“The brave new world of IR?” – SGRI Conference 2018

29 September 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

The annual Conference of the Italian Standing Group on International Relations (SGRI) is coming. Here you’ll find all the info on the 2018 edition (Bologna, 12-13 October).

The SGRI conference is a two-day session that brings together scholars, researchers and PhD students from Italian academia to discuss issues related to global politics, European Studies, foreign policy, regional dynamics and international theory. The 2018 Conference will be held for the second time in Bologna.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna, within the framework of the MIUR Progetto di Eccellenza 2018-2022, and co-organized by IP Lab with the support of the School of International Studies (SIS) of the University of Trento and of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler.

This year’s topic is about technology and geopolitics.

Here you’ll find the program. And here the really interesting plenary sessions (how to study defense in Europe, a debate on latest book by Angelo Panebianco, and a lecture by Joe Grieco)

We suggest especially these two (“Venus”) panels, on Italian defense and on international interventions.

See you soon in Bologna

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11 September 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces

4 July 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

We are really pleased to announce that "The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces" (Meijer and Wyss, Oxford University Press, 2018) has been published. Here you'll find all the contents and details of the Handbook, which is the … [Continue reading]

Conflicts and Institutions…

27 May 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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19 April 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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Sisp Conference 2018. Call for papers (Italian military operations, Sahel, North Africa, defense, Europe, stabilisation…)

13 April 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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23 February 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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A new book on strategic narratives, peace movements, and Italy.

22 February 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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Call for papers – 3rd NASP International Workshop on Conflicts and Institutions

15 February 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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18 January 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

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