CONNECT Research Centre
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CONNECT Research Centre
@connect-unibo.bsky.social
The CONNECT Research Centre on Transnational Connections and Global Governance, based at the University of Bologna's Department of Political and Social Sciences.
Find us here: https://centri.unibo.it/connect/en/centre
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Hi! We're delighted to launch the Bluesky account of the CONNECT Research Centre on Transnational Connections and Global Governance, based at the University of Bologna's Department of Political and Social Sciences & directed by @manuelamoschella.bsky.social 🔗https://centri.unibo.it/connect/en/centre
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CONNECT Research Center
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❗Reminder! Do not miss our second CONNECT lecture of 2025/26, tomorrow 7/11, 3pm-4.30pm:
💡Prof. Jonathan Levy (Sciences Po Paris) delivers a talk titled "𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺?".
Follow in person in Bologna (Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani) or online: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reminder! Today we kick off the 2025-2026 CONNECT seminar series with a talk by our very own Matteo Dian, together with Flavia Lucenti from LUISS, on "East Asia and Russia's War on Ukraine". 1pm-2pm in Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna. All welcome!
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ieri al Centro Studi Americani a Roma abbiamo partecipato con i nostri membri @manuelamoschella.bsky.social e Antonio Fiori
ad un vivace confronto sui rischi e le opportunità dell'attuale fragilità dell’ordine liberale globale. Grazie al CSA per l'ospitalità e ai partecipanti per gli stimoli!
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
✈️CONNECT in trasferta!
Il 6 ottobre saremo al Centro Studi Americani di Roma per il primo evento congiunto tra CONNECT e il CSA:
🌍 “America First or America Alone? La fine dell’ordine liberale globale”.
📍Centro Studi Americani, Roma, 6/10/2025, h. 16:30
🔗 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
September 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by CONNECT Research Centre
Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!
September 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🌍 On Sept 19, we were delighted to hosted Prof. Emma Mawdsley (Cambridge) at the SPS Department @unibo.it for the first CONNECT lecture of 2025/26. She unpacked Trump’s overhaul of US foreign aid & its impact on global development—sparking a lively debate despite the late-summer sunshine outside! ☀️
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
📢 Today! Don’t miss Emma Mawdsley’s CONNECT lecture on the transformation of USAid under Trump. You can follow in person or via the Teams link on the CONNECT website.

📅 Fri 19 Sept, 3–4.30pm CET
📍 Aula Poeti, Bologna – or join online via Teams

🔗 Details & link 👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
DOGE-ing USAID: why and what next for humanitarianism and global development
Professor Emma Mawdsley (University of Cambridge) delivers a CONNECT lecture with the title: "DOGE-ing USAID: why and what next for humanitarianism and global development".
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September 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Do not miss the first CONNECT lecture of 2025/2026!
This Friday 19th September, 3pm-4.30pm in Aula Poeti (Palazzo Hercolani, @unibo.it in #Bologna), Prof. Emma Mawdsley (Cambridge) will give a talk titled "DOGE-ing USAID: what next for humanitarianism & global development". All welcome! #Unibo
After the summer break, CONNECT is back for a new academic year!🍂
Mark your calendars for our first lecture of 2025-2026:
📅 Sept 19, 3pm-4.30pm | Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
👩‍🏫 Emma Mawdsley (Cambridge)
🗣️ “DOGE-ing USAID: what next for humanitarianism & global development”
#Connect #Unibo
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We're also happy to announce the calendar for the 2025-2026 CONNECT Seminar Series, featuring a brilliant line up of CONNECT members from @unibo.it and SPS visiting scholars @fbulfone.bsky.social (Leiden) & Anuscher Farahat (UWien). Every first Tuesday of the month, 1-2pm - all welcome!
September 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
After the summer break, CONNECT is back for a new academic year!🍂
Mark your calendars for our first lecture of 2025-2026:
📅 Sept 19, 3pm-4.30pm | Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
👩‍🏫 Emma Mawdsley (Cambridge)
🗣️ “DOGE-ing USAID: what next for humanitarianism & global development”
#Connect #Unibo
September 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Grazie mille Giulia per la tua partecipazione! Il nuovo episodio di Connecting the Nodes è live su Youtube e presto anche su Spotify!🎙️
June 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
⛪ Habemus Papam! E ora?👀
Nel nuovo episodio del podcast Connecting the Nodes parliamo con @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social (UniBo) e Federico Ruozzi (Unimore) del ruolo pubblico della Chiesa dopo l'elezione di papa Leone XIV e delle sfide globali del nuovo pontificato.
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=mcdlg7Bmcws
EP. 04 - G. Evolvi e F. Ruozzi: il ruolo pubblico della chiesa, tutte le sfide di Leone XIV.
YouTube video by SPS Unibo
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June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A quick reminder about our last CONNECT seminar of this academic year! Today (Tuesday 10 June), 1pm in Aula Romei. Prof. Trentin presents his new book "The Primacy of Politics: Debt, Power & contested globalization in West Asia and North Africa, 1979-1992". All welcome!
📢 Join us for the final CONNECT seminar of 2024/25!
🗓 10 June, 1–2pm | 📍 Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
Massimiliano Trentin (Unibo) presents findings from his forthcoming 📖 "The Primacy of Politics: Debt, power & contested globalization in WANA, 1979–1992."
🔗 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
The primacy of politics: globalization, debts and power in Western Asia and North Africa, 1979-1992
Massimiliano Trentin (University of Bologna) presents his ongoing research on the politics of debt crises and debt negotiations in Western Asia and North Africa.
centri.unibo.it
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📢 Join us for the final CONNECT seminar of 2024/25!
🗓 10 June, 1–2pm | 📍 Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
Massimiliano Trentin (Unibo) presents findings from his forthcoming 📖 "The Primacy of Politics: Debt, power & contested globalization in WANA, 1979–1992."
🔗 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
The primacy of politics: globalization, debts and power in Western Asia and North Africa, 1979-1992
Massimiliano Trentin (University of Bologna) presents his ongoing research on the politics of debt crises and debt negotiations in Western Asia and North Africa.
centri.unibo.it
June 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
‼️ Oggi a Bologna!
📍 h.17.30 @ Nomisma, Strada Maggiore 44
"L’Europa e il ritorno della politica industriale".
Una tavola rotonda aperta al pubblico organizzata da CONNECT e Nomisma sulle sfide del nuovo attivismo industriale UE, tra competitività, clima e difesa.
🔗 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🔔 Join us today for the 8th CONNECT Seminar of 2024/25!
@giovannigiuliani.bsky.social & Rebecca Paraciani (UNIBO) will present:
“Contextualize Cleaning Platforms: the Role of Labor Market and Welfare Institutions across six European cities”
🗓️ Tue, May 13
🕐 1 PM
📍Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani
May 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🌍Difesa europea e riarmo: quali prospettive?
@manuelamoschella.bsky.social ne parla con Filippo Andreatta (Unibo) e @andrearuggeri.bsky.social (UniMi) nell’ultimo episodio del nostro podcast Connecting the Nodes!
🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6OZm...
▶️Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkrQ...
May 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📢 Save the date! Il 21 maggio, h. 17.30, saremo ospiti dei colleghi di Nomisma per un nuovo appuntamento CONNECT su “L’Europa e il ritorno della politica industriale” - tema quanto più attuale nel contesto di sfide geopolitiche crescenti e transizione ecologica.
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎧 Connecting the Nodes è ora su Spotify!🙌

🌍 Il podcast di CONNECT propone uno sguardo transnazionale su politica e la società, trasformando la ricerca in sapere pubblico.

🎙️ Sono già online i primi due episodi—segui la pagina per non perderti le prossime uscite:

👉 open.spotify.com/show/6l9HyZJ...
Connecting the Nodes
Podcast · Università di Bologna · "Connecting the Nodes" è il podcast di Connect.Connect è il centro di ricerca del Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali.Connect si occupa di temi senza confini:...
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April 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📢TOMORROW Friday 11 April, 3pm, Prof. Vivien Schmidt (BU) delivers a CONNECT lecture at Unibo's SPS Department: "The Power of Ideas and Discourse in the Rise of Populism: A Transatlantic Perspective"
🔗Find the Teams link to follow the lecture remotely on our website: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
April 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thanks to our guest, Prof. Korostelina, for her engaging presentation on the role of identity in brokering peace processes, and to Prof. Belloni for kicking-off a lively and timely conversation on the role of religion, memory, collective trauma as factors affecting the building of sustainable peace.
April 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today 8 April at 1pm (Aula Romei) we welcome Visiting Prof.
Karina Korostelina (George Mason University) to our CONNECT seminar series! She'll deliver a timely talk on her research on strategies that create a foundation for successful peace processes. All welcome! centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
April 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Next Friday (April 11, 3pm), we are honoured to welcome Prof. Emerita Vivien Schmidt (BU) to our Department.

Prof. Schmidt will give a CONNECT lecture on “The Power of Ideas and Discourse in the Rise of Populism: A Transatlantic Perspective.”

All welcome!

👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🔴The 2nd episode of Connecting the Nodes, CONNECT’s podcast, is out!
🎙️Ep. 2: Environment & politics—who's afraid of green democracy? With @ninahall.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it we talk (in Italian) about climate movements, the far right, green populism.
🎧Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UreX...
March 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🔴Il secondo episodio di Connecting the Nodes, il podcast di CONNECT, è online!
🎙️Ep. 2: Ambiente e politica: chi ha paura della democrazia verde? Con @ninahall.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it parliamo di movimenti per il clima, ultradestre e populismi green
🎧Ascolta ora: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UreX...
Episodio 02 - Ambiente e Politica: chi ha paura della democrazia verde?
YouTube video by SPS Unibo
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March 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM