LATEST NEWS
The JB seminars are starting up again! Check out the October 2026 Programme
13 October 2026 at 2.30 pm, Seminar Room (Plesso Mattioli, Siena) Alessandro Di Biagio (University of Würzburg), One Radical, Not Many: Party System Institutionalization and the Type and Number of Populist Parties (flyer) Remote connection available at https://meet.google.com/ztc-iyog-bii ***The October … Continua a leggere
Come si formano le opinioni sulla guerra: intervista a Francesco Olmastroni
Guerra e opinione pubblica, studio dell’Università di Siena: “Conta più l’ideologia delle vittime”
A new article in the Loop series
Drawing on new data from the REDIRECT survey across eight European countries, Marco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni (Univerity of Siena) explore a growing gender gap in youth political attitudes. What’s driving this growing divide? Read the full article here.
Just launched: a new series on Representative Disconnect
Luca Verzichelli (University of Siena and the REDIRECT project) outlines the crisis of representation and calls for a new democratic pedagogy to revive citizens’ engagement (full article here).
Last JB seminar of the Spring Term: 26 May 2026
26 May 2026 at 2.30 pm, Aula 3B (Plesso Mattioli, Siena) Davide Angelucci (Unitelma Sapienza), Pierangelo Isernia, Francesco Olmastroni and Mateo Restrepo Vera (University of Siena) Representation through Deliberation: The M5S NOVA 2.0 Experience Ahead of the 2027 Elections (flyer) Remote … Continua a leggere
JB Seminar: 19 May 2026 h 2.30 pm
19 May 2026 at 2.30 pm, Aula 3B (Plesso Mattioli, Siena) Enrico Borghetto (University of Florence) Shifting Grounds? NGEU Funding and the Evolution of Party-Based Euroscepticism in Southern Europe (flyer) Remote connection available at https://meet.google.com/jpm-mqwn-qkj Thanks for joining us! The … Continua a leggere