A workshop organized as part of the NEWCOMING project, showcasing recent research on political divides driven by globalization and their implications for democracy.

10:00 a.m. Institutional greetings
Giovanni Orsina, Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss

Introduction by
Vincenzo Emanuele, Principal Investigator of NEWCOMING, Luiss

10:15 a.m. Globalization as a Catalyst of New Cleavages
Chair
: Manuela Moschella, University of Bologna

Discussant:
Davide Angelucci, Unitelma Sapienza

Navigating Globalization: Exploring the Socio-Economic Determinants of Electoral Divides in Western Europe
Mattia Guidi, University of Siena

Don’t Call It “Cleavage”: The Urban-Rural Conflict in Western Europe
Mirko Crulli, Université Libre de Bruxelles
; Vincenzo Emanuele, Luiss

11:15 a.m. Break

11:45 am Social Conflicts and Their Consequences on Electoral Participation
Chair:
Alessandro Chiaramonte, University of Florence

Discussant:
Davide Angelucci, Unitelma Sapienza

Empty Ballot Boxes: Exploring the Roots of Electoral Abstention in Italy
Gianluca Piccolino, University of Florence
Anna Bosco, University of Florence
Alessandro Chiaramonte, University of Florence
Sorina Cristina Soare, University of Florence

Intersectional Disadvantage and Voter Participation
Mirko Crulli, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Vincenzo Emanuele Luiss,
Federico Trastulli, University of Verona

12:45 PM Break

2:30 PM The Environmental Conflict
Chair:
Luca Verzichelli, University of Siena

Discussant
Elisabetta Mannoni, University of Siena

Fragmented Cleavages: Economic Insecurity, Environmental Priorities, and Voter Alignment in Western Europe
Mattia Guidi, University of Siena
Manuela Moschella, University of Bologna

Economic Growth vs. Environmental Sustainability: Analyzing the Individual Level
Gianluca Piccolino, University of Florence

Do contextual determinants of pro-environment positions matter in Western Europe?
Mirko Crulli, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Vincenzo Emanuele Luiss
Nadia Fiorino University of L'Aquila
Maria Gabriela Ladu, University of L'Aquila

Funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU, Mission 4, Component 2, Investment 1.1, Cineca code 2022BFN5KR, CUP I53D23003130001