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Massimo Asta is a Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, specializing in modern and contemporary European history. His research interests encompass History of Economic Thought, Labour History, Political Economy, Left Politics, and Intellectual History. Asta has been awarded various fellowships including the Fernand Braudel Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Paris and a Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship at the University of Cambridge. He has significant experience teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, covering topics such as the Keynesian Revolution's impact on Western European economies, labouring lives, and the economic and social history of Europe from 1945 to the 1980s. His current research explores the interweaving of economic ideas, focusing on transnational-comparative approaches across France, the UK, Italy, and German-speaking countries during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Asta is an active member of the Early Career Researcher Committee at his faculty and serves as the liaison for the Economic and Social History graduate workshop, reflecting his commitment to fostering academic inquiry in these areas.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Conducting research in modern and contemporary European history with a focus on labour history and economic thought.
Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris - Sciences Po • Paris, France
Engaged in postdoctoral research exploring historical political economy.
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne • Paris, France
Conducted research in political economy within historical contexts.
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