EVENTS

10 MARCH 2026

CONNECT seminars

Migration Law and the Grammar of Inequality

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Anusheh Faraht (University of Vienna) presents her research on migration law and the grammar of inequality underpinning it.

14 APRIL 2026

CONNECT seminars

The geopolitics of space exploration in Africa: navigating planetary futures with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Dr. Davide Chinigò presents his research on the geopolitics of space exploration in Africa through the case of the SKA radio telescope.

17 APRIL 2026

CONNECT lectures

Ideology, geography and the backlash against globalization

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

Prof. Lisa Dellmuth (Stockholm University) delivers a CONNECT lecture on the drivers of the backlash against globalization.

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

12 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).

09 JUNE 2026

CONNECT seminars

Hybrid Trajectories of Transnational Islamism: Spaces, Relations, and Struggles Beyond the State System

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.

Concluded events

13 FEBRUARY 2026

CONNECT lectures

Value Struggles: Looking at Capitalism through the Wine Glass

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

For this CONNECT Lecture, Professor Stefano Ponte (Copenhagen Business School) discusses valuation struggles in the wine industry. In Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani.

10 FEBRUARY 2026

CONNECT seminars

Geopolitics and migration: the EU’s perspective

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

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

13 JANUARY 2026

CONNECT seminars

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

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

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.

09 DECEMBER 2025

CONNECT seminars

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

Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

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

03 DECEMBER 2025

CONNECT lectures

Problem Definition in the Digital Democracy

Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna

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