Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Motta
Associate Professor of History of International Relations
Department of Modern Literature and Culture
Official University Profile: Sapienza University of Rome – Giuseppe Motta
Expertise: History of International Relations; Modern European History; East-Central European History; Jewish History; Holocaust Studies; National Minorities; Human Rights; Refugee Studies; Nationalism; History of the Middle East.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Academic Profile
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Motta is Associate Professor of History of International Relations at Sapienza University of Rome. He is an internationally recognized historian specializing in East-Central European history, Jewish history, nationalism, ethnic conflicts, minority rights, and the history of international relations.
He earned his Ph.D. in the History of Europe at Sapienza University of Rome and has devoted his academic career to the study of national minorities, forced migration, refugees, and international diplomacy in twentieth-century Europe. His research combines political history, social history, and international relations to examine the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe following the First and Second World Wars.
Prof. Motta has published extensively on Jewish refugees, the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, minority protection, the collapse of empires, and the development of modern nationalism. His scholarship has contributed significantly to understanding the political and humanitarian challenges faced by Jewish communities and national minorities in modern Europe.
QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. in History of Europe, Sapienza University of Rome.
National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in History of International Relations (2020).
National Scientific Qualification in Modern History and History of International Relations (2012).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor of History of International Relations, Sapienza University of Rome.
Faculty Member, Department of Modern Literature and Culture.
Member of the Doctoral Board in History and Cultures of Europe.
Member of the Scientific Council, School for Archival Studies and Librarianship, Sapienza University.
Director (ad interim), Archivi e Documenti.
Former Editor-in-Chief, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Editorial Board Member of several international historical journals.
RESEARCH
Prof. Motta’s research focuses on the political and social history of Central and Eastern Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His work investigates nationalism, minority protection, refugee movements, Jewish history, and international diplomacy, particularly in the aftermath of the World Wars.
A major area of his scholarship concerns the history of Jewish refugees in Eastern Europe, antisemitism, and the development of international mechanisms for minority protection. He also studies the Ottoman world, the British Mandate in Palestine, and the evolution of international law and human rights within modern European history.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
History of International Relations
Modern European History
East-Central European History
Jewish History
Holocaust Studies
National Minorities
Human Rights
Nationalism
Forced Migration
Refugee Studies
History of the Ottoman World
British Mandate Palestine
History of International Law
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Associate Professor, Sapienza University of Rome.
Member of the Doctoral Board in History and Cultures of Europe.
Member of the Scientific Council, School for Archival Studies and Librarianship.
Director (ad interim), Archivi e Documenti.
Editorial Board Member of numerous international historical journals and scholarly series.
Member of international academic committees in European history and international relations.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
The Great War against Eastern European Jewry, 1914–1920. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Less than Nations: Central-Eastern European Minorities after WWI. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
La comunità internazionale e i rifugiati ebraici fra le due guerre mondiali. Rubbettino, 2022.
The Legacy of the First World War: The Minority Question in Transylvania.
Numerous books, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles on Jewish history, East-Central Europe, nationalism, refugees, minority rights, international relations, and twentieth-century European history published by leading international academic publishers.