersectional perspectives. Her academic trajectory spans multiple European institutions, reflecting a transnational research approach focused on gender history in socialist and post-socialist contexts.

Dr. Bonfiglioli's research interests center on women's history, gender studies, and Cold War history with particular emphasis on Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement. Her work employs oral history and qualitative methodologies to explore the politics of memory, transnational feminist networks, and women's labor experiences in socialist contexts. She has developed innovative approaches to studying women's activism within state socialist structures, particularly examining women's organizations in Yugoslav factories and their legacy in post-Yugoslav spaces.

Analysis of her most recent publications reveals consistent thematic focus on gendered dimensions of socialist and post-socialist transitions, with particular attention to textile industry workers, reproductive rights in socialist Yugoslavia, and women's diplomatic roles within the Non-Aligned Movement. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary feminist concerns, demonstrating how Cold War-era women's activism continues to shape current gender politics in Southeastern Europe.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• ERC Consolidator grant for WO-NAM project
• EURIAS Junior Fellowship at Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna
• Elisabeth List grant from University of Graz
• NWO Rubicon postdoctoral fellowship
• NEWFELPRO postdoctoral fellowship

Dr. Bonfiglioli has secured substantial research funding through competitive European grants and collaborative projects. Her teaching portfolio includes graduate courses on Cold War history, and she previously coordinated the interdisciplinary MA in Women's Studies at University College Cork. Her scholarly network spans institutions across Croatia, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and the Netherlands, reflecting the transnational nature of her research focus on Southeastern Europe.