50 years of Political Science in Italy

The Italian Political Science Review (Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica) is officially launched, with headquarters at the Comparative Politics Study Center founded by Giovanni Sartori.
Agreement between Giovanni Sartori and the Italian publisher il Mulino (Italian)
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![]() | Giovanni Sartori (top left), Norberto Bobbio (top right), Bruno Leoni (left) |
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Giovanni Sartori officially notifies the President of AISPS of the birth of the Section of Political Science (Italian)
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Alberto Spreafico (with Roberto D’Alimonte), Luigi Bonanate (top right), Mario Stoppino (right) | ![]() |
Constitutive Act of the Italian Association of Political Science (Italian)
1981: University of Florence
1983: University of Catania
1986: European University Institute Florence
1987: University of Milan

A plenary session of the 2001 Conference in Siena: Fisichella, Morlino, Blondel
During the 2001 SISP Conference, an online paper room is introduced for the first time.
SISP produces a CD containing the texts of the papers presented at the Conference

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Maurizio Cotta (left), Fulvio Attinà (center), Mauro Calise (right)

Gianfranco Pasquino welcomes President Giorgio Napolitano during the SISP Conference in Palermo
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2018: for the first time English panels represent 50% of the entire programme.
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The first two female SISP Presidents: Simona Piattoni (left) e Francesca Longo (right) |
2021: After one year of stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference takes place entirely online


The SISP Conference in Genoa records over 680 participants, 130 panels, 7 roundtables, and 2 plenary sessions