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Mark Gilbert
C. Grove Haines Professor
Professor of History and International Studies
mgilbert@jhu.edu
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Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor
Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe


Gilbert was educated (B.A. hons Politics, 1983) at Durham University and was awarded a PhD in contemporary history by the University of Wales (1990). Before joining SAIS, he was associate professor in contemporary history and international studies at the University of Trento and lecturer in European studies at the University of Bath. He began his academic career as assistant professor of political science at Dickinson College. Gilbert has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies since 2015. He served as Chair of the 2018 Cundill Prize and as a member of the international jury for the 2025 Laura Shannon Prize. His latest book, Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Penguin/Allen Lane, Rizzoli and W.W. Norton), was shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize in January 2025.
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How Italy Managed to Beat Fascism after WWII
Europe & Eurasia
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The Italian Political Miracle (in Italian)
Europe & Eurasia
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Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy: Lazy Political Cliches Neatly Upturned
Europe & Eurasia
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Selected Publications
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  • European Integration and Political Crisis
  • Democracy and Its Discontents
  • Intellectuals and Politics


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