I hold an MA in Contemporary History (2009) from the University of Florence (Italy), and a PhD in Contemporary History (2015) jointly awarded by the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) and KU Leuven (Belgium). Since June 2018, I have worked at the European University Institute, and since 2020 I have taught a module on Religion and Politics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

My main research interests lie in the history of European integration, and the impact of religion in post-WWII European societies. I am currently working on projects on European banks and environmental protection, the role of social partners in EC/EU policymaking, and risk managment and sustainability in archival institutions. I am the author of an intellectual biography of Alcide De Gasperi (Carocci 2025).