The PSA-IPSG has been featured in the July edition of PSA News:
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Each month we seek to highlight the PSA members
behind our fantastic specialist groups and the work and research they
do. As this is our final e-newsletter before the summer, we are
delighted to tell you about two of our specialist groups:
the Conservatism Studies Specialist Group and the Italian Politics Specialist Group.
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Specialist Groups Spotlight: Italian Politics
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The group is co-convened by: |
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Our newly elected executive committee is an
international team of leading specialists and early career academics
working on different areas of Italian and comparative politics.
For 2021–24, our outgoing co-convenors Dr
Antonella Seddone (University of Turin) and Dr Davide Vampa (Aston
University) have left the helm to Prof Laura Polverari (University
of Padova) and Dr Mattia Zulianello (University of Birmingham).
Prof James Newell,
founder of the Group, continues to be chair, while other executive
committee members comprise Dr Paolo Chiocchetti (secretary and media
officer, European University
Institute), Dr Dario Quattromani (membership officer, Roma Tre
University), Ms Donatella Bonansinga (UK liaison officer, University of
Birmingham), Dr Stefano Camatarri (Italy liaison officer, Catholic
University of Louvain), Dr Giulia Sandri (international
relations officer, Catholic University of Lille), and Dr Antonella
Seddone (US liaison officer, University of Turin).
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What are the aims of your Specialist Group?
The Italian Politics Specialist Group (PSA-IPSG) is
a scholarly network devoted to the promotion of research on Italian
Politics in the UK and abroad. It was founded in 2001 and in 2017 was
awarded
the PSA Specialist Group of the Year prize. We are particularly active
in the study of party politics, elections, political institutions, and
public policy but are interested in all areas of Italian Politics and
Society, particularly in a comparative perspective
and including the contribution of neighbouring disciplines such as
History, Sociology, and Political Economy. We also facilitate the
contact and exchange among Italian Politics specialists and between
academics, students, practitioners, the media, and the general
public.
What activities do you undertake as a group?
We regularly organize panels at scholarly
conferences (Political Studies Association, Società Italiana di Scienze
Politiche, American Political Science Association), dedicated workshops,
and networking events. We closely collaborate
with other PSA specialist groups, professional associations, publishers,
and individual scholars to produce joint events and publications. We
also advertise new research, resources, and opportunities on Twitter (@PSA_IPSG),
in our blog (italianpolitics.blogspot.com),
and through interviews and commentaries in the media.
How can new members get involved or find out more?
We are open to all PSA members and non-members interested in Italian Politics and Society.
To join the group please contact our membership officer Dario Quattromani (dario.quattromani@uniroma3.it)
and visit our PSA page (www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/italian-politics).
We also look forward to meeting you in person – as soon as the COVID-19
situation allows – at our famous social evenings at the PSA Annual
Conference!
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