Series of seminars organized by Antonio Del Vecchio and Jacopo Lorenzini.
Political reflection, like institutional changes, transformations in society, culture, and mentality most often arise from the impact of extreme events and phenomena, from crises and conflicts that break pre-existing balances and retrospectively reveal their fragility or impracticability, but also raise new questions, necessitate new solutions, or force us to look at gray areas, tensions, fault lines, and unforeseen variables.
The seminars in this series will consider different moments in history—ranging from the contemporary era to the religious wars of early modernity, from revolutionary struggles to imperial violence and conflicts in post-colonial realities—to investigate how their memory, narration, and elaboration have influenced political reflection, institutions, law, and the elaboration of history.
Guest speakers and topics
1. Luca Scuccimarra (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)
How to escape terror. On the dilemmas of transitional justice
December 2nd, 2025, 5:00 p.m., Aula Fumagalli, Department of History and Cultures, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
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2. Alessandro Colombo (University of Milan)
The collapse of the international order and the return of unlimited warfare
December 10th, 2025, 5:00 p.m., Aula Grande, Department of History and Cultures, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
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