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In memory of Matteo Rossini
By admin | marzo 1, 2013
A year ago, on 13 February 2012, Matteo Rossini left us.
He had obtained his PhD in the History of International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Florence in 2011, discussing a well-documented and innovative doctoral dissertation. Focused on how modernization theories influenced the diplomatic and economic attitudes of the United States towards India from 1947 to 1970, his thesis also explores the impact of US foreign aid in the Indian subcontinent as well as the evolution of India’s agricultural programmes.
During his PhD years and afterwards Matteo conducted research activities on the history, politics and economics of India especially in the Sixties. He built an extensive experience in a number of European and US archives. A brilliant and reliable scholar, he also demonstrated his excellent skills in academic activities, organizing conferences and networks around his scientific interests.
A member of the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies and of the Italian unit of the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project, he collaborated with the Chairs of History of International Relations at the Universities of Florence and Urbino. In 2010 he had received a short-term grant for a semester at Syracuse University.
His compassionate personality and his smile will remain with us.
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marzo 1st, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Matteo was not only a colleague. Matteo was my travel buddy during my postgraduate career, both in the metaphorical and pragmatic sense. We both attended the Master in Middle East Studies at the University of Urbino and were Ph.D candidates in History of International Relations at the University of Florence. Our common origin (we were both born and living in Marche) allowed us to spend plenty of time together: Urbino, Florence, Rome, Maratea,Washington D.C. etc. were some of our travel destinations. But travelling, in both senses, is an all-encompassing experience, and it is often the best way to get to know someone. He was reliable, someone you could count on. He was hard-working: his constant discipine was a source of encouragement in the ups and downs of the academic career. Above all, he was a friend, a real one. Thanks, Matteo.