@psa-italian
We are the Italian Politics specialist group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social). We support research on Italian politics and society. PSA Specialist Group of the Year 2017. Blog: https://italianpolitics.blogspot.com/
📣 We are looking for a new Secretary and Social Media Officer!
This role is suitable for an early career scholar looking to develop leadership, organisation and media experience. Please reach out to our co-convenors (d.bonansinga@soton.ac.uk and d.albertazzi@surrey.ac.uk) to propose your candidacy.
Our annual group meeting will take place on Tuesday March 31, 11:30-12:30, directly before lunch, on the Conference premised. A subsidised sandwich lunch can be pre-booked here: pci.jotform.com/form/2603537.... We look forward to seeing you there!
A big thank you to our group members & other Specialist Groups who have worked with us to deliver a very rich programme of events & debates at the Annual Conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Oxford this year
Special mention to my co-convenor, the indefatigable @dbonansinga.bsky.social!
Check the great programme of Italy-related + comparative politics events being organised by @psa-italian.bsky.social at the Annual Conference of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Oxford.
The group is co-convened by our principal investigator, Prof. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social!
Check this space for further updates. We look forward to seeing you in Oxford next month!
Tuesday 31 March 12:30 (tbc.)
Italian Politics Specialist Group meeting
A subsidized sandwich lunch can be pre-booked here:
pci.jotform.com/form/2603537...
Tuesday 31 March 15:30pm (Venue 8)
Greek Politics & Italian Politics - Rural politics and EU policies
with @adalgisamartinelli.bsky.social @kiragk.bsky.social @lauragelhaus.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social @aritassinari.bsky.social Jimena Valdez
Tuesday 31 March, 09:30am (Venue 21)
German Politics, Italian Politics & Greek Politics - Polycrisis in
Europe
with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social Giuseppe Ieraci Izolda Bokszczanin Malgorzata Lorencka
Tuesday 31 March, 9:30am (Venue 16)
Italian Politics & International Relations - Populism and the
International
with @ugaudino.bsky.social Omran Shroufi @dbonansinga.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social
Monday 30 March, 3:30pm (Venue 16)
Italian Politics & Populism - Visuals in Populist and Reactionary
Politics
with Savvas Voutyras @anveneti.bsky.social Stamatis Poulakidakos @theoaiolfi.bsky.social @ngellwitzki.bsky.social Ethan Scanlon @dbonansinga.bsky.social
Monday 30 March, 1:30pm (Venue 16)
Italian Politics - Brothers of Italy and the illiberal populist
temptation in Western Europe
with Oscar Mazzoleni, @dbonansinga.bsky.social @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social Marianna Griffini Carlo Ruzza Enzo Loner Giorgia Bulli Cristina Dallara
Monday 30 March, 09:30 (Venue 21)
German Politics, Italian Politics & Greek Politics Roundtable - The Global Far right in Comparative and Transnational Perspective
with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @vtsagkr.bsky.social Josefin Graef
Monday 30 March, 09:30 (Venue 16)
Italian Politics - Uneven Italy: Trust, Rights, and Governance in the 21st Century
with @fabord.bsky.social Luigi Ceccarini @gsal.bsky.social Andrea Scalera, @gddandrea.bsky.social @danieljschulte.bsky.social
📣 We are gearing up for #PSA26...
Held in Oxford from 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Annual Conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social will showcase the best of British and international political research.
Check out our Italian Politics events below ⬇️
Are visual strategies distinctive to populism? Francesco Melito & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social examine how political parties’ comms teams strategise, based on original interviews with professionals working directly with Italian parties. Read more: buff.ly/VNboEXh
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Using #ESS data & multigroup path analysis, @johannahornung.bsky.social examines how trust mediates the effects of ideology, partisanship & cultural worldviews on vaccine uptake in Italy & Switzerland. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/fs04FAq
#COVID19 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
Members of our @populisminaction.bsky.social team will be presenting our work at 2 conferences in the near future:
The Political Studies Association 2026 Annual Conference in Oxford (30th March-1st Apr) and the 32nd International Conference of Europeanists in Dublin (16-18 June).
Details below.
The book is "open access" - free to read and download for everyone.
academic.oup.com/book/60532?l...
Last day to submit abstracts for #PSA26 👇
Few days left to register to this exciting book launch...
@dbonansinga.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social
FYI: @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social @dbonansinga.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @mattiazulianello.bsky.social
Submit your papers through Exordo here: psa26.exordo.com/panels/6/con...
4.Rural Politics and EU Policies (a joint panel with the Greek Politics group).
The countryside retains substantial influence on European politics, due to its electoral significance and special place in collective imaginaries. This is especially so in today's era of permacrisis!
• transnational populism
• populism in the Global South
• And more!
psa26.exordo.com/panels/10/co...
3. Populism and The International (a joint panel with the International Relations group).
Please send us your proposals on the international dimension of populism, such as
• populism & foreign policy, international conflict and crises
• populist perspectives on global affairs
2. Visuals in Populist Communication!
We are interested in papers exploring how populist and radical actors (on the right and on the left) integrate images, videos, symbols, memes and other forms of visual expression in their communication.
psa26.exordo.com/panels/9/con...
• Debates on Migration & Citizenship Policies, also with reference to similar debates taking place in Europe
• Italy's Role in the EU & International Affairs
• Planned investment in defence
• Italy, the USA & NATO.
1. Panels on any aspects of Italian Politics! We look forward to receiving your proposals on themes such as:
• The Durability & Direction of the Meloni Government (internal dynamics & policy agenda)
• Electoral & Party Systems Evolution
• Regional Autonomy & Differentiated Autonomy
📣 Italian Politics at PSA26 (Oxford, March 30 - April 1, 2026)
Here is a list of the exciting activities we are preparing for you (deadline for paper proposals Oct 17)