Political Institutions, Parties & Public Opinion Seminars (PIPPOS)

• 22/01/26 | h. 10:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Conservatorio)
Giovanni Pagano (University of Milan)
When democracies bend: Understanding democratic backsliding through citizens' attitudes

• 26/02/26 | h. 10:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Francesco Piacentini (University of Milan)
The Effects of Religiosity on Radical Right Support: Evidence from Catholic European Countries

• 11/03/26 | h. 10:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Margherita Bordingon (Post-doc | University of Pavia)
Studying the multi-dimensionality of ILGA Europe’s “Rainbow Index” in capturing the advancement of pro LGBTIQ+ policies in 30 European countries (2000-2024)

Scientific Board

Andrea Pedrazzani (University of Milan)
Andrea Cassani (University of Milan)
Lorenzo Colombo (POLS PhD candidate) 
Alessandro Pellegata (University of Milan)
Cristiano Vezzoni (University of Milan)

Welfare & Public Policies Series (WPPS)

• 26/11/25 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Emmanuele Pavolini (University of Milan) & Rebecca Ghio (Post-doc | University of Milan)
The Welfare State as an Engine of Growth. The Case of Healthcare Industrial Sector and Policy

Alice Biscuola (Post-doc | University of Milan)
Le “proteste dei trattori” in ottica eco-sociale: un’analisi del caso italiano

• 10/12/25 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Igor Guardiancich (University of Padua)
Are Rewards More Effective Than Punishments? The New EU’s Take on Conditionality in Response to the Covid‑19 Pandemic

Ruggero Battagliarin (POLS PhD candidate)
Varieties of Eco-Social Integration in the EU's Energy Policy. A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Member States' National Energy and Climate Plans

• 27/01/26 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Valeria De Tommaso (POLS PhD candidate)
The Politics of Long-term Care: A Cross-case Comparison of Southern European Countries

Luca Cigna (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG)-Cologne) & Manuel Alvariño (Copenhagen Business School)
Leapfrogging into the Knowledge Economy? Growth Models, Government Power, and Post-Industrial Welfare Recalibration in Least-Likely Cases

• 26/02/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar room (Passione)

Stefano Ronchi (University of Bergamo), R. Grazioli & Franca Maino (University of Milan)
Poor Work, Poor Welfare? Occupational Welfare in Cooperative Enterprises: A Case Study from Italy

Matteo Jessoula (University of Milan), Alice Biscuola (post-doc | University of Milan), Martino Bozzi (POLS PhD candidate) & Luca Novelli (POLS PhD candidate)
Classi sociali e welfare state. Trent’anni di oblio?

• 25/03/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar room (Passione)
Donato Di Carlo (London School of Economics) & Reto Bürgisser (University of Vienna)
Sunshine States in World Markets: the Low Road to the Service Sector Transition

Paolo Funari (POLS PhD candidate)
Power Resources in the Digital Economy: The Politics of Platform Work in Italy and Spain

Scientific Board

Matteo Jessoula (University of Milan)
Marcello Natili (University of Milan)
Valeria De Tommaso (POLS PhD candidate)
Paolo Funari (POLS PhD candidate)

International Relations Series (IRS)

• 4/02/2025 | h. 14:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Roger MacGinty (Durham University)
Peacebuilding (tbc)

• 13/05/2025 | h. 14:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Luis Schenoni (EUI)
War and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Scientific Board
Andrea Locatelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milan)
Martina Cocchi (POLS PhD Candidate)
Edoardo Landoni (POLS PhD Candidate)
Chiara Minora (POLS PhD Candidate)
Nourhan Mohammed (POLS PhD Candidate)

Permanent Seminar in Political and Legal Philosophy

Scientific Board
Giulia Bistagnino (University of Milan)
Alessandra Facchi (University of Milan)
Beatrice Magni (University of Milan)
Francesca Pasquali (University of Milan)
Nicola Riva (University of Milan)