Seminar
The logic of party violence
Prof. Ursula Daxecker
University of Amsterdam
Chairs
Juan Masullo & Andrea Ruggeri
University of Milan
16 October 2025, h. 15:00
Room B | Graduate School
Via Pace 10, Milan
Bio
Ursula Daxecker is professor at the University of Amsterdam, and she researches how democracy is weakened by political violence, extremist party strategies, and organized crime. Her work highlights how extreme identity politics and hostile rhetoric erode democratic systems. She leads the ERC-funded project Elections, Violence, and Parties (2020–2025) and co-directs the Amsterdam Center for Conflict Studies.
