CONNECT Research Center

UPCOMING EVENTS

07 NOV 2025

CONNECT lectures

Trump: A New Age of American Capitalism?

Prof. Jonathan Levy (Sciences Po Paris) delivers a CONNECT lecture with the title: "Trump: A New Age of American Capitalism?".

11 NOV 2025

CONNECT seminars

Published

Mirroring Strengths and Weaknesses: Economic Statecraft in the US and EU in Response to the Chinese Challenge

Dr. Fabio Bulfone (University of Leiden) presents his research on the economic statecraft and industrial policy strategies deployed by the US and EU in confronting the Chinese challenge.

13 NOV 2025

CONNECT learning

Published

Bridging Worlds: Social Sciences, Politics & Policy

Seminar with Stefano Sacchi and Tommaso Nannicini on how social science ideas influence public debate, policy, and institutional reform, and the scholar’s role in translating research into practice.

03 DEC 2025

CONNECT lectures

Published

Problem Definition in the Digital Democracy

Prof. Fabrizio Gilardi (University of Zurich) examines how persistent narratives shape debates on artificial intelligence, influencing public concerns and the scientific agenda.

09 DEC 2025

CONNECT seminars

Published

The Institutionalization of Beliefs from Policy Debates to Legislative Outputs: The Reform of EU Migration and Asylum Policy

Dr. Laura Mastroianni (Unibo) presents her research on how policy debates institutionalize beliefs and influence legislative outcomes in EU migration and asylum reform.

13 JAN 2026

CONNECT seminars

Published

Geopolitics and migration: the EU’s perspective

Prof. Michela Ceccorulli (Unibo) presents her research on the European Union's stance on the interconnections between migration and the broader geopolitical context.

10 FEB 2026

CONNECT seminars

Published

American Capitalism and the Transnational Thought of C.L.R. James (1938-1953)

Prof. Matteo Battistini (Unibo) presents his research on C.L.R. James’s American years, highlighting his transnational critique of capitalism and its links to workers’, Black, and women’s struggles.