The CONNECT Seminar Series is a series of seminars showcasing the ongoing research of visiting scholars and members of the research center community. The seminars will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, from October 2025 through June 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. They follow the lunch seminar format, so attendees may bring their lunch and eat during the seminars. What follows is the complete list of the seminars.
14 OCTOBER 2025 - AULA ROMEI
East Asia and Russia's War on Ukraine
Matteo Dian, University of Bologna
11 NOVEMBER 2025 - AULA ROMEI
Mirroring Strengths and Weaknesses: Economic Statecraft in the US and EU in Response to the Chinese Challenge
Fabio Bulfone, Leiden University
9 DECEMBER 2025 - AULA ROMEI
The Institutionalization of Beliefs from Policy Debates to Legislative Outputs: The Reform of EU Migration and Asylum Policy
Laura Mastroianni, University of Bologna
13 JANUARY 2026 - AULA ROMEI
Geopolitics and migration: the EU's perspective
Michela Ceccorulli, University of Bologna
10 FEBRUARY 2026 - AULA ROMEI
American Capitalism and the Transnational Thought of C.L.R. James (1938-1953)
Matteo Battistini, University of Bologna
10 MARCH 2026 - AULA ROMEI
Migration Law and the Grammar of Inequality
Anusheh Faraht, University of Vienna
14 APRIL 2026 - AULA ROMEI
The geopolitics of space exploration in Africa: navigating planetary futures with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope
Davide Chinigò, University of Bologna
12 MAY 2026 - AULA ROMEI
Ecological Law: A Contribution to a Relational and Ecosystemic Theory of Law
Silvia Bagni, University of Bologna
9 JUNE 2026 - AULA ROMEI
Hybrid Trajectories of Transnational Islamism: Spaces, Relations, and Struggles Beyond the State System
Ester Sigillò, University of Bologna