Thinking about applying to the #PhD Programme in #Politics at Luiss University (Rome, Italy)? Join us for our Virtual Open Day and discover everything Luiss has to offer from academic opportunities to life in Rome, while meeting potential supervisors. 🗓 24 November ⏰ 2:00 p.m. (CET) 💻 Online event

My article “Visualising the COVID-19 Pandemic through Tropes: An Autoethnographic and Critical Perspective” is finally out in the @cambridgecria.bsky.social 1/ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

25 years of the United Nations Women, Peace and Security agenda - a new collection from @risjnl.bsky.social complied by Katrina Lee Koo. Browse the collection here - https://cup.org/4oAmXZq

Today we presented at #EISAPEC25 our volume “Contestation in Prism” in a wonderful all-woman power! So proud 💪 have a look here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Almost time to join friends and colleagues in Bologna for the #EISAPEC2025  – without hiding that this is truly my favorite conference of the year! I’ll be presenting some of my work on visual tropes in the narratives of #COVID19 and on #Russia’s promotion of #cyber norms.

Just found out - via an email from a colleague 🙃 - that my 2024 ISA presidential address has finally been published in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social. It brings together many strands of enquiry and reflections spanning nearly two decades of my career. Oh, and it's open access academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

This was unexpected but very much appreciated! I’m truly glad to be part of LUISS University and grateful to the team who joined me in this effort. Excited for the journey ahead! 🚀

🗳️Nominations for the 2025 🌟 Rising Star Award are still open #ECPRPrizes Honour PhD students & early career researchers excelling in the field of #PoliSky & #IR We offer the winner opportunities to grow their network & skills with our support ➡️ Nominate

Re-upping my short article last year on when or why AI-assisted targeting would be desirable for a military operation. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/02/i...

Some highlights of my last hectic days on Seoul. An invitation to the Italian embassy at #ROK, a roundtable at the @hankukuniv.bsky.social on EU-ASIA economic security nexus and a great panel at #IPSA2025 on “Navigating the Impact of Strategic Technology in International Relations”.

Truly meaningful day visiting the #UnitedNations Memorial Cemetery and the special exhibition on the indipendente movement and Beomeosa Temple at the #Busan Museum of History. Both powerful reminder of key moments in Korean history. #ROK

I am thrilled to be visiting South Korea, attending the #IPSA2025 conference and joining what sounds like a very fascinating roundtable discussion at #HankukUniversityofForeignStudies! Can't wait! Despite all the stressful times, it's at moments like this that I remember why I love my job... 🩵

If you find yourself complaining about how stressful the #publication process in #academia is, and how long you have to wait for reviews of your articles, a good solution would be to accept invitations to review articles yourself (and providing constructive feedback, but that's another story). 1/

Postdoc in Narrative Geopolitics @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social We're hiring a postdoc w a strong foundation in international relations, political science, or similar to study how emotionally charged narratives influence international security & great power politics. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Coming back home after a very enjoyable and productive 48hrs of discussions at #EUAI, where I presented our work on EU normative approaches to AI. It was good to see friends & colleagues, to meet new ones, and even enjoyed the (not always, but still...) sunny days in Brussels. Great organization!

I assigned @flavialucenti.bsky.social's 2024 article on representations of the 'China Threat' to my course reading list this year, and in the student assignments...it was a hit! (A fraction of them pasted here). Not surprising, it's really good Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Forza Jannick, forza Lorenzo. Ma possiamo parlare di #JasminePaolini che vince singolare e doppio da protagonista di questo torneo, e non a margine del fallimento di un uomo? #internazionalibnlditalia

Last week Xi and Putin dropped the "no alliance" formulation. It's also missing from the PRC White Paper on National Security For all the details from the Russian and Chinese documents, see my latest article @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/05/the-...

Questo pomeriggio sono intervenuta a Radio24 durante il programma @NessunLuogo24 si riascolta qui dal minuto 22: open.spotify.com/episode/2UTq... Grazie a tutto lo staff del programma e Giampaolo Musumeci per l'invito!

Dear colleagues, I’m reaching out to share an ethical dilemma I’m currently grappling with, and I'd deeply value the perspective of the #IR community. As invitations to join panels for the next #ISA conference begin to arrive, I find myself conflicted. 1/

Such a treat writing a chapter on R2P contestation with Jonas Fritzler 🎊 While much of the literature focuses on prominent R2P critics (RUS + CHN), we highlight that even cases of "soft contestation" can undermine robustness when voiced by its former norm entrepreneurs: CAN + SWE

We're thrilled to announce the release of our edited volume, "Contestation in Prism: The Evolution of Norms and Norm Clusters in Contemporary Global Politics". 👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 1/

New symbols of resistance …

I keep looking at all this as if it were a sci-fi movie. It’s not the poverty and aggressiveness of language that strikes me, and only partially is the content of what they say. I'm worried about what they're not saying, the world they want create. I am quite sure that this is only the beginning.

Please remind me exactly when Vance attacks Europe over free speech…

🚀 New Publication Alert! I’m thrilled to share a new article co-authored with @tceuropean.bsky.social and Iana Sabatovych Our research uncovers how Chinese perceptions of the #EU have evolved and, in some cases, worsened amid escalating #US- #China rivalry and rising transatlantic tensions 1/

Arrested IN THE PHILIPPINES, getting off a flight from Hong Kong. Amazing.

Trump’s (and others’) influence, coupled with big tech’s power, challenges democracy, fueling misinformation, censorship, and monopolistic control—sparking fears of a “post-democracy” era. A serious research agenda is crucial. We’re on it, but there’s much more to be done.

Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

Our book is available for pre-order! link.springer.com/book/9783031...

The launch of #DeepSeek has added to the hype around #AI in #China, but much of what sounds like a "disruptive" moment is the result of a long series of investments and research in the field that Beijing wanted. I've written about this in two papers, both in EN and ITA (below)

Just landed on @bsky.app , still figuring out what the balance is between inevitably improving one's own research and a - socially and politically - responsible use of social networks. Comments are welcome!