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 2026 through June 2027, 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.
22 SEPTEMBER 2026 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Telling stories with numbers: data for policy in historical perspective
Federico D’Onofrio | Università di Bologna
13 OCTOBER 2026 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Genre, politics, and the crisis of democracy in the U.S.
George Shulman | New York University
20 OCTOBER 2026 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Emerging lessons on the political economy of climate finance in the Global South
Ruth Carlitz | University of Amsterdam
11 NOVEMBER 2026 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
From mafia mobility to mafia ubiquity: understanding how organized crime groups transform, survive, or unravel while they move
Anna Sergi | Università di Bologna
9 DECEMBER 2026 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Affective polarization and its electoral consequences in a comparative longitudinal perspective
Diego Garzia | Università di Bologna
9 FEBRUARY 2027 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Beyond nostalgia: histories and archives of Italian subalterns in colonial Egypt (1864–1937)
Francesca Biancani | Università di Bologna
9 MARCH 2027 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Rearm Europe and the Western Balkans: the political weakness of military might
Roberto Belloni | Università di Bologna
13 APRIL 2027 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
The human factor: connecting socialist regimes and the European Community during the Cold War
Angela Romano | Università di Bologna
11 MAY 2027 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Measurement of corruption with AI: beyond hype, toward evidence and enduring statistical challenges
Fernanda Odilla | Università di Bologna
8 JUNE 2027 | AULA ROMEI (1–2 PM)
Cooperation in an era of de-risking: strategic narratives and the transformation of economic security governance
Francesco G. Lizzi | Università di Bologna