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Technomonarchs – book presentation


  • Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 11.30-13.00
  • Sala Misiti – CNR-IRPPS, via Palestro 32, Rome


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Alessandro Mulieri, directeur de recherche at the CNRS in France, will present his latest book “Technomonarchs – The ideologues of the new right attacking democracy”, published by Donzelli, in dialogue with researchers Marco Cellini (CNR-IRPPS) and Tommaso Visone (Link University, CNR-IRPPS), and with journalist Francesca De Benedetti (Il Domani), moderated by Prof. Daniele Archibugi (Mercatorum, CNR-IRPPS).

We have entered the era of technomonarchs. A new reactionary revolution, conceived between Silicon Valley and American right-wing intellectual circles and based on sophisticated surveillance and control technologies, has today become a political program in Washington. Its protagonists are tech entrepreneurs, ideologues, and politicians driven by a worldview based on the return to archaic ideas of inequality, natural hierarchy, and absolute monarchy. Their goal? The end of democracy. (Donzelli editore book profile)

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Call for abstracts Scuola Democratica – Building Peaceful, Just, and Democratic Societies through Transformative Education

The next Scuola Democratica International Conference, scheduled to take place from September 1 to 4, 2026, in Rome, will host the session Building Peaceful, Just, and Democratic Societies through Transformative Education, organized by Claudia Pennacchiotti (CNR-IRPPS); Adriana Valente (CNR-IRPPS); Valentina Tudisca (CNR-IRPPS); Luciana Taddei (CNR-IRPPS).

The panel aims to promote reflection on the role that Open Science and Transformative Education can play in building a culture of Peace. Education is understood in a broad sense, encompassing formal, informal, and non-formal education.
Researchers are invited to participate by submitting an abstract addressing the proposed theme from various perspectives, such as: Skills, Conceptual frameworks and epistemologies, Policies, Methods and practices, Technologies and networks.

Convenors

  • Claudia Pennacchiotti, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council;
  • Adriana Valente, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council;
  • Valentina Tudisca, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council;
  • Luciana Taddei, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council.

For more details, please visit the website of the Fourth International Conference of Scuola Democratica

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The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructures. Evidence and Policy

  • Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 08.30-18.00
  • Room 203, Luiss Campus, Viale Romania 32, Rome
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The final workshop of the PRIN project The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructures. Evidence and Policy brings together leading scholars and policymakers to discuss the economic and policy implications of data and digital infrastructures. The event explores how data-driven innovation, digital trade, and technological sovereignty influence competitiveness and employment. With contributions from Luiss, the OECD, the CNR, and international universities, the workshop promotes dialogue between research and policy for the digital transition.

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Smile City Annual Meeting

Three days to plan the next steps toward greener, circular, and low-climate-impact cities: from January 28 to 30, 2026, CNR-IRPPS, with Alessia D’Andrea and Arianna D’Ulizia, coordinated the Annual Meeting of the European project SMILE CITY – Sustainable Materials for Innovative Low Emissions Applications in the Circular City.

SMILE CITY, funded by the Horizon Europe framework program, brings together 35 partners from over 12 countries including research institutions, universities, local authorities, industries, and European organizations. The project aims to develop and demonstrate innovative systemic solutions to integrate recycled materials and circular processes into urban infrastructure and support the expansion of sustainable cycling mobility across Europe.

The project aims to create over 100 km of cycle paths built with recycled materials; install 20 charging stations for electric bicycles and innovative mobility hubs in various European cities; use materials derived from recycled waste to create durable and sustainable urban infrastructure; and develop digital tools and mobile applications to promote efficient and integrated use of sustainable mobility.

During the first two days, hosted by the National Research Council, discussions focused on the project’s progress, analyses of urban mobility and urban design in the involved cities, and the environmental and health impacts of the developed solutions. Partners also examined the characteristics of the systemic circular solutions to be implemented, focusing on recycled materials and developed products, tests conducted, and remaining challenges. The role of digital tools in supporting sustainable mobility was also addressed, such as the development of a digital app planned by the project, along with strategies for the valorization of results, including the development of policy recommendations and impact assessments.

The third day, held at CNR-IRPPS, centered on Urban Living Labs, co-design processes open to students, designers, researchers, and innovators, which are currently being launched in several Italian cities.

To learn more, visit the project website: https://smile-city

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Gender and Cyberviolence – Book Presentation

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Claudia Capelli and Chiara Gius (University of Bologna) present the volume “Genere e cyberviolenza. Media, politiche e narrazioni giovanili”, published by Carocci, in conversation with Caterina Peroni (CNR-IRPPS) and Simona Tirocchi (University of Turin).

Introduction and moderation by Angela M. Toffanin (CNR-IRPPS)

Gender-based violence also manifests through digital technologies, intertwining online and offline dimensions and redefining practices, boundaries, and meanings. Genere e cyberviolenza. Media, politiche e narrazioni giovanili analyzes the cultural roots and socio-technical nature of the phenomenon from an interdisciplinary perspective. The volume brings theoretical reflection and empirical research into dialogue, focusing on youth representations, institutional and activist responses, and the role of the media, reconstructing the public discourse on digital gender-based violence. The result is an articulated framework that conveys the complexity of the phenomenon and highlights its structural dimension.

The book is aimed at those who study and work on the themes of gender-based violence, communication, and digital transformations, offering analytical tools useful for understanding and interpreting one of the crucial challenges of the present.

The initiative is part of the activities of the PRIN2022 project “Social representations of cyber-violence against women and girls: advancing knowledge on an under-conceptualized issue”, funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) – Mission 4, Component 2, Investment 1.1.

Table of Contents:

Introduction, by Chiara Gius, Angela Toffanin and Valentina Cremonesini

Part One: Definitions, Policies, and Practices

  1. Technology in the continuum: challenges and opportunities starting from a study on gender-based violence perpetrated through digital technologies, by Chiara Gius
  2. Regulatory frameworks: perspectives on gender-based cyberviolence in Europe, Italy, France, and Spain, by Angela M. Toffanin, Tatiana Motterle and Eleonora Gea Piccardi
  3. Beyond the screen: youth perspectives on online gender-based violence, by Chiara Gius, Rosa Sorrentino and Claudia Capelli
  4. Decoding violence: expert voices on the fight against gender-based cyberviolence, by Tatiana Motterle and Angela Maria Toffanin
  5. Social campaigns on male cyberviolence against the female gender, by Saveria Capecchi

Part Two
Media Narratives

  1. Teen dramas as a form of representation and discussion of cyberviolence against women and girls (cyber-vawg), by Antonella Mascio
  2. Silences and distortions. Journalistic representation of cyber-violence against women, by Valentina Cremonesini
  3. In-depth analysis, sensationalism, and self-criticism. The press’s pursuit of digital violence against women, by Valentina Cremonesini, Simona De Carlo and Angelo Galiano
  4. Digital gender-based violence in social media information: narratives, actors, visibility, by Claudia Capelli and Rosa Sorrentino

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The volume “Longitudinal Data Infrastructures in Europe” is published and available free of charge

The volume “Longitudinal Data Infrastructures in Europe. Tools for Open Science in Social Science Research”, edited by Luciana Taddei and Mario Paolucci, has just been published by Springer.

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The volume, available for free download, explores the opportunities that research infrastructures and panels open to the social sciences in the direction of open science.

This is not a technical manual, but rather an accessible guide to social science infrastructures, how they work, and why they are essential for collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Through stories, examples, and reflections, it emerges how infrastructures are not just technological tools, but living ecosystems that nourish ideas, connect people, and enhance the work of everyone. Divided into 12 chapters, the book is aimed at students, teachers, research staff, decision-makers, and anyone who wants to gain insights into the future of knowledge in the social sciences.

The many contributions by CNR-IRPPS research staff provide theoretical and methodological insights related to the experiences gained in the development of the DASSI and FOSSR infrastructures and the GUIDE, GGS, and IOPP panels.

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State of the Art and Developments in Telemedicine and E-Health in Italy – National Meeting

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As part of the collaboration between the SALSOC group of CNR-IRPPS and the Italian Association of Telemedicine and Medical Informatics (AITIM), the meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the latest results in the sector.

The proceedings of the last AITIM conference can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Call for Papers: Work and Mental Health – Welfare e Ergonomia 2/2026

The call for papers “Work and Mental Health“, edited by Francesca Coin and Luca Negrogno, is now open.

Selected contributions will be published in issue no. 2/2026 of the journal Welfare e Ergonomia, published by FrancoAngeli and recognized as Class A by ANVUR.

In recent years, the relationship between work and mental health has become a central theme in public debate, marked by the spread of work-related stress disorders such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and emotional exhaustion. The purpose of this Special Issue is to investigate the relationship between the social and economic organization of work and psychological and occupational health. Contributions based on qualitative approaches (ethnographies, case studies, interviews) and quantitative approaches (surveys, longitudinal analysis, social epidemiology) are welcome, conducted in various work sectors (from catering to agriculture, from commerce to industry, from research to care work, from social-health and educational services to the penal sector, from consultancy to management; from digital work to domestic work).

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Deadlines

  • Abstract (max 3,000 characters, including spaces): submission by January 31, 2026 to the address: welfarergonomia.rel@irpps.cnr.it.
    If accepted, the full article (maximum 25,000 characters including spaces) must be submitted by July 15, 2026.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

● Forms of malaise emerging in different work contexts, or in areas characterized by a lack of work and social opportunities
● Effects of contractual fragility on mental health, with a focus on precarization and economic poverty
● Effects on mental health of new forms of digital control and surveillance in hybrid or remote work, among platform workers, data workers, or in intellectual work
● Intersectional analysis of the effects of inequalities on mental health
● Impact on mental health of algorithmic control forms and performance evaluation
● Studies on regulations, public and trade union initiatives for managing psychosocial risks and promoting mental health at work; experiences of social partner involvement and bottom-up therapy and care practices.

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Condolences for the passing of Prof. Enrico Pugliese

IRPPS expresses deep condolences for the passing of Prof. Enrico Pugliese, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Labor at Sapienza University of Rome, the first director of the CNR Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, and later an associate.

Our Institute extends its most heartfelt condolences to his family and to all those who knew him.

He will be remembered on December 4 at 11:30 AM at the Capitoline Hill, in the Sala della Protomoteca.

Prof. Pugliese dedicated his studies to the functioning of the labor market, the agricultural world, migration, and welfare systems. He was a point of reference for all of us and for the Institute as a whole, through his teachings, scientific rigor, and numerous collaborations.

With Pugliese, one of the last exponents of the “School of Portici” passes away—the Faculty of Agriculture directed by Manlio Rossi Doria, his teacher and mentor. In Portici, Pugliese developed his primary research interests, which he then expanded throughout his academic career and beyond. Indeed, Pugliese always combined his academic activity with a constant civil and political commitment. He collaborated for many years with the CGIL, working at IRES (the Institute for Economic and Social Research) during the presidency of Adriana Buffardi, and with FLAI, the trade union for agricultural and food processing industry workers.

Appointed director of CNR-IRPPS in 2002, he led the Institute until 2009, contributing decisively to shaping its current scientific profile.

Pugliese succeeded in merging the research traditions of the two main research institutes that gave life to IRPPS: the Institute for Population Research (IRP) in Rome and the Institute for Research on Social Security Dynamics (IRIDISS) in Penta di Fisciano. Under his direction, IRPPS worked from an interdisciplinary perspective on themes such as international migration, population aging, and social security policies. Evidence of this period of the Institute can be found in the various IRPPS reports on the welfare state in Italy, published by Donzelli in the Welfare Books series, as well as the books he published as an author for Il Mulino: L’Italia tra migrazioni internazionali e migrazioni interne, 2006; Quelli che se ne vanno. La nuova emigrazione italiana, 2018; La Terza età. Anziani e società in Italia, 2011; Storia sociale dell’immigrazione italiana. Dall’Unità a oggi, 2024 (with Mattia Vitiello).

The personal and research biography of Enrico Pugliese is told in the film “Raccontare Pugliese. Omaggio per gli ottant’anni di Enrico Pugliese,” available on Vimeo.

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Identity politics that makes you laugh: on Shipilay, a new ‘eironym’ from urban Peruvian Amazonia

As part of the ERC project Illicit Labour (ID: 101077766), Angela Giattino (University of Oxford) will present her research on “Identity Politics That Make You Laugh: On Shipilay, a New ‘Eironym’ from Urban Peruvian Amazonia”.

She will discuss the topic with Angela Toffanin (CNR-IRPPS), with Anwesha Aditi moderating.

Ethnonyms are a serious matter. As historical, seemingly immutable markers of allegiance to an ethnicity which is often regarded as sacred, they carry profound significance. Yet, in contemporary urban Peruvian Amazonia, young and educated members of the Indigenous ethnic group known as Shipibo have coined a humorous ethnonym —Shipilay— to refer to themselves. Shipilay is anything but timeless or absolute. Instead of millennia of history, it is deliberately ephemeral. Rather than essentializing, it is contingent. Far from demanding unwavering loyalty, its attachment is at best ambivalent. Above all, Shipilay is highly ironic: its mismatched etymology comically blends ‘Shipi-’ (from Shipibo) with the invented suffix ‘-lay’, which evokes modernity, urbanity, and “coolness,” eliciting laughter. For this reason, I term Shipilay an ‘eironym’, which materializes the very tension faced by young Shipibo in intercultural educational settings: the simultaneous persistence of a traditional Indigenous identity and an aspiration toward global modernity and change. I argue that the ironic force and fleeting and contingent nature of Shipilay crystallize the uneven, contested negotiations of ethnicity and indigeneity undertaken by young, educated, and urban Indigenous people in contemporary Amazonia.

Dr. Angela Giattino is a socio-cultural anthropologist specialising in education, ethnicity, epistemology, youth, sustainability, migration, and health, with a longstanding focus on Latin America, particularly Peruvian Amazonia, as well as the Mediterranean, primarily southern Italy. Dr. Giattino was until recently a UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. In November 2025, Dr. Giattino will begin a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has also trained in Geography and History in the UK, the US, and Italy. She has held teaching positions at the University of Cambridge, UCL (University College London), San Francisco State University, and LSE —where she was awarded a Highly Commended Class Teacher Award in 2023. Dr. Giattino’s research has been funded by the ESRC (UKRI), the LSE Department of Anthropology, the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, the University of Cambridge (AHSS), the Laura Bassi Foundation, and the Leverhulme Trust.

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