James Walston Explained

James Walston
Death Place:Rome
Nationality:British
Field:Political science and modern history
Workplaces:American University of Rome
Alma Mater:Jesus College, Cambridge

James Walston (1949 – 12 May 2014) was a professor of international relations at The American University of Rome (AUR), specialising in Italian politics and modern history. He was chair of the AUR's Department of International Relations from 2002 to 2008. In 2008 he started the Center for Research on Racism in Italy together with Clough Marinaro. In 1997, he became the first EU citizen to stand for election to the Rome City Council.[1]

Education

He was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge (BA 1975, and PhD 1986) and the University of Rome, La Sapienza (Diploma di Perfezionamento, 1981).[2]

Teaching

Walston had taught mainly in the US system abroad, starting with the University of Maryland programme for the US military in Italy and the UK, Summer courses at Middlebury and various US programmes in Rome including Temple, Trinity and Loyola. Since 1991 he has taught history, politics and international relations at The American University of Rome. Since 2004 he had taught and directed the University of Rome La Sapienza's Eurosapienza's international relations module in the masters in State management and Humanitarian Affairs.

In 2003, he introduced on site teaching of international relations which includes regular field trips to European institutional sites like Brussels, Geneva and Vienna, as well as to conflict resolution sites like the Basque Country, Northern Ireland, Montenegro and Kosovo, and annual Ghana trip.[3]

Journalism and comment

Walston published regular articles[4] in Wanted in Rome from 1989 until his death; he also wrote a regular column for Italy Daily (Italian supplement the IHT) from 1999 to 2002, for The Guardian[5] and The Independent. His blog was Italian Politics with Walston.

Scholarly publications

Walston was one of the first academics who wrote about forgotten fascist Italy's role in ethnic cleansing and internments of civil population in Italian concentration camps, such as under Mario Roatta's watch in the Province of Ljubljana, that are in Italian media subjected to the repression of historical memory, and to historical revisionism especially in relation to the post-war foibe massacres.

Organised crime

Clientelism

Italian foreign policy

Italian history

External links

Notes and References

  1. James Walston's webpage at The American University of Rome: http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/?p=981
  2. James Walston's webpage at The American University of Rome: http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/?p=981
  3. Web site: IR Field Trips 2011–2012 . The American University of Rome . 18 July 2012 .
  4. Web site: James Walston on Violent Protests in Rome . Wanted in Rome . 18 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211428/http://www.wantedinrome.com/news/8482/james-walston-on-violent-protests-in-rome.html . 29 October 2013 .
  5. News: James Walston Contributor Profile . The Guardian . 18 July 2012 . London . 31 March 2009.
  6. "Italian Foreign Policy in the 'Second Republic'. Changes of Form and Substance" Modern Italy Volume 12 . Modern Italy . 12 . 91–104 . 10.1080/13532940601134916 . 2007. Walston. James. 144905111 .

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