Mattia Ravano (Milano)
Inventing the 'West'. The G7 and the Construction of a Universalist Narrative
03.06.2026 17:15 – 18:45
Historicum Room K302, Schellingstr. 12, Munich
Colloquium “Europe's History of the Present: Universalism and Particularism”
The KFG colloquium continues with its next session on Wednesday, June 3rd, with a lecture by Junior Fellow Mattia Ravano on "Inventing the 'West'. The G7 and the Construction of a Universalist Narrative".
Mattia Ravano is an international historian whose research examines the political economy of European integration, the evolution of Euro-American relations, and the governance of capitalism in the late twentieth century. He holds a PhD in International History and Politics from the Geneva Graduate Institute. He has been postdoctoral fellow at Bocconi University, where he has contributed to the PRIN-funded project PRIVIT: The Politics of Italian Privatisations. His work has appeared in journals such as Relations Internationales and Rivista Italiana di Storia Internazionale.
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