My country report on Populism & Euroscepticism in Italy, prepared as part of @eupoplink.bsky.social, is now available on Open Research Europe: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-1... Browse the collection here - more reports coming in soon: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/collections/...
9/ This is a regime transition: reconfiguring after systemic capture. Success will depend on if the new government can sequence reform without triggering economic or political backlash, build credible enforcement against entrenched interests, and sustain public support beyond the initial rupture.
⏳ Last few spaces remaining for Meet the Editors at #ecprjs26
🗓️ Book a 15-minute slot and discuss your article idea with one of our editors:
🔵 EJPR @robert-a-huber.bsky.social
🟣 EPSR @exadaktylos.bsky.social
🟠 PRX @mlorimer.bsky.social
Great to see the Italian Politics Group recognised for its commitment to ECRs and collaboration with other groups!
Thanks to Josefin Graef for chairing, @matthiasdilling.bsky.social for organising, & @dafnoukos.bsky.social and @vtsagkr.bsky.social (and all attendees) for a stimulating conversation!
What happens when @psa-italian.bsky.social, @psagermanpol.bsky.social & @psagreekpol.bsky.social put together a panel on the far right? It gets moved outdoors.
Tuesday 9:30. Panel “Populism and the international” (St Catherine’s – Aramugam 1.1) – together with @psainter-relations.bsky.social - with Sutton, @ugaudino.bsky.social Shroufi, @dbonansinga.bsky.social, @mlorimer.bsky.social
Looking forwards to these two panels tomorrow! Lots of talking about the far right and Europe. #psa26
On my way to Oxford for the PSA conference! I’ll be presenting a paper on Tuesday morning & taking part in a stellar round table on Tuesday afternoon. I’ll also be at the @psaecn.bsky.social speed mentoring event on Monday morning.
If you’re around & fancy a coffee between panels, drop me a line!
Last day to apply!
As expected, the objection was rejected by the centre-right to far-right majority in the EP, including what looks like quite a bit of support from Renew.
Did not expect, though, to see that standing ovations from the right & far-right erupting to in the EP plenary afterwards.
Includes a long rant on the EU’s returns regulation.
Is this my best photo? No. Should it dissuade you from booking time to chat with me in Innsbruck? Also no.
*** Deadline extended *** You now have until 27 March to submit your abstracts for our conference!
A few more days left to apply for our workshop! We welcome contributions from academics, journalists and practitioners from think tanks, NGOs and foundations, working on migration, asylum, and security. Further information available in the link.
every quantitative measure is actually a stack of qualitative assumptions in a trenchcoat
We have launched 3 calls for grants!
The Dissemination Conference Grant:
Your presentation has to be on linking Euroscepticism and Populism. The aim is to develop new contacts and make the Action visible.
Please read the instructions carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/16
Young Researchers and Innovators:
You are a young researcher (age <40) who is presenting on the topics of the Action consider applying. You will advance the objectives and visibility of our Action.
Please read the guidelines carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/19
Scholars from Inclusiveness Target Countries:
If you are presenting at a conference on the topics of the Action, consider applying. The conference should take place before 30th June 2026.
Please read the instructions carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/20
***CALL FOR ABSTRACTS***
On 15 May, @psa-italian.bsky.social, hosted by the @lse-ei.bsky.social, is organizing a workshop on 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
We welcome presentations from academics, journalists and practitioners working on migration, asylum, and security.
For questions, feel free to get in touch!
***CALL FOR ABSTRACTS***
On 15 May, @psa-italian.bsky.social, hosted by the @lse-ei.bsky.social, is organizing a workshop on 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
⚠️ New book review!
🌍 Europe as ideological resource: European integration ad far right legitimation in France and Italy,
@mlorimer.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✒️ Marianna Griffini
Oh how the paywall hurts on this one.
After getting a grant rejection yesterday, I needed a pick me up. Luckily, it came in the form of a review of my book 'Europe as Ideological Resource', written by the wonderful Marianna Griffini: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Monday 30 March, 09:30 (Venue 21)
German Politics, Italian Politics & Greek Politics Roundtable - The Global Far right in Comparative and Transnational Perspective
with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @vtsagkr.bsky.social Josefin Graef
Tuesday 31 March, 9:30am (Venue 16)
Italian Politics & International Relations - Populism and the
International
with @ugaudino.bsky.social Omran Shroufi @dbonansinga.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social
📣 We are gearing up for #PSA26...
Held in Oxford from 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Annual Conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social will showcase the best of British and international political research.
Check out our Italian Politics events below ⬇️
