Annual Postgraduate Conference on Politics

The Annual Postgraduate Conference is a key academic event of the PhD program in Politics that brings together members of the research community within the department. Primarily, it serves as a platform for PhD candidates who have completed their first year of study to present the progress of their research projects.
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The Annual Postgraduate Conference is a key academic event in the PhD program in Politics that brings together members of the department's research community. Primarily, it serves as a platform for PhD candidates who have completed their first year of study to present the progress of their research projects. These presentations allow PhD candidates to receive constructive feedback from peers and faculty, fostering the development of their scholarly work. In addition to first-year PhD candidates, the conference also features contributions from PhD candidates in more advanced stages of their program and postdoctoral fellows. Faculty members actively participate as attendees and discussants, contributing to a rich and collegial academic exchange. The core aim of the conference is to foster an open and supportive environment that sparks meaningful discussion, encourages interdisciplinary dialogue, and promotes a culture of collaboration and intellectual engagement across all levels of academic experience.

9:15 am Welcome
Giovanni Orsina, Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss University

9:30 am Roundtable: Central and Eastern Europe as the Cradle of Illiberalism? Debating the Global Origins and Regional Dynamics of the Backlash against Liberal Democracy
Kristina Stoeckl, Luiss University
Laszlo Bruszt, CEU Budapest
Lorenzo De Sio, Luiss University

Moderator:
Flavia Lucenti, Luiss University

11:30 am Panel 1: Political Structures and Crisis Governance
Chair
Vincenzo Emanuele, Luiss University

Intergovernmental Integration Within Supranational Policymaking: The European Council’s Role in the EU’s Financial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrea Capati, Postdoctoral Fellow

The Drivers of Foreign-Policy Choices: Explaining U.S. Decision-Making Toward Europe
Michele Pertosa, PhD Candidate

EU Strategic Autonomy and a Geopolitical EU, Two Sides of the Same Coin: A New Conception of the EU's Role
Sofia Eliodori, Postdoctoral Fellow

2:00 pm Panel 2: Governance, Transparency, and Local Integration
Chair
Rosario Forlenza, Luiss University

Dwelling the Gap: Housing as Urban Infrastructure for Migrant Integration
Anna Pereti, PhD Candidate

Dwelling the Gap: Housing as Urban Infrastructure for Migrant Integration
Nicolas Soto, PhD Candidate

The “Places of the Invisibles”: Peripheralization as a Source of Abstention in Western Europe. A Cross-Comparative Study of Inner Peripheries Within the European Union
Carmelo Fronte, PhD Candidate

4:00 pm Panel 3: Representation and Voter Dynamics in Contemporary Europe
Chair
Thomas Christiansen, Luiss University

Consistent voters: better representation? Revisiting Ideological Constraint in Western Europe
William Atkison, PhD Candidate

Between Movements and Parties: A Comparative Analysis of Movementism in European Political Parties (2000–2025)
Samuele Lucidi, PhD Candidate

Ambiguous Positions or Ambiguous Predictors? The Role of Blurring Strategies in Individual-Level Congruence in Western Europe
Mattia Gatti, PhD Candidate

5:15 pm Concluding Remarks
Thomas Christiansen, Luiss University
Kristina Stoeckl, Luiss University