Giuseppe Di Vittorio: Citizen of the World
A Biography of Trade Unionism and Internationalism
Michele Colucci, Carocci, 2026

May 19, 2026 – 11.30 am

CNR-ISMed, Conference Hall, CNR Humanities Centre (6th floor)
Via Cardinale Guglielmo Sanfelice 8
Naples

Remote access
via the Teams platform

Poster

Giuseppe Di Vittorio’s life is a perfect reflection of the passions, traumas and achievements of the 20th century. His journey spans vastly different periods and places: his early days as a farm labourer in Puglia, revolutionary trade unionism, the world wars, his encounter with communism, the long exile imposed by the fascist regime, right up to the decisive role he played during the post-war reconstruction, when he became a leading figure in Italy and worldwide in the revival of the trade union movement. Drawing on a wealth of historical documentation, the book reconstructs his biography, focusing in particular on its international dimension. Page after page, the portrait of a legendary and fascinating life emerges, marked by a desire for redemption in which social struggles take on a global perspective, reconstructed systematically for the first time.

PROGRAMME

INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS

Salvatore Capasso
Director of the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage of the CNR
(CNR-DSU)

Gabriella Corona
Director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the National Research Council
(CNR-ISMed)

SPEAKERS

Jean René Bilongo
Placido Rizzotto Observatory

Andrea Brazzoduro
L’Orientale University of Naples

Gloria Chianese
Historian

MODERATOR

Stefano Gallo
CNR-ISMed

THE AUTHOR WILL BE PRESENT

ORGANISED BY
CNR-ISMed and CNR-DSU

HOW TO ATTEND
The event is an in-person event and open to the public, subject to availability.
You can attend remotely via the Teams platform

INFO AND CONTACTS
Michele Colucci
Head of the CNR-ISMed Rome office
michele.colucci@ismed.cnr.it
www.ismed.cnr.it