NASP-CCA Days | 3-5 June 2026 | CCA Turin

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NASP-COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO DAYS
FRONTIERS OF METHODS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

3rd - 5th June 2026
Collegio Carlo Alberto
Piazza Arbarello 8, Torino

This three-day in-person workshop will expose NASP students to a range of frontier methodological approaches, including experimental and quasi-experimental approaches, qualitative and mixed-methods, and survey data research.

Drawing on their own research, scholars will focus on how to go from research questions and hypotheses to selecting and discarding methodologies. These methodological choices will be explained in reference to a wide range of topics central to social and political sciences, such as political communication, immigration, sociology of health, and cultural change.

NASP students are invited to present their own doctoral work and receive comments from attending scholars and students. Student presentations will last approximately 20 minutes with 20 minutes of open discussion.

The NASP-CCA workshop is jointly organised by the Collegio Carlo Alberto and the NASP PhD programs in Economic Sociology, Organization and Labor Studies (ESOL), Political Studies (POLS), and Sociology and Methodology of Social Research (SOMET).

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE

14:00-14:10	Introduction
14:10-15:30	STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
	Measuring Social Contact Events and Their Momentary Contexts: A Real-Time in Situ Design Tommaso Trulli ESOL 41
	Understanding Eco-Social Integration Through a Configurational Approach of EU Energy Policy Ruggero Battagliarin POLS 40
15:30-16:30	POSTER SESSION & COFFEE BREAK
	Educational Trajectories of Migrant Students: A Longitudinal Perspective on Achievement-Gap Sara Fiasconaro SOMET 41
	From a Measurement Concern to a Functional Understanding of Employee Voice Francesco Fumagalli ESOL 39
	AI Adoption, Work Cognitive Skills, and the Mediating Role of Critical Thinking in the Workplace: A Literature Review Amirhossein Ghanbari ESOL 41
	Patterns of Loss and the Erosion of Trust Lorenzo Mattioli & Carlotta Papantuono ESOL 41
16:30-17:30	Classroom 2	Classroom 3
	Settlement Structure and Social Cohesion Krzysztof Krakowski Collegio Carlo Alberto	A Better Skilled Workforce for the Digital Transformation: What Role for Platform Education? Valentina Goglio University of Turin

THURSDAY 4 JUNE

9:30-10:10	STUDENT PRESENTATION
	How Local Ties Prevent Global Collapse: An Agent-Based Model of Commons Matvei Isaenko ESOL 40
10:10-11:10	Classroom 2	Classroom 3
	Unpacking Health-Related Conspiracy Discourse on Social Media with Computational Text Analysis and Network Methods Ayan Gupta & Raffaele Vacca University of Milan	Transition to Ageing in Rural Areas Through the Lens of Relative Deprivation Tiziana Nazio University of Turin
11:10-11:40	COFFEE BREAK
11:40-13:00	STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
	Ideological Misfits: How the 2022 Dobbs Decision Made Americans Move Across State Lines Laura Galbersanini ESOL 39
	From Seats to Power: How Personal Networks Shape Women's Access to Political Leadership Cristina Pozzoli ESOL 40
13:00-14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00-14:40	STUDENT PRESENTATION
	Social Tie Quality and Network Churn: Comparing Migrants Across Ethnic Backgrounds and the Majority Population Roberta Alidori ESOL 40
14:40-15:40	Classroom 2	Classroom 3
	Beyond Paternalism and Prejudice: Unpacking Everyday Ableism Through Experimental Vignettes Sara Romanò University of Turin	When Language Signals Change: The Emotional and Threat Response to Gender-Inclusive Language in German Political Communication Francesco Colombo Collegio Carlo Alberto
15:40-16:10	COFFEE BREAK
16:10-17:30	STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
	The Constitutional Court as a Strategic Arena: Amicus Curiae, Trade Unions, and the Reinvestment of Political Capital Felicia Rutigliano ESOL 40
	The Politics of the Eco-Social-Growth Trilemma. Theorizing the Green Transition Through an Historical-Institutional Perspective Luca Novelli POSL 41
19:30	WORKSHOP DINNER

FRIDAY 5 JUNE

9:30-10:30	Classroom 2	Classroom 3
	Parents, Guilt and the Paradox of Ambition: Rethinking What We Know About Guilt and Career Choices Giulia Dotti Sani University of Milan	Taking Up Arms or Taking to the Streets? Criminal War Dynamics, Historical Legacies, and the Forms of Mobilization Against Organized Crime Juan Masullo University of Milan
10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:15	Keynote speech
	BENJAMIN LESSING The University of Chicago Criminal Leviathans: Why Gangs Govern Prisons and Peripheries
12:15-12:30	Closing remarks