Daniele Santarelli is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". He earned his “Laurea” in Humanities ("Lettere") at University of Pisa and his Ph.D. in the History of Christianity ("Storia del Cristianesimo e delle Chiese") at University of Padua. During his early career he had been affiliated with several institutions, including Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Storici and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici in Naples, Université Michel de Montaigne in Bordeaux, University of Geneva, Casa de Velázquez and Universidad Complutense in Madrid, CNRS UMR 5190 LARHRA and CNRS UMR 5206 TRIANGLE in Lyon, where he remains an associate member ("membre associé").
He is a former fellow of the "Rita Levi Montalcini" Program for young researchers, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research.
His research focuses on the political and religious history of the early modern Mediterranean world, particularly the 16th century, with a strong emphasis on the application of digital technologies to the Humanities. He has extensive experience in the development and management of digital platforms and databases for the humanities and social sciences (e.g.,
www.ereticopedia.org;
www.storiadellacampania.it;
www.cantierestoricofilologico.it;
www.edizioniclori.it/network). Furthermore, he directs a cultural association (
www.edizioniclori.it/associazione), which includes a small publishing house specializing in academic publications (
www.edizioniclori.it).