EVENTS

22 SEPTEMBER 2026

CONNECT seminars

Telling stories with numbers: data for policy in historical perspective

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Federico D'Onofrio (University of Bologna) presents his research on how statistics have shaped policymaking over time.

07 OCTOBER 2026

CONNECT outreach

L'Europa in un ordine transatlantico che cambia

Centro Studi Americani a Roma, Via Michelangelo Caetani 32, Roma

Un dibattito sulle sfide del rapporto transatlantico: sicurezza, autonomia strategica e politiche industriali europee. Evento organizzato da CONNECT in collaborazione con il Centro Studi Americani.

09 OCTOBER 2026

CONNECT learning

Recounting Genocide Thirty Years Later: The Role of Testimony and Memory in the Podcast Enclave – Surviving Srebrenica.

Aula Ardigò, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Marking thirty years since Srebrenica, this event explores how podcasts use memory and storytelling to recount tragedies of global scope, with the creators of Enclave – Surviving Srebrenica.

13 OCTOBER 2026

CONNECT seminars

Genre, politics, and the crisis of democracy in the U.S.

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

George Schulman (New York University) discusses how literary and cultural genres illuminate the current crisis of American democracy.

16 OCTOBER 2026

CONNECT lectures

The New Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism: Growth, Democracy, or Climate Action?

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

In this talk, Aidan Regan (University College Dublin) draws on his recent research to argue governments can no longer pursue growth, democracy, and climate action all at once.

20 OCTOBER 2026

CONNECT seminars

Emerging lessons on the political economy of climate finance in the Global South

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Ruth Carlitz (University of Amsterdam) presents her research on the political dynamics shaping climate finance flows to countries in the Global South.

18 NOVEMBER 2026

CONNECT learning

Jobs Outside Academia: A View from the Policy World

Aula Jemolo, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

A talk on career paths beyond academia, with Stefania Lenoci (World Bank Group) and Marco Simoni (Istituto Affari Internazionali and Luiss University) sharing insights from the policy world.

02 DECEMBER 2026

CONNECT lectures

Bounded Sovereignty: Economic Policy in an Era of Global Fragmentation

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Keynote by Stephanie Rickard (LSE) on economic policy amid global fragmentation, opening a winter school by SAIS Europe and University of Bologna's CONNECT. Open to the academic community.

Concluded events

09 JUNE 2026

CONNECT seminars

Between Home Repression and Host Securitization: Islamic Activism in Exile

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Dr. Ester Sigillò (Unibo) presents her research on the trajectories of diffusion of transnational Islamism across Europe, Africa, North America and the MENA region.

27 MAY 2026

CONNECT seminars

Ecological Law: A Contribution to a Relational and Ecosystemic Theory of Law

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Prof. Silvia Bagni (Unibo) presents her research on theorising ecological law, advancing a relational and ecosystemic approach.

13 MAY 2026

CONNECT outreach

Democracy in Crisis. Europe and the Americas in an Age of International Disorder

Aula 4 Teaching Hub Via Filippo Corridoni 20 – Forlì

A roundtable with Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University), Raffaella Baritono (University of Bologna), and Sabrina Ragone (University of Bologna).

05 MAY 2026

CONNECT outreach

The Future of the Liberal International Order: Alive or Dead?

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

A CONNECT Inter-Campus Roundtable