On 1-3 July, #CAPIS Director Laura Polverari participated in the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU) conference at the University of Catania. She contributed, alongside Amy Verdun (University of Victoria), Martin Moland (Hertie School), Andreas Dür (University of Salzburg), Stella Ladi (Queen Mary, University of London) and Simona Piattoni (Università degli Studi di Trento) to the “Authors [...]

The #CAPIS Observatory is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the conference "Italy and the EU Post-NGEU: What Lies Ahead" jointly organised with the SISP Standing Group on Public Administration & Policie and to be held on 20–21 November 2026 in Padova. As the NGEU/RRF cycle winds down and the EU negotiates the [...]

The Observatory is pleased to announce the publication of the chapter “The ‘Southern Question’, Economic Development and Public Intervention” by Laura Polverari and Cristina Zerbinati, in Perspectives and Futures of Public Administration in Italy - Governance and Public Management (Palgrave Macmillan). This book is one of three volumes that collectively examine the evolution, characteristics [...]