2023 PSA Annual Conference (University of Liverpool, 3-5 April)

The Italian Politics Specialist Group will sponsor two panels, a round table, and two group meetings at the forthcoming PSA Annual Conference in Liverpool. Registrations for the conference are available at https://www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-annual-conference. We look forward to seeing you there!

IPSG Annual General Meeting

Monday 3 April, 11:30, Stage - Rendall Building (Seminar Room 11)

 

IPSG Panel: Democratic institutions in difficult times: the case of Italy from a comparative perspective

Monday 3 April, 13:30, Stage - Rendall Building (Seminar Room 11)

Chaired by: Prof. Elisabetta De Giorgi

Crisis: A Matter of Uncertainty or Not? The Language of Crisis in Political Discourse in Italy and the United Kingdom - Dr. Alice Cavalieri (University of Turin), Dr. Dario Del Fante (University of Padua)

Government and Parliament in times of pandemic: the case of Italy - Dr. Gianluca Piccolino (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Prof. Elisabetta De Giorgi (University of Trieste)

Multi-dimensional analysis of government formation in Southern Europe: the impact of parties’ attitudes towards EU and immigration - Mr. Nicola Palma (University of Bologna), Prof. Marc Debus (University of Mannheim)

Did Parties Keep their Promises After the Outbreak of the Great Recession? The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective - Ms. Giorgia Borgnino (University of Bologna/Radboud University)

IPSG Round Table: The Italian system crisis after crisis

Monday 3 April, 15:30, Stage - Rendall Building (Lecture Theatre 4)

Chaired by: Dr. Arianna Giovannini (De Montfort University)

With Dr. Sabrina Cavatorto (University of Siena), Dr. Davide Vampa (Aston University), Prof. Laura Polverari (University of Padua), and Prof. Antonella Seddone (University of Turin)

 

IPSG Dinner

Monday 3 April, 20:00, T.B.C. (write to laura.polverari@unipd.it for info) 

 

IPSG Panel: The multi-faceted nature of political competition

Wednesday 5 April, 09:30, Stage - Rendall Building (Seminar Room 11)

Chaired by: Dr. Marco Guglielmo

A divorce of convenience: exploring radical right populist parties’ position on Putin’s Russia within the context of the Ukrainian war. A social media perspective - Dr. Benedetta Carlotti (Free University of Bolzano-Bozen)

City, suburbs, countryside: where is populist support located and what contextual effects drive it? Evidence from the metropolitan area of Rome - Dr. Mirko Crulli (University of Pisa)

Between democracy and post-fascism: is Fratelli d’Italia signalling a post-fascist comeback? - Dr. Marianna Griffini (King's College London)

From performative anti-fascism to post-fascism: the Lega (Nord)'s political discourse in historical context - Dr. George Newth (University of Bath), Dr. Marzia Maccaferri (Queen Mary University London)

Geographical Representation and Re-Election Prospects in Party-Centred Context - Mr. Edoardo Alberto Viganò (Aarhus University)