The NASP PhD Programme in Political Studies is glad to announce the

PhD POLITICAL STUDIES SEMINAR SERIES
A.Y. 2026-2027  

Political Institutions, Parties & Public Opinion Seminars (PIPPOS)

• 27/10/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Conservatorio)
Lorenzo Colombo (PhD, University of Milan), Daniel Keith (Prof, University of York), Weitian Liu (PhD, University of York)
The Cost of Governing: Incumbency Losses of Radical Left Parties in Italian Local Elections (2001-2023)

• 11/12/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Christian Kloetzer (University of Milan)
Title TBC

• 1/02/2027 | h. tbd | venue tbd
Jose Martin Lopes (University of Liverpool)
Title TBC

• April/May 2027 | h. tbd | venue tbd
Angelo Panaro (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
If Democracy Fails, Can Autocracy Succeed? Political Regimes and Social Performance

• April/May 2027 | h. tbd | venue tbd
Valeria Resta (University of Milan)
Political polarization and democratic breakdown in Tunisia: a diachronic analysis 2013-2024

• April/May 2027 | h. tbd | venue tbd
Andrea Vaccaro (EUI)
Title TBC

Organizing committee
Andrea Pedrazzani (University of Milan)
Andrea Cassani (University of Milan)
Lorenzo Colombo (POLS PhD candidate) 
Alessandro Pellegata (University of Milan)
Cristiano Vezzoni (University of Milan)

Welfare & Public Policies Series (WPPS)

• 15/10/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Anna Kyriazi (University of Milan) & Chrysoula Papalexatou (London School of Economics)
Comparing Reform Trajectories through Crisis: The Political Economy of Early Education and Care in Greece and Italy

Ruggero Battagliarin (POLS PhD candidate | University of Milan)
From Welfare State to Energy State? How Domestic Energy Governance Shapes the Distributional Consequences of the Green Transition

• 11/11/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Niccolò Durazzi (Unimore), Daniel Clegg (University of Edinburgh), Luca Cigna (MPIfG), Bianca Luna Fabris (ETUI)
After the Age of Dualization: The Left, Labor and the Politics of Labor Market Reform in Western Europe

Simone Manfredi (University of Milan)
Work-life balance and baby bust in Italy: Policy preferences of (potential) parent cohorts

• 2/12/2026 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Fabio Bulfone et al. (Leiden University)
Mirroring Strengths and Weaknesses: The Multi-Level Politics of Industrial Policy in the United States and the European Union

Jole Decorte (SOMET PhD candidate | University of Milan)
Who Deserves Access? Deservingness, Stigma, and Non-Take-Up in Italy

• 13/01/2027 | h. 14:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Alessandro Arrigoni and Emmanuele Ferragina (SciencesPo)
Transitions That Weren’t: Italian women’s work-care nexus in the longue durée

Valeria De Tommaso (University of Milan)
When Voice Is Not Enough: Group Coalitions and Long-Term Care Reform in Spain and Italy

• 10/02/2027 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Llorenc Soler (EUI)
Labour Market Mismatch and Welfare Priorities in the Knowledge-Based Economy

Mafalda Escada (EUI)
(Un)Sustaining Minimum Income Schemes: Spain and Portugal Compared

• 10/03/2027 | h. 12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Tamara Popic (Sant’Anna) and Alexandru D. Moise (IPP)
Privatizing Health, Eroding Trust: Healthcare Reforms and Confidence in National Parliaments in Europe

Michela Ferrara (ESOL PhD candidate | University of Milan)
Paternity and Parental Leave Uptake: Examining Career Penalties Across Institutional Contexts

Organizing committee

Martino Bozzi (POLS PhD candidate)
Matteo Jessoula (University of Milan)
Marcello Natili (University of Milan)
Alice Biscuola (POLS PhD candidate)
Valeria De Tommaso (University of Milan)
Alice Merler (POLS PhD candidate)
Luca Novelli (POLS PhD candidate)
Paolo Funari (University of Milan)

International Relations Series (IRS)

Organizing committee
Andrea Locatelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milan)
Martina Cocchi (POLS PhD Candidate)
Chiara Minora (POLS PhD Candidate)
Nourhan Mohammed (POLS PhD Candidate)

Permanent Seminar in Political and Legal Philosophy

• 19/11/2026 | h. 10:30-12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Corrado Fumagalli (University of Genova)
What democracy asks of ordinary language 

• 16/12/2026 | h. 10:30-12:30 | SPS Seminar Room (Passione)
Ingrid Salvatore (Università degli Studi di Salerno)
The Depth and Extent of Pluralism. A Reading of A Theory of Justice

Organizing committee
Giulia Bistagnino (University of Milan)
Alessandra Facchi (University of Milan)
Beatrice Magni (University of Milan)
Francesca Pasquali (University of Milan)
Nicola Riva (University of Milan)