(Alessandria, Italy, 1974) is a Full Professor of the History of Political Thought at the University of Eastern Piedmont. Since 2023, he has been the Director of the Department of Law, Political, Economic and Social Sciences (DIGSPES).

He is the author of books and essays on the figure of Alexandre Kojève and the interpretation of Hegel in France, on Louis de Bonald and counter-revolutionary thought, on Ivan Illich and critical theory, and on the ongoing crisis of politics and representative democracy.

Among his books are Il Regno della libertà. Diritto, politica e storia nel pensiero di Alexandre Kojève [Naples 2003], Sulla fine della politica [Milan 2005, with Marco Revelli], Louis de Bonald. Ordre et pouvoir entre subversion et providence [Paris – Perpignan 2016], Ken Loach, Il cinema come lotta e testimonianza [Alessandria 2024, with Roberto Lasagna]. He has written and edited numerous essays and publications on contemporary political philosophy.

He is a publicist journalist and a cultural activities coordinator for the Associazione Cultura e Sviluppo of Alessandria.