Giuseppe Grieco

Dr Giuseppe Grieco is a Lecturer in Modern History at City, University of London, within the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research centers on the history of international thought, empires, and the Mediterranean in the nineteenth century. He teaches courses on the history of empires, intellectual history, and the history of international law, and co-directs the Modern History Research Cluster and the annual History and International Affairs Workshop.

Giuseppe holds a PhD in History from Queen Mary University of London (2022), an MA and BA in Modern History from the University of Pisa, and a Postgraduate Degree from the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. His doctoral work, which explores the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' role in global imperial and legal dynamics between 1800 and 1860, was awarded the 2023 Premio Spadolini for best PhD thesis in modern and contemporary Italian history.

His research seeks to rewrite dominant narratives of international law by foregrounding Southern European and semi-peripheral perspectives, uncovering alternative cosmopolitan visions and anti-imperial theories. He is particularly interested in the Enlightenment’s legacy in constitutionalism, rights, and equality, and co-edited The Legacy of the Enlightenment: Rights, Constitution, Equality (2025), a volume arising from a project funded by the Turin Humanities Program (Fondazione 1563).

His publications, while not listed here, would reflect interdisciplinary engagement with legal history, political thought, and Mediterranean studies, emphasizing historically grounded insights for contemporary international affairs.

Scientific Awards:

• Premio Spadolini (ex-aequo), 2023 – Best PhD Thesis in Modern and Contemporary Italian History

Giuseppe has advised and collaborated with major policy institutions, including Chatham House (Young Adviser, 2020–2023), Counterpoint UK (Associate, 2020–2022) on climate policy analysis, and the Queen Elizabeth Academy. Since 2024, he has served as a Junior Fellow at the Aspen Institute Italia. He also holds ongoing affiliations as a Research Associate at Fondazione 1563 and previously as a Fellow at the Luigi Einaudi Foundation. He does not currently supervise known students but is involved in academic mentoring through workshops and research clusters.

He is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish; can read French and Spanish; and can read and write German. His geographic expertise includes Southern and Western Europe.