Elisabetta Bini
I am an Assistant Professor in Contemporary History at the University of Naples Federico II. My research revolves around the history of transatlantic relations during the Cold War, the history of international energy policies, the history of decolonization and development, the history of consumer culture, and the history of women and gender.
Before moving to the University of Naples Federico II, I was a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute, and a Research Fellow at the University of Rome 2 and the University of Trieste. I earned my PhD in Modern European History from New York University, under the guidance of Professor Mary Nolan.
My first book was published in Italian by Carocci and will appear in English with the title "Fueling the Cold War: Oil, Development and Consumption in the Mediterranean, 1945-1973." This book analyzes post-World War II oil politics in the Mediterranean by focusing on a specific case-study, the Italian state-owned oil company Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (National Hydrocarbon Agency, ENI). It examines the role ENI played in rebuilding Italy’s economy and spreading mass motorization by acquiring its own sources of oil in North Africa and the Middle East and pursuing the country’s independence from US, British and French oil firms. It shows that, through ENI, Italy was able to develop new economic and political relationships with North African and Middle Eastern countries, and establish an autonomous position in the Atlantic bloc, as a mediator between decolonizing countries and the Atlantic Alliance.
I am currently working on two research projects. The first, titled "From Colony to Oil Producer: International Oil Politics in Libya, 1951-1981," examines the ways in which U.S., British and Italian oil companies transformed labor politics in Libya between the end of Italian colonialism in 1951 and the expulsion of American oil companies from Libya in 1981.
The second, titled "Atoms for Peace (and War): the United States and Italy's Civilian Nuclear Policies during the Cold War," examines the ways in which different U.S. institutions and individuals influenced Italian civilian nuclear policies during the Cold War.
Before moving to the University of Naples Federico II, I was a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute, and a Research Fellow at the University of Rome 2 and the University of Trieste. I earned my PhD in Modern European History from New York University, under the guidance of Professor Mary Nolan.
My first book was published in Italian by Carocci and will appear in English with the title "Fueling the Cold War: Oil, Development and Consumption in the Mediterranean, 1945-1973." This book analyzes post-World War II oil politics in the Mediterranean by focusing on a specific case-study, the Italian state-owned oil company Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (National Hydrocarbon Agency, ENI). It examines the role ENI played in rebuilding Italy’s economy and spreading mass motorization by acquiring its own sources of oil in North Africa and the Middle East and pursuing the country’s independence from US, British and French oil firms. It shows that, through ENI, Italy was able to develop new economic and political relationships with North African and Middle Eastern countries, and establish an autonomous position in the Atlantic bloc, as a mediator between decolonizing countries and the Atlantic Alliance.
I am currently working on two research projects. The first, titled "From Colony to Oil Producer: International Oil Politics in Libya, 1951-1981," examines the ways in which U.S., British and Italian oil companies transformed labor politics in Libya between the end of Italian colonialism in 1951 and the expulsion of American oil companies from Libya in 1981.
The second, titled "Atoms for Peace (and War): the United States and Italy's Civilian Nuclear Policies during the Cold War," examines the ways in which different U.S. institutions and individuals influenced Italian civilian nuclear policies during the Cold War.
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