Journal of Contemporary European Studies (JCES) is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Taylor&Francis committed to promoting the study of European societies, politics and cultures. As part of this, JCES has an extensive reviews section centering on a wide range of publications in an interdisciplinary social science context and from a…
Chairs: Daniela Irrera, University of Catania Petia Gueorguieva, New Bulgarian University The scholarly debates on the relations between the rise of populist parties and movements in several European countries and the role of civil society are increasing and becoming fascinating. Scholars have focused on different aspects of such contentious relations.…
Contemporary democracies are currently under stress. The legitimacy of political actors and institutions is challenged by growing popular feelings of distrust and dissatisfaction, which are – in the end – questioning the very principle of political representation. Political parties are blamed for their inability to meet citizens’ demands, failing to…
The Standing Group Candidate and Leader Selection (C&LS), operating within the framework of the Italian Society of Political Science (SISP), organizes an international conference dedicated to the comparative study of the organizational changes of the parties, with particular reference to the processes of selection of the leadership. The aim of…
The modes of political participation have gradually expanded in post-communist Europe. In addition to the traditional political engagement through voting, citizens get actively involved in social movements, protests, referendums or political deliberation. These new forms of participation have been extensively documented in the literature especially in terms of development (how…
CALL FOR PAPERS BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES FOR COHESION POLICY 21-22 NOVEMBER 2019 TU DELFT DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: 15 SEPTEMBER 2019 Send your abstract now! info here Building administrative capacities for Cohesion Policy
Two-day workshop POPULISM, RELIGION AND GENDER: TENSIONS AND ENTANGLEMENTS (4-5 December 2019) University of Bergamo The workshop is supported by the Italian Society of Political Science (SISP) and the University of Bergamo, and it is coordinated by the standing groups Religion&Politics and Participation&Social Movements (SISP), in collaboration with the research…
RECONNECT Conference Transparency in the EU: mechanisms and practices 📅Lille Catholic University, 19-20 November 2019 Deadline for abstract 20 September 2019 Info here https://reconnect-europe.eu/…/call-for-papers-eu-transpare…/
The Call for Abstracts for the 2019 Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Political Communication (AssoComPol) is now open. Conference venue: Milan, University of Milan. 12-14 December 2019. Deadline for abstracts (400 words): September 15, 2019. Info here https://www.compol.it/eventi/convegno/convegno-2019/
Si accettano proposte di interventi che riflettono sulla relazione tra etica pubblica, pubblica amministrazione e scandali, possibilmente con una prospettiva comparativa. Come infatti scrisse Giovanni Sartori “colui che conosce un solo paese non conosce niente”. L’etica pubblica può essere interpretata in diverse maniere: può essere riferita alla condivisione dell’idea di…
