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
Find us here: https://centri.unibo.it/connect/en/centre
❗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...
💡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! 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...
💡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...
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
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
✈️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...
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
✈️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...
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...
🌍 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
🌍 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! ☀️
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
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!
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
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
‼️ 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...
📍 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
‼️ 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...
📍 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...
🔔 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
@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
🔔 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
@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
📢 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...
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April 23, 2025 at 11:46 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...
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
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
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.
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...
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
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...
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...
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!
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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
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...
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...
Full house today listening to Prof. Moraru present her @erc.europa.eu ACCESS project on the role of courts in shaping asylum governance at our CONNECT seminar this afternoon. Thanks to all participants for an engaging exchange!
Find our upcoming events schedule here centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Find our upcoming events schedule here centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
March 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Full house today listening to Prof. Moraru present her @erc.europa.eu ACCESS project on the role of courts in shaping asylum governance at our CONNECT seminar this afternoon. Thanks to all participants for an engaging exchange!
Find our upcoming events schedule here centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Find our upcoming events schedule here centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
📢Our CONNECT seminar series continues next week!
📆 On Tuesday 11th March. Prof. Madalina Moraru will present results from her @erc.europa.eu ACCES project “Gate keepers to international law? The role of courts in shaping access to asylum".
📍1pm-2pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani - all welcome!
📆 On Tuesday 11th March. Prof. Madalina Moraru will present results from her @erc.europa.eu ACCES project “Gate keepers to international law? The role of courts in shaping access to asylum".
📍1pm-2pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani - all welcome!
March 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢Our CONNECT seminar series continues next week!
📆 On Tuesday 11th March. Prof. Madalina Moraru will present results from her @erc.europa.eu ACCES project “Gate keepers to international law? The role of courts in shaping access to asylum".
📍1pm-2pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani - all welcome!
📆 On Tuesday 11th March. Prof. Madalina Moraru will present results from her @erc.europa.eu ACCES project “Gate keepers to international law? The role of courts in shaping access to asylum".
📍1pm-2pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani - all welcome!
🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨
Join us for today's CONNECT lecture by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA & EUI): "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect"
📅 14 Feb | 15:00–16:30
📍 Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
🎥 Link to follow via Teams here
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Join us for today's CONNECT lecture by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA & EUI): "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect"
📅 14 Feb | 15:00–16:30
📍 Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
🎥 Link to follow via Teams here
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
February 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨
Join us for today's CONNECT lecture by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA & EUI): "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect"
📅 14 Feb | 15:00–16:30
📍 Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
🎥 Link to follow via Teams here
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Join us for today's CONNECT lecture by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA & EUI): "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect"
📅 14 Feb | 15:00–16:30
📍 Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
🎥 Link to follow via Teams here
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Reminder! Our CONNECT Seminar series continues tomorrow. Our very own Nicola Maggini presents his ongoing research on public opinion and anti-liberal attitudes in the wake of Covid-19 in Western Europe. 1pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani in Bologna. All welcome! centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
February 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reminder! Our CONNECT Seminar series continues tomorrow. Our very own Nicola Maggini presents his ongoing research on public opinion and anti-liberal attitudes in the wake of Covid-19 in Western Europe. 1pm, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani in Bologna. All welcome! centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Thank you Giulio, and thanks to the discussants & participants who animated a lively discussion on Monday evening for the launch of "Learning Policy Advice in International Affairs and Diplomacy". We look forward to seeing you again soon in Bologna!
Future events: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Future events: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
February 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thank you Giulio, and thanks to the discussants & participants who animated a lively discussion on Monday evening for the launch of "Learning Policy Advice in International Affairs and Diplomacy". We look forward to seeing you again soon in Bologna!
Future events: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
Future events: centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
📆On Friday 14th February, 3pm-4.30pm, we welcome Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA / European University Institute) for a CONNECT keynote lecture on "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect". All welcome!
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📆On Friday 14th February, 3pm-4.30pm, we welcome Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (UvA / European University Institute) for a CONNECT keynote lecture on "Experimentalist Governance: Retrospect and Prospect". All welcome!
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
📢Save the date!
On 3rd Feb, 5pm, we're delighted to be hosting @gvenneri.bsky.social from the European Commission. Dr. Venneri will deliver a CONNECT training session for our PhD students (but open to all!) on how to translate academic knowledge into policy advice. 👇
centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
On 3rd Feb, 5pm, we're delighted to be hosting @gvenneri.bsky.social from the European Commission. Dr. Venneri will deliver a CONNECT training session for our PhD students (but open to all!) on how to translate academic knowledge into policy advice. 👇
centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
January 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📢Save the date!
On 3rd Feb, 5pm, we're delighted to be hosting @gvenneri.bsky.social from the European Commission. Dr. Venneri will deliver a CONNECT training session for our PhD students (but open to all!) on how to translate academic knowledge into policy advice. 👇
centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...
On 3rd Feb, 5pm, we're delighted to be hosting @gvenneri.bsky.social from the European Commission. Dr. Venneri will deliver a CONNECT training session for our PhD students (but open to all!) on how to translate academic knowledge into policy advice. 👇
centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...