I am a scholar trained in history and political philosophy. My work examines ideology, geopolitics, and culture, with a particular focus on critiques of liberalism from the right. For two decades, I have worked on Russia’s ideological landscape and its international outreach. My current research focuses on the rise of illiberal and postliberal ideologies in Europe and the United States, with special attention to lived ideologies—how political commitments are expressed through ways of life, everyday practices, consumption, cultural codes, moral intuitions, and social attachments. 

I am Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at Luiss University in Rome. From 2011 to 2025, I was Research Professor of International Affairs and Political Science at The George Washington University. I direct the Illiberalism Studies Program, a transatlantic initiative based in Washington, D.C., and Paris at Inalco.