Interview to prof. Santiago Anria – speaker in the conference “Protesting Crises: Progressive Social movements in the Face of Authoritarian Backlash”
The outcome of presidential elections in Chile presents an extremely polarized picture in which the left, which came to power on the back of social movements, finds itself competing with an extreme right that uses various arguments taken from Trump's agenda. What is the cause of this polarization, and why…
Read moreAn international system without hegemony, interview with Beverly Silver
A long-term analisys of the history of capitalism, a reading of the global system as a combination of economics and state power: this is the perspective that Beverly Silver, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, where she directs the Arrighi Center for Global Studies, brought to Italy, a month-long…
Read moreArtificial Intelligence, a map of issues – Clara Punzi
Artificial Intelligence, a map of issues Clara Punzi The way we live and work is changing rapidly due to digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence. A workshop held on June 10, 2025 at the University of Pisa, organized by the Artificial Intelligence research group of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa…
Read more“Global governance is a mirage” – interview with Wolfgang Streeck
On the 19th of May, professor Wolfgang Streeck (Emeritus Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung) was one of the guests at the “Sovereignty and State Systems after Globalism” together with professor Beverly Silver (Ciampi Visiting Scholar from Johns Hopkins University). Two different views and diagnoses of the deep crisis the…
Read moreHegemonic transitions and the international order – Beverly Silver
Beverly Silver's Ciampi Lecture: Hegemonic transitions and the international order The decline of U.S. hegemony in a global system marked by instability and conflict is at the centre of the Ciampi Lecture, held by Beverly Silver, Johns Hopkins University, and Ciampi Visiting Scholar. Silver identifies the beginning of this phase of decline…
Read moreOlivier Fillieule: France, from the society of movements to the repression of protest
France, from the society of movements to the repression of protest Olivier Filleule presents his research on French movements and police, a point of view that helps explain the country's political crisis Olivier Fillieule studies and researches social movements and street dynamics in the field, the interactions between police and…
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