By Ministerial Decree no. 560 of April 23, 2021, Professor Valerio De Cesaris, Full Professor, was appointed Rector of the University for Foreigners of Perugia for the 2021-2027 term.
Valerio De Cesaris (Rome 1974) is a Full Professor of Contemporary History. His main research interests include political and religious history, with a particular focus on twentieth-century Italy, Catholic-Jewish relations, antisemitism and racism, and migration phenomena.
His most recent books include: Vatican, Fascism, and the Racial Issue (Milan 2010); Spiritually Semites: The Catholic Response to Antisemitism (Milan 2017); The Great Landing: Italy and the Discovery of Immigration (Milan 2018); Fascist Seduction: The Catholic Church and Mussolini 1919-1923 (Cinisello Balsamo 2020); The Battle for Consciences: The Catholic Church and Fascism 1924-1938 (Cinisello Balsamo 2022); In the Storm of War: The Catholic Church between Fascism and Democracy 1939-1945 (Cinisello Balsamo 2024).
He recently co-edited the volumes The Mediterranean Border: Europe Facing Migrant Landings (with E. Diodato, Rome 2018); Immigration in Italy from Jerry Masslo to the Present (with M. Impagliazzo, Milan 2020); The University for Foreigners of Perugia: History of a University Open to the World (with S. Cingari, G. Rigano, and R. Vetrugno, Rome 2024).
He is an ordinary member of the Istituto Sturzo in Rome and a member of the Italian Society for the Study of Contemporary History (SISSCO), where he served on the Board from 2019 to 2022.
He has contributed to various daily newspapers and national and international journals.
- Appointment Decree (pdf)
- Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
- Election Campaign Expense Declaration (pdf)
- Compensation: 2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021
- Asset Declaration (pdf)
- Income Tax Return: 2023 - 2022 - 2021
- Statement of Withheld Consent (pdf)
- Mission Declarations: 2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021