Nicolas Guilhot

Nicolas Guilhot serves as a Full-time Professor and Director of Research in the Department of History at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. His academic profile reflects deep engagement with intellectual history, political thought, and 20th century international relations across multiple European contexts.

Guilhot's research spans intellectual history, cold war studies, cultural history, and political theory, with particular focus on conspiracy theories, democratic crises, and the history of political realism. His work bridges academic scholarship with public intellectual commentary through publications in both scholarly journals and major media outlets.

Analysis of Guilhot's recent publications reveals consistent exploration of paranoid political styles, democratic vulnerabilities, and Enlightenment critiques. His scholarship connects historical analysis with contemporary political challenges, particularly examining how 20th century intellectual frameworks continue to shape current political discourse and democratic practices.

As an academic supervisor, Guilhot currently advises 11 doctoral students as primary supervisor and serves as second reader for 11 additional PhD candidates. His supervisees explore diverse topics including Cold War history, European integration, intellectual history, and global political movements, reflecting his broad scholarly influence across historical subfields.

Guilhot maintains professional fluency in French, Bulgarian, English, Italian, Russian, and German, enabling multilingual research and international academic collaboration. His office is located at Villa Salviati-Castle, SACA107, with regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-5pm.