During his stay at ZZF Potsdam in Department II: Knowledge – Economy – Politics Davide Cocetti is working on his PhD project:
The German Democratic Republic and the European Economic Community: Westpolitik, trade relations, and considerations of supranationality
More about Davide Cocetti:
2023: Second Cycle Degree in Historical Sciences, Facoltà di Scienze Storiche, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Title of thesis: Il fallimento dell’unità di politica economica e sociale nella Repubblica democratica tedesca di Honecker (1971-1989). 2020: First Cycle Degree in History, Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere, Università di Pisa. Grade: 107/110. Title of thesis: La politica va in gol. Il calcio tra propaganda e dissenso nei regimi autoritari.
His research fields: 20th Century International History; European integration and cooperation after the World War II; Economic history of the German Democratic Republic, with particular regard to Honecker’s policies; East German consumer society and its dynamics.
Recently he worked on tourism development and criticalities in Southern Italy during the fascist era.
Publications:
(Article) L’unità di politica economica e sociale nella Repubblica democratica tedesca di Honecker, «Il Risparmio», 3, 2024, pp. 55-76.
(Article – Interview) Under the State Supervision: Academic History in Putin’s Russia. An interview with Alexander Makhov, «Storicamente», vol. 18, 2022, DOI: 10.52056/9791254691984/40.