Talks and lectures
Forthcoming:
Sciences Po Paris, Centre d'Études Européennes et de Politique Comparée
April 15, 2025
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
Séminaire Général du CEE
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Past:
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Brussels Democracy Dialogue
November 20, 2024
Roundtable "The Role of Political Actors in Subverting and Defending Democracy"
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Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), Department of Political Science
November 7, 2024
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
Departmental Speaker Series
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Conference on "Militant Democracy in the Inter-war Years", Prague
24 October 2024
"Militant Democracy in Context"
Keynote lecture
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International Political Science Association
September 12, 2024
"Democratic Breakdown Then and Now: The Legacy of Juan Linz"
Invited participation in a Roundtable on Juan Linz's legacy in political science (organized by IPSA)
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University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations
November 3-4, 2023
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
Talk at conference "Back from the Brink II: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies", Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford.
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Political Critique (Krytyka Polityczna), Warsaw
October 17, 2023
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) and Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, Warsaw
October 16, 2023
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
Keynote Lecture at the ODHIR-FES School on Politics, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Yale University, Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies
April 14, 2023
"Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Actors, Strategies, Temporalities"
Talk at conference "Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies" (Yale University, Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies)
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Reichman University, Tel Aviv
March 9, 2023
Webinar: "Can Liberal Democracies defend themselves from Internal Challengers?" (with A. Megan, J. W. Mueller, D, Ziblatt)
Chair: M Signer
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Aspen Institute, Italy
February 2-3, 2023
Aspen Forum Italy-France, Rome
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Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies
September 22, 2022
Webinar: Roundtable on the Italian parliamentary elections of 2022
Chair: G von Sydow
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University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE)
May 27, 2022
"Confronting Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Conceptual Challenges and Historical Perspectives"
Guest Lecture, Ph.D. Program in Public Policy
Flyer
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University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations
May 21, 2022
"Confronting Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Conceptual Challenges and Historical Perspectives"
Talk at conference "Backsliding and Resilience in Liberal Democracies" (Department of Politics and IR, University of Oxford)
Flyer
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Aspen Institute Italy
December 1, 2021
Seminar "The Decline of the West?"
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Maastricht University, Interdisciplinary Research Cluster "Democracy in Europe: Past and Present"
October 27, 2021
"Trying perpetrators: Denazification Trials and Support for Democracy in West Germany"
Research Cluster speaker series
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Aspen Institute Italy
June 9-10, 2019
(Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "Homo Sapiens Digitalis and Big Data"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
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McGill University, Department of Political Science
March 15, 2019
"Democracy and Retribution: Transitional Justice and Regime Support in Post-war West Germany"
Comparative-Historical Research Workshop
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Aspen Institute Italy
June 10-11, 2018
(Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "L'economia digitale e il lavoro che cambia"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
The panel, composed by academics and managers operating in Italy and abroad, discussed the impact of AI and new technologies on the labor market.
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All Souls College, University of Oxford
March 7, 2018, 5.15pm
"After Italy's general election: Consequences for Italy and Europe"
Roundtable with Bill Emmott, Annalisa Piras, Andrea Ruggeri, and Federico Varese
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Warwick University, Department of Politics and International Studies
January 25, 2018, 3pm
"Transitional Justice and Support for Democracy: Denazification in West Germany"
Department Speaker Series
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Aspen Institute Italy
July 9-10, 2017
(Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "Società e lavoro nell' era dell' intelligenza artificiale"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
The panel, composed by academics and managers operating in Italy and abroad, discussed issues of labor market changes and new technologies. A summary of the discussion (in Italian) is here.
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University of Texas at Austin, Department of Government
April 17, 2017, 12.00pm
"Transitional Justice and Support for Democracy: Denazification in West Germany"
Comparative Politics Speaker Series
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College of William and Mary, Government Department
April 12, 2017, 12.00pm
"Transitional Justice and Support for Democracy: Denazification in West Germany"
Government Department Research Colloquium
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Duke University, Department of Political Science
April 20, 2016, 12:00pm
"Historical Institutionalism and the Politics of Institutional Change"
Political Institutions and Behavior & Identities Workshop
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Aspen Institute Italy
September 27-28, 2015
(Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "La sostenibilità: passaggio “obbligato” o driver di crescita?"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
The panel, composed by academics and managers operating in Italy and abroad, discussed issues of economic development and economic policy reform. A summary of the discussion (in Italian) is here.
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Aspen Institute Italy
September 21-22, 2014
(Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "Interesse lavoro, formazione, innovazione"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
The panel, composed by academics and managers operating in Italy and abroad, discussed issues of labor and education policy reform. A summary of the discussion (in Italian) is here.
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London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Government
March 4, 2014, 6:30pm
"Historical Institutionalism and the Politics of Institutional Change"
Public Lectures Series in Comparative Government
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Bocconi University, Milan (Italy), Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management
May 7, 2013, 1:00pm
"Historical Institutionalism and the Politics of Institutional Change"
Department Seminar Series
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Harvard University - Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
September 14, 2012, 2:15pm
"Historical Institutionalism and the Politics of Institutional Change"
Discussant: Daniel Carpenter (Harvard)
Seminar "State and Capitalism since 1800"
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George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
September 6, 2012, 12:00pm
"Setting the Boundaries of Legitimacy in Post-Authoritarian Democracies: Theory and Evidence from Italy"
European Politics Speaker Series
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Aspen Institute Italy
November 18-20, 2011
(Sala delle Reali Poste, Museo degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy)
Aspen Seminar "Italiani all’estero e Italiani in Italia: radici, paradigmi di successo, internazionalizzazione"
Series "Interesse nazionale"
The panel, composed by academics and managers operating in Italy and abroad, discussed issues of national identity, historical memory, and internationalization of the Italian academia and economy. A summary of the discussion (in Italian) is here.
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University of Michigan - International Institute, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
November 15, 2011, 4:00pm
"Setting the Boundaries of Legitimacy in Post-Authoritarian Democracies: Lessons from Europe"
WCED Lecture/Conversations on Europe
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University College London - School of Slavonic and East European Studies
October 31, 2011, 3.00pm
"Setting the Boundaries of Legitimacy in Post-Authoritarian Democracies: Theory and Evidence from Italy"
Departmental Speaker
Series