Steven Forti

Steven Forti
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Trento
TitleHistorian and Columnist

Steven Forti (born on the 23rd of October in 1981 in Trento) is an Italian historian and associate professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and has also worked as a researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History (IHC) of NOVA University of Lisbon. He specialises in the study of fascisms, nationalisms, and far-right movements in contemporary history.

He received his PhD in History in 2011 from UAB with a dissertation supervised by Pere Ysàs and Luciano Casali, which formed the basis of his work El peso de la nación. Nicola Bombacci, Paul Marion y Óscar Pérez Solís en la Europa de entreguerras (2014), examining the shift of left-wing politicians toward fascist positions during the interwar period. In 2017 he co-edited, together with Enric Ucelay-Da Cal and Arnau González i Vilalta, the study El Proceso separatista en Cataluña. Análisis de un pasado reciente (2006-2017).

He is a member of the Centre d'Estudis sobre les Èpoques Franquista i Democràtica (CEFID) and the Seminari Interuniversitari d'Investigadors del Feixisme (SIdIF).

Early life and education

Forti was born in Trento, Italy, in 1981. He studied history and completed his doctoral degree in 2011 through a joint program between the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Università di Bologna.

Academic career

Forti is a lecturer in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He has been affiliated with research groups focusing on dictatorship and democracy studies, including the Centre d'Estudis sobre les Èpoques Franquista i Democràtica (CEFID).

He has also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History (IHC) of NOVA University of Lisbon. His academic work includes participation in international research networks and interdisciplinary projects related to political history and comparative analysis.

According to institutional records, Forti has participated in more than seventy academic conferences and seminars across Europe and the Americas.

Research

Forti’s research focuses on the political history and political thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly in Europe.

His work examines:

His research approach often combines biographical analysis with comparative historical methods.

In addition to his academic work, Forti has contributed to public debates on contemporary politics, including analyses of the rise of far-right movements and democratic backsliding.

Published works

Forti is the author and co-author of several books and academic works on contemporary European political history.

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Public engagement

In addition to academic research, Forti contributes to public discourse through articles, interviews, and collaborations with media outlets and journals.

Forti has written for publications such as Jacobin and other international media, focusing on contemporary European politics and the far right.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae – Steven Forti" (PDF). Instituto de História Contemporânea, NOVA University of Lisbon. 2018. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "'Sguardi sulla Catalogna'" (in Spanish). 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  3. 1 2 Santamaria, Antonio (2023-11-24). "Solo la movilización puede parar a la extrema derecha" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Steven Forti". NOVA FCSH. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  5. 1 2 3 Muñoz, Miguel (2021-10-30). "Si no entendemos qué es esta nueva extrema derecha, nos costará entender la amenaza real que representa". Público. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  6. 1 2 3 Martínez, Guillermo (2021-11-16). "Llamar fascistas a las nuevas extremas derechas es un sinsentido y contraproducente" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  7. 1 2 3 Alejandro Hernández, Iván (2022-04-15). "La extrema derecha ha creado enormes crisis de identidad en la derecha tradicional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Steven Forti". Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Research Portal. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Steven Forti". CCCB. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  10. 1 2 Revista, IHE Secretaria de la (2018-01-30). "FORTI, Steven; GONZÁLEZ I VILALTA, Arnau; UCELAY-DA CAL, Enric (eds.). "El proceso separatista en Cataluña. Análisis de un pasado reciente (2006-2017)"". Índice Histórico Español (in Spanish). doi:10.1344/ihe.2018.0.%p. ISSN 2339-6989.
  11. 1 2 Fanjul, Sergio C. (2025-01-07). "Steven Forti, historian: 'Dissatisfaction among young people is leading to a rejection of democracy'". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  12. 1 2 Tomasoni, Matteo (2015-06-01). "Steven Forti, El peso de la nación. Nicola Bombacci, Paul Marion y Oscar Pérez Solís en la Europa de Entreguerras". Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea (in Italian) (22, 2). ISSN 2038-0925.
  13. ↑ Crespo Alcázar, Alfredo (2020-01-12). "Francisco Veiga y otros: Patriotas indignados". El Imparcial.
  14. ↑ IHE (2018-01-01). "FORTI, Steven. GONZÀLEZ I VILALTA, Arnau; UCELAY-DA CAL, Enric (eds.). El Proceso separatista en Cataluña. Análisis de un pasado reciente (2006-2017). Granada: Editorial Comares, 2017. 325 pages". Índice Histórico Español. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. ISSN 0537-3522.
  15. ↑ "Steven Forti". jacobin.com. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2026-04-30.