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 [...]

On 6 November, the event “Public Policy and Public Administrations in Challenging Times in the EU and Beyond” took place in Aula M at Palazzo Wollemborg. The conference, moderated by Prof. Paolo Graziano (University of Padua), brought together scholars from different universities to discuss the challenges facing democracy and public administration in Europe and [...]

A new article by Laura Polverari and Cristina Zerbinati has been published in volume 3/2025 of the Rivista Giuridica del Mezzogiorno. The article, written in Italian, is entitled: Il nuovo approccio alla politica di coesione proposto dalla Commissione europea per il 2028–2034: lezioni apprese o salto nel buio? (pp. 535–558). The article examines the [...]