The next person from our team we would like to present is Assumpta Castillo Cañiz! She earned her PhD from the University of Padova in 2021 with a dissertation on political violence and armed associations in pre-World War I Europe, as part of the ERC project “The Dark Side of the Belle Époque”.

A rifle’s journey often extends far beyond the battlefield it was built for. This image shows members of the Ulster Volunteer Force in Ireland marching in 1914 amid rising tensions over Home Rule. Among their weapons were likely Vetterli-Vitali rifles... #globarms #unipd #dissgea #europeanhistory

Livraison ce jour des exemplaires auteur du collectif « Se promener, se perdre en ville » : tout frais, tout chaud !

À la journée d'étude du @revue-lms.bsky.social, je présenterai les premiers résultats d'une enquête menée pour @euguns.bsky.social sur la répression du port d'arme prohibée au début du 20e siècle, lorsque les petites armes à feu étaient des objets du quotidien, dans les poches et dans les foyers.

Très heureux de vous partager ce petit article, écrit vraiment presque d’un trait ! Un grand merci à @entretemps-revue.bsky.social pour la confiance Et à mon ami Timothée Brunet-Lefevre pour m’avoir embarqué dans cette idée !

We promised to introduce our team, and we begin today with our PI, @matteomillan.bsky.social ! Matteo Millan has held research positions at the universities of Oxford and Dublin and has received two ERC grants. While he was initially interested in fascism and political violence...

In 1912, twin brothers Eric and Vilhelm Carlberg competed in the Olympics in central Stockholm. Today, the shooting range has been converted into a recreational park, but the firing point is still visible as a slight elevation. #euguns #eugunssnippets #swedishhistory #olympichistory #gunhistory

How was public order established in Italy during the liberal period from 1861 to 1914? How did policies aimed at controlling subversive and criminal activities influence the development of the Italian state?

📖 New Book Release! 📖 I am thrilled to announce the publication of my latest book: Police, Crime, and Public Order in Liberal Italy. The National Model and the Case of late 19th-Century Sicily (1861–1914). 📚 More details here: shorturl.at/Lukud #History #Policing #Crime #Italy #Mafia #BookRelease

Le Prix Augustin Thierry de la Ville de Paris 2024 est décerné à ... Suzanne Rochefort pour "Vies théâtrales, le métier de comédien à Paris entre Lumières et Révolution" 👏👏

Our colleague and team member, Assumpta Castillo Cañiz, has just published an article on the policies of civil armament and disarmament in Spain (1868-1936), the first article published as part of the EU-GUNS project #euguns #unipd #dissgea #gunhistory #spanishhistory @ayer-revista.bsky.social

#CFP New call for papers! ▶️ "Political Objects on the Move. For a Material History of Politics in the Long 19th Century" ▶️ Journal: Contemporanea. Rivista di storia dell’800 e del ’900. More details via the link below. ⬇️ Spread the word! www.rivisteweb.it/issn/1127-30... #skystorians

🇮🇹 Pour tout comprendre à la construction après 1861 des territoires de police au sein du nouvel État italien, entre révoltes siciliennes et naissance de la mafia, foncez le commander dans toute bonne bibliothèque de ce côté-ci des Alpes! 🇮🇹

Le thème "exilés, réfugiés, étrangers en France" fait l'objet d'un colloque, organisé à Pau par Laurent Dornel et @delphinediaz.bsky.social, avec possibilité de le suivre à distance pour les étudiant-e-s qui explorent cette question !

Next week, I'll be attending a conference organized by Enrico Acciai, Marco Aterrano, and Matteo Millan on the history of private security and policing. I'll be discussing cases from Third Republic France and Liberal Italy. If you're in Rome, don't miss the chance to join us! #policing #skystorians