Jacopo Cellini is a Research  Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI). He holds a PhD in Contemporary History (2015) from the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) and K.U. Leuven (Belgium). He is a fellow of the European Governance and Politics Programme, and a member of CIVITAS – Forum of Archives and Research on Christian Democracy. His research focuses on the history of European integration, and the impact of religion in post-WWII European societies. His latest book is Alcide De Gasperi. La cultura di un politico cattolico (Carocci 2025).