Sunday 24 March 2024

2024 PSA Annual Conference (University of Strathclyde, 25-27 March)

The PSA Italian Politics specialist group will host three events at the upcoming 2024 annual conference of the Political Studies Association. We look forward to seeing you next week in Glasgow!

Specialist group meeting

Tuesday 26 March, 11:30-12:30, TIC Auditoria B and Zoom
 
Report on past activities, election of new members of the Executive Committee, and discussion of future plans.
 

Panel " New directions in the study of political parties and leaders: Italy and beyond"

Tuesday 26 March, 13:30-15:00, TIC Conference Room 4 (Level 3)
 
Organised by: Dr Mattia Zulianello

Strongwomen? A Comparative Analysis of Gender Discourse in the Electoral Campaigns of Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni
» Dr. Marianna Griffini (Northeastern University London), Ms. Laura Montecchio (King's College London)
 
Sorting Between and Within Coalitions: the Italian case (2013-2023)
» Dr. Matthew Bergman (Corvinus University)
 
Political Parties between Cities and Provinces: New Measurements and Electoral Patterns in Italy and Spain
» Dr. Davide Vampa (University of Edinburgh)
 
Examining Policy Frames in the Adoption of Lobbying Laws: the (Patchy) Italian case
» Dr. Michele Crepaz (Queen's University Belfast
 

Roundtable: "The Italian government 18 months on: A new paradigm for the populist radical right in Europe?"

Tuesday 26 March, 15:30-17:00, TIC Conference Room 4 (Level 3)
 
Organised by: Prof. Daniele Albertazzi, Dr. Mattia Zulianello, Dr. Marianna Griffini, and Dr. Davide Vampa