Details Written by Pettrachin Andrea, Pisarevskaya Asya, Caponio Tiziana, & Schiller Maria. (2026). Comparative Migration Studies. Read the article While European small and medium-sized towns (SMsTs) received growing numbers of humanitarian migrants since 2014, little is still known about the (long-term) integration policies they develop and the factors driving their emergence. Most [...]

In this video, Cristina Zerbinati, PhD student in Social Sciences at the University of Padua presents her experience at the Institutional and Administrative Capacity Observatory (#CAPIS), where she has been working on a research project on administrative capacity. She outlines the practical dimensions of the research in this field, and in particular: hands-on analysis of [...]

On Monday, 15 December 2025, the School of Economics and Political Science (SESP) hosted its Annual Lecture entitled “Neopopulism and the Crisis of Democracy” held at Aula B1, Via del Santo 22, Padua. The lecture was delivered by Professor Paolo Graziano, who offered an in-depth analysis of contemporary neopopulist dynamics and their impact on democratic [...]