Seminars

CNR-IRPPS periodically hosts seminars and book presentations open to the public on the Institute’s various research themes.
On this page, you can view recorded events starting from 2024. To find out about upcoming events, you can subscribe to the Institute’s mailing list.

Technomonarchs – The Ideologues of the New Right Attacking Democracy – book presentation

  • February 26, 2026

with Alessandro Mulieri (Sciences Po, CNRS), Daniele Archibugi (Universitas Mercatorum, CNR-IRPPS), Francesca De Benedetti (Domani), Tommaso Visone (Link University, CNR-IRPPS), Marco Cellini (CNR-IRPPS).

Gender and Cyberviolence: Media, Policies, and Youth Narratives – book presentation

  • January 16, 2026

with Claudia Capelli and Chiara Gius (Uni. Bologna), Angela Toffanin and Caterina Peroni (CNR-IRPPS), and Simona Tirocchi (Uni. Turin).

Still Lives: Stories of Migrants in Waiting – book presentation

  • July 10, 2025

with Paolo Boccagni (Uni. Trento), Aurora Massa (Uni. Perugia), Stefano degli Uberti and Angela Paparusso (CNR-IRPPS).

The Third Mission in Italian Universities: Policies and Activities in Twelve Universities – book presentation

  • June 12, 2025

with Roberto Moscati (Uni. Bicocca), Stefano Boffo, Sveva Avveduto and Enrico Pugliese (CNR-IRPPS).

Democratic Servitude: How to Stop the Authoritarian Spiral – book presentation

  • June 10, 2025

with Emanuele Profumi (philosopher), Daniele Di Stefano (Circular Economy journalist), Stefano Portelli (Uni. Roma Tre), and Silvia Caravita (CNR-IRPPS).

Research and Intervention Against Gender-Based Violence: In the Footsteps of Maura Misiti

  • April 15, 2025

The initiative represented an important opportunity for reflection and discussion on issues of crucial relevance for those researching and working in the field of gender-based violence prevention, and a special occasion to commemorate and remember researcher Maura Misiti.

The Nation-State and Its Illsbook presentation

  • May 15, 2025

with Michael Herzfeld (Harvard University and Leiden University), Pietro Vereni (Uni. Roma Tor Vergata), Alexander Koensler (Uni. Perugia), Francesco Faeta (Uni. Sapienza), and Azzurra Malgieri (CNR-IRPPS).

The Politics of Migrant Labour: Exit, Voice, and Social Reproduction – book presentation

  • April 1, 2025

with Devi Sacchetto (Uni. Padua), Gabriella Alberti (Uni. Leeds), Lucia Amorosi (Scuola Normale Superiore), Andrea Ciarini (Uni. Sapienza), Antonio Sanguinetti and Riccardo Martinelli (CNR-IRPPS).

New Urban Geographies: Airbnb, Long-term Rentals, and Residents

  • March 25, 2025

with Ilaria Rossi (Uni. Sapienza), Massimiliano Crisci and Julian Lovreglio (CNR-IRPPS).

Social Classes in Italy – book presentation

  • January 21, 2025

with Pier Giorgio Ardeni (Uni. Bologna), Carlo Inverardi-Ferri (ERC, CNR-IRPPS), Silvia Lucciarini (Uni. Sapienza), Mattia Vitiello and Antonio Sanguinetti (CNR-IRPPS).

Social Research and Graphic Narratives – Theoretical and Methodological Approaches Based on an Analysis of Gender-Based Violence

  • May 22, 2024

with Nicoletta Mandolini (Universidade do Minho), Angela Toffanin (CNR-IRPPS), Chiara Gius (UniBo), and Tatiana Motterle (CNR-IRPPS).