Prof. Eszter Salgo’
- Adjunct Professor, Department of International Relations
- Ph.D., La Sapienza University of Rome
- B.A., M.A., Corvinus University (Budapest University of Economic Sciences)
Eszter Salgó (Budapest, 1978) is adjunct professor of International Relations at the American University of Rome and since 2004 she teaches at the Master Course of Geopolitics and Global Security at the La Sapienza University of Rome. Her courses at AUR include European Identity, International Organizations, Comparative Foreign Policy, Global Politics and Political Movements in Europe.
Prof. Salgó is interested in what Freud described as “three impossible professions” – pedagogy, politics and psychoanalysis. Convinced that a profound (though not evident) bond exists that links together psychoanalysis, anthropology, and political science, in her research activities she explores how present-day political and social issues may be fruitfully analyzed through a multidisciplinary approach. Her professional interests cover a wide range of topics including identity-related issues in international relations, the psychological dimensions of conflicts, crisis situations and aggression; the political use of history and of the collective memory of the past. Her overall goal is to unveil how people’s (unconscious) desires, fantasies and emotions shape political events and social phenomena and to highlight the role of symbolism in political thought, the mythical sources of today’s political projects and the power of political imagination.
Contact: e.salgo@aur.edu
