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| Fondazione per la Storia Economica e Sociale | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fondazione per la Storia Economica e Sociale |
| Formation | 20th century |
| Type | Research foundation |
| Headquarters | Milan |
| Leader title | President |
Fondazione per la Storia Economica e Sociale is an Italian research foundation based in Milan that focuses on the study of economic and social history through archival preservation, scholarly research, and public outreach. Founded in the context of postwar Italian institutional development associated with bodies like Istituto Nazionale per la Storia del Movimento Sociale Italiano and linked through networks with Università degli Studi di Milano, the foundation collaborates with museums, libraries, and universities to support historical inquiry. Its programs intersect with international projects connected to institutions such as the European University Institute, the British Library, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
The foundation was established amid debates influenced by figures associated with Gaetano Salvemini, Carlo Rosselli, and institutional reforms following the Italian Republic's founding, drawing on archival traditions exemplified by the Archivio di Stato di Milano and the Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Early patrons included scholars trained at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and alumni of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, while initial partnerships linked the foundation to projects with the International Institute of Social History, the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, and municipal archives in Turin. Over decades it engaged with comparative studies related to events like the Industrial Revolution, the European Integration processes, and migrations from Southern Italy to France and Argentina.
The foundation's mission aligns with initiatives promoted by entities such as the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, and the European Research Council to preserve documents and foster interdisciplinary study. Its activities include curating collections in cooperation with the Vatican Library, coordinating conferences with speakers from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the Harvard University, and facilitating fellowships modeled on schemes from the Fulbright Program and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. It organizes thematic seminars engaging scholars associated with the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and the Collegio Carlo Alberto.
Research agendas echo historiographical traditions from scholars like Fernand Braudel, Marc Bloch, and Carlo M. Cipolla, producing monographs, edited volumes, and working papers distributed through channels similar to the Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Routledge. Publications have addressed topics related to banking networks exemplified by Banca d'Italia and Banco di Napoli, labor history involving unions like the Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro, and urban studies drawing on case studies of Milan, Naples, Venice, and Genoa. The foundation issues periodic journals and collaborates on bibliographic projects with the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, and repositories such as the Digital Public Library of America.
Archival holdings include private papers of industrialists comparable to those in the Giovanni Agnelli collections, records from cooperative movements akin to Cooperatives of Emilia-Romagna, and photographic series reminiscent of collections at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci. The foundation maintains catalogues interoperable with standards used by the International Council on Archives and metadata compatible with systems at the Europeana portal, while conserving materials in collaboration with conservation specialists from the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro and technicians trained at the Università degli Studi di Pavia.
Public programming includes lecture series inspired by formats at the Bocconi University, workshops for teachers liaising with the Ministero dell'Istruzione, summer schools patterned on those at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and exhibitions co-curated with institutions such as the Pinacoteca di Brera, the Museo del Risorgimento, and the Museo del Novecento. Educational outreach extends to partnerships with NGO networks like Save the Children for community history initiatives and with municipal cultural departments in Milan and Turin to promote accessible displays concerning industrial heritage and migration history.
The foundation's governance reflects board structures similar to those at the Fondazione Cariplo and includes academic representatives from Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, the Politecnico di Milano, and international advisors with links to the European University Institute. Funding sources combine endowments, project grants from bodies like the European Commission and the Fondo Sociale Europeo, research contracts with regional authorities such as the Regione Lombardia, and philanthropic support modeled on practices of the Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Prominent projects include digitalization initiatives comparable to collaborations with the HathiTrust, comparative labor studies co-managed with the International Labour Organization, and exhibition projects produced with partners such as the Triennale di Milano and the Fondazione Prada. Collaborative research networks have involved scholars from the University of Bologna, the University of Turin, Yale University, Columbia University, New York University, and archival exchanges with the Archivio Centrale dello Stato and the State Archives of Venice. Cross-disciplinary projects have received recognition akin to awards from the European Historical Research Council and have informed curricula at institutions including the Bocconi University School of Management and the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
Category:Foundations based in Italy Category:Historical research institutes