Seminar organized in collaboration with Monash University (flyer)
Thursday, 13 November 2025 – 10:30–12:30, Aula Cardini, Presidio Mattioli (Via P. Mattioli 10, Siena)

The event, chaired by Matteo Bonotti (Monash University), will offer a comparative discussion on the various forms and trajectories of Euroscepticism in Italy and across Europe. The seminar will explore how public opinion, political parties, and institutional elites have contributed to shaping the debate on European integration over time.

Speakers (University of Siena):

Francesco Marangoni – Welcome and opening remarks

Luca Verzichelli – Euroscepticism in Italy in a longitudinal perspective

Paolo Marzi – Shades of Euroscepticism. Attitudes and discourses about the future of integration

Sabrina Cavatorto – Euroscepticisms and EU politicization among parliamentary and executive actors in Italy

The seminar is part of the activities promoted within the Political Science course (taught at the University of Siena by Prof. Luca Verzichelli) and reflects the collaboration between CIRCaP, the Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences (DISPOC), and the Monash University Prato Centre.