Roberto D'Alimonte in Egypt

Roberto D’Alimonte is professor of political science at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome where he has also served as chair of the department of political sciences. Prior to 2010, he taught at the University of Florence. Professor D’Alimonte has been Ford Foundation Fellow at Yale and American Council of Learned Societies Fellow at Harvard and taught as visiting professor in the political science departments at Yale and Stanford. He has also been associated for many years with Stanford’s Bing Overseas Studies Program in Florence. In California, he has given courses on Europe to MBA students at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he also served as a speaker in the Executive Program, addressing issues related to the European Union and international affairs.

Professor D’Alimonte’s research interests encompass political and electoral change in Western democracies and international relations. His expertise in geopolitical affairs and historical analysis provides unique insights into Egypt’s pivotal role in world history and contemporary international relations. A renowned political journalist, Professor D’Alimonte covers political events for Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy’s major financial newspaper. He is often sought out by international media for commentary on current Italian, European, and international affairs. His quotes have appeared in the New York Times, Financial Times, Times, New Yorker, Le Monde, Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg and Reuters.

During this program, Professor D’Alimonte will explore Egypt’s fascinating political history and its global significance through lectures on Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign and its impact on European understanding of the ancient Egyptian civilization (thanks to the Rosetta Stone); the Suez Canal Crisis and the complex dynamics between Nasser, Eisenhower, France, and the UK during one of the first examples of conflict among NATO allies; Egypt’s transformation from Ottoman rule through revolution to the present day; and current world affairs and Egypt’s role in contemporary geopolitics.

• At LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy: dean, department of political science, since 2014; professor, political science, since 2011

• Director, Italian Center for Electoral Studies, 2005–2019

• At Stanford: Bechtel International visiting professor, 2001–2002; visiting professor, 1989, 1991–1994, 2003

• Adjunct professor, Stanford Bing Overseas Study Program in Florence, 1980–1995

• PhD, political science, 1972, University of Florence