Role
Full Professor of Political Philosophy and Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Political Studies at the University of Verona.
Bio
Olivia Guaraldo graduated in philosophy from the University of Bologna in 1995 and continued her studies in Finland, where she obtained a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Jyväskylä in 2001.
Since 2005, she has worked at the University of Verona, first as a researcher and then as an associate professor of political philosophy; since 2020, she has been a full professor. Since 2016, she has directed the Hannah Arendt Center for Political Studies, where she is among the leading scholars in Italy. She has published two monographs on the philosopher's thought, in 2003 and 2014, and has spoken as an expert at Italian and international conferences and in popular contexts (schools, radio, social media).
Her research also extends to feminist theory, with a particular focus on women's political and social history and the theory of sexual difference; she edited and introduced two texts by Judith Butler into Italian. Her interests also include the theme of public happiness in an Arendtian context and the processes of democratization in the post-Soviet space.
In 2024, together with Adriana Cavarero, she published the book "Donna si nasce", dedicated to the theme of sexual difference.
In 2025, she translated and introduced Marci Shore's text, "The Ukrainian Night. Stories from a Revolution," on Euromaidan.
Since 2026, she has also taught a course on gender issues at Bocconi University.