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Dr. Giorgio Ennas is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Utrecht, specializing in History of International Relations within the Humanities Research Institute for History and Art History. He joined Utrecht University in September 2024 to work on the ERC Cooperation 2024-2029 project led by Prof. Ozan Ozavci.
His research focuses on the cultural history of the 19th Century Ottoman Empire, New Diplomatic History, History of Medicine, and Italian History. Dr. Ennas examines the history of knowledge, diplomacy and health in the Mediterranean during the 'long' nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular emphasis on relations between the Ottoman Empire and European countries in the Balkan area and North Africa. His expertise encompasses Ottoman-European diplomatic relations, the intersection of health and border formation, and consular history.
Dr. Ennas's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Ottoman-European diplomatic relations, particularly Italian-Ottoman connections, and the intersection of health, borders, and diplomacy in the Mediterranean region during the 19th century. His work often examines how epidemics influenced border formation and how diplomatic networks operated across cultural boundaries, with publications spanning medical history, diplomatic history, and border studies.
His major scholarly contributions include the forthcoming monograph 'Italo-Ottoman Relations in the Age of the Congress of Paris: Mirroring the 'Other', 1856-1871' (Bloomsbury, 2025) and the edited volume 'Reports of Cesare Durando Italian Vice-Consul in Sarajevo (1863-1867)' (The Isis Press, 2020).
Dr. Ennas has led significant research projects including 'Pandemics and Borders. Pandemics as Driver towards Modern Borders and International Collaboration in 19th century Mediterranean and South Eastern European Periphery' (2021-2023, funded by the Swiss Network for International Studies) and 'The Profession of Consul. Cesare Durando and the Professionalisation of the Consular Career of the Historic Right, 1863-1876' (2023-2024, funded by the Giunta Centrale per gli Studi Storici of Rome), demonstrating his ability to secure competitive research funding and lead independent projects.
