Carlo de Nuzzo, PhD

Short project description

My research project investigates the lasting influence of the Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Nationalisten (IAdN), a Nazi-era international organization active from 1934 to 1941. Led by Hans Keller, the IAdN promoted a vision of völkisch nationalism and a "Third Europe"as an alternative to liberal internationalism, based on exclusionary principles and German leadership.

Although the IAdN ceased to exist with World War II, its ideas significantly impacted postwar far-right movements in Europe, particularly the French Nouvelle Droite, the Italian Nuova Destra, and the German Neue Rechte. These movements sought to renew right-wing thought by reinterpreting key IAdN concepts, such as the idea of a "Third Europe" based on cultural identity, criticism of universalism in favor of "differentialism" or "ethnopluralism," and a re-elaboration of the concept of "Volk" as a cultural entity.

The project analyzes how these postwar groups adapted and modernized IAdN's ideological elements, moving away from overt fascist and Nazi rhetoric while maintaining core exclusionary principles. By exploring this specific historical legacy, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between nationalism, internationalism, and the European far-right from the 20th to the 21st century.

Short bio

Carlo De Nuzzo is currently a Research Fellow at Cevipof (Sciences Po Paris). His research interests include Political violence and radicalism; Far right and neofascism; Political Terrorism in Post-War Europe; History of extremist ideologies, Social Movements, and the history of citizenship.

He also teaches at Sciences Po, where he delivers a course titled 'The Far Right in Europe' at the Nancy campus. Carlo holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po (2023), focusing on the comparative history of citizenship in France and Italy, and a Master's degree in History from the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Previously, he worked as a Temporary Lecturer and Researcher (ATER) in Political Science at the University of Lille, and as a teaching assistant at Sciences Po and the Università degli Studi di Milano. He has served as a research assistant at several universities, including Sciences Po, University College Cork, The Keynes Centre, Strathclyde University, Universidad de San Andrés, and the Università degli Studi di Milano. Notably, he spent three years at Cevipof working on two transnational projects (Horizon 2020) titled TransSOL (Transnational Solidarity at Times of Crisis) and FAB-MOVE (For a Better Tomorrow: Social Enterprises on the Move), during which he conducted a research visit at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires.

Carlo is a member of the Council of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe in Lausanne and a recipient (2022) of the Henri Rieben Scholarship. He is also a recipient (2022) of the Young Research Program from LIEPP (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire d'Évaluation des Politiques Publiques) at Sciences Po.