Donatello Aramini

Donatello Aramini is a Researcher in the Department of Political Science at Sapienza University of Rome, where he holds a tenure-track position. He has previously served as a fixed-term researcher at Sapienza and as a contract lecturer at Roma Tre University. Aramini is also a Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin (2023, 2025–2027) and has been a Research Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011 and 2022.

His research focuses on twentieth-century European history, particularly Italian fascism, nationalism, racism, anti-Semitism, and the intersection of politics and culture. He has a strong interest in the history of historiography, especially the works of George L. Mosse and Renzo De Felice, and has recently explored the pontificate of John Paul II and the cultural role of Rome during Fascism.

Aramini's recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with the myth of Rome, fascist ideology, and the transnational dimensions of political movements. His works appear in journals such as Journal of Contemporary History, Contemporary World, and Modern Italy, demonstrating both scholarly depth and international reach.

• Member, Editorial Board, Mondo contemporaneo
• Member, Scientific Council, Giornale di Storia
• Member, Executive Committee, Associazione di Teoria Politica Lorella Cedroni (2024–2026)
• Member, SISSCO, ATPLC, SIHS, ASMI, COMFAS

He is involved in the research project A Capital Between Dictatorship and War: A Social and Cultural History of Rome from the Empire to the Fall of Fascism (1935–1943), funded under ERC SH6. Aramini supervises no listed students but actively participates in academic networks and editorial activities. He teaches Storia Contemporanea (Contemporary History) and maintains regular office hours, with summer appointments by email.