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Europe, gender and the VDL Commission, a summary of our conference
On May 8, the Ciampi Institute hosted a conference discussing the von der Leyen Commission from a gender perspective. The discussion was based on the edited volume by Gabriele Abels (University of Tübingen), Johanna Kantola (University of Helsinki), Emanuela Lombardo (Scuola Normale Superiore), and Henriette Mueller (NYU Abu Dhabi), The…
Read moreThe European Commission under President von der Leyen, four scholars on their book.
On May the 8th, the Istituto Ciampi hosted the authors of an important book on the von der Leyen Commission (The European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen: Gender, Leadership, Policies, and Crises, Oxford University Press, 2025) The volume edited by Gabriele Abels (University of Tübingen), Johanna Kantola (University…
Read moreRacism, W.E.B. Du Bois and the global color line. An interview with professor Aldon Morris
Racism, W.E.B. Du Bois and the global color line An interview with professor Aldon Morris Professor Aldon Morris, a scholar on social movements, civil rights, and social inequality has been visiting the SNS during the month of May. Morris is also known for his research on W.E.B: Du Bois, the…
Read moreResearching and imagining solutions to improve working conditions in the fast fashion industry – A conversation with professor Sarosh Kuruvilla
A few weeks ago, in Florence, in front of a shop in Zara, textile workers from Prato organized a small demonstration in solidarity with their colleagues who work for the large clothing group in Turkey. Fast fashion, the clothes we buy for a few euros in big chains, has for…
Read morePolitical Party Brands in Europe
A conversation with Professor Swen Hutter: 60% of European political parties running in elections avoid using the term “party”; one in five describes itself as a movement or avoids identifying as a party. Professor Swen Hutter teaches political sociology at Freie Universität Berlin and directs the Center for Civil Society…
Read moreHuman rights history before and after 1989 Interview with prof. Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann is a contemporary historian whose recent work focuses on human rights. He teaches at Berkeley, California, and between November and December he was a visiting guest at the Ciampi Institute in Florence. Over the past two years, the world has witnessed an explicit scaling back of the use…
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