Name
SELVA, Simone
Position and Affiliated Institution
Associate Professor of International Economic History, University of Naples L’Orientale
Research Associate, CNR-ISMed
Degree
Ph.D., University of Milan
Education and Academic Employment
| Education: | |
| 2005 | Ph.D. in History of Institution and Society in Contemporary Europe, distinction |
| 2001 | Master of Arts in Contemporary European Studies, Sussex University |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary History, University of Bologna, cum laude |
| Academic Employment: | |
| 2024- | Associate Professor of International Economic History, University of Naples L’Orientale |
| 2021-2024 | Tenured Assitant Professor of International Economic History, University of Naples L’Orientale |
| 2024 | Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard University, Department of History |
| 2024 | Visiting Professor, University of Paris 8, Department of History |
| 2023 | Visiting Scholar, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Economics |
| 2018-2021 | Non Tenured Assitant Professor of International Economic History, University of Naples L’Orientale |
| 2021 | Visiting Scholar, University College London |
| 2019 | Visiting Scholar, New York University, Center for European and Mediterranean Studies |
| 2013-2016 | Research Fellow, University of Naples L’Orientale |
| 2012 | Fixed-Term Researcher, German Historical Institute, Washington DC |
| 2008 | Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Department of History |
| 2006-2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bologna |
| 2007 | Visiting Scholar, European University Institute, Fiesole |
| 2006 | Visiting Fellow, Rothemere American Institute, Oxford University |
Research Topic
- International history of capital movements in the age of unregulated Financial markets
- The United States and unleashed finance
- Global financial history of U.S. banks and financial institutions
Fields of Research Interests
- Global financial history
- International monetary history
- Economic independence
- Energy and finance in historical perspective
Academic Publications
- S.Selva, Before the Neolibaral Turn. The Rise of Energy Finance and the Limits to US Foreign Economic Policy. London: Palgrave, 2017
- S.Selva, Supra-National Integration and Domestic Economic Growth. Bruxelles-New York-Oxford-Frankfurt : PETER LANG, 2012
- S.Selva,Integrazione internazionale e sviluppo interno: Stati Uniti e Italia nei programmi di riarmo del blocco atlantico. Rome: Carocci, 2009
- S.Selva,Financial Deregulation, Monetary Tightening, Oil Crises and Transnational Capital Flows: The United States and the Origins of Neoliberal Financial Policies “International Journal of Financial Research”, vol. 14, n. 4, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v14n4p10
- S.Selva,Financial crises and international economic integration amidst capital flows and aggregate demand. A tentative comparison between the 1920s and the 1970s downturns, “Nuova Rivista Storica”, 1 , 2025, pp. 341-369.
Professional Afiliations
- Economic History Association
- Business History Conference
- Royal Historical Sociaty in London
Awards
- FRHistS, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London
- David Thelen Prize 2023,
- Willi Paul Adams Award 2024
- Scientific Committee Member, Organization of American Historians
- Independent External Expert, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (ECOST), EU Program Horizon 2020 (2016 and 2024)
- Unit Leader, National Research Project (PRIN) “Italy’s energy governance in the global economy and politics: the role of natural gas in the national energy transition strategy” (PI: University of Rome La Sapienza), filed for application to the call PRIN2022 (2023-2026)
- Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility (2024)
- Visiting Research Professorship of the Mexican Government at El Colegio de Mexico, Centro de Estudios Historicos (2014)
- Independent External Expert, Fonds Nationale de la Recherche (FNR), Luxembourg (2018)
- Book Publishing Fund, Segretariato Europeo Per Le Pvbblicazioni Scientifiche, Bologna (2012)
- Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship at Harvard University, Center for European Studies (2011)
- De Gasperi Foundation Prize Award Winner for the Best PhD Dissertation in Economics (2010)
- DAAD research fellowship for visiting scholar and professors (2009)
Other Interests
- External reviewer or blind reviewer for: “Business History Review”, “Economic History Review”, “Enterprize and Society”, “Rivista Storica Italiana”, “Annali Fondazione La Malfa”, Annals of the Einaudi Foundation”, “Storia Economica”, Nuova Rivista Storica”, “The Journal of American History”, Anvur, Organization of American Historians
- Editorial Board Memberships: “Discover Global Society”, “Processi Storici E Polotiche Di Pace”, International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences”
- “900” Memberships in Board of Professors of PhD Programs: PhD Program in International Studies, University of Naples L’Orientale (2022-)
- PhD Program in Historical and Philosophical Heritage for a Sustainable Innovation (2022-2025)
HP
https://unifind.unior.it/get/person/200227
https://iuo.academia.edu/simoneselva
