To get an overview of the special issue, read the introduction to the special issue here: doi.org/10.1177/0022...

📣 New Special Issue! 📣
Our new special issue on Political Violence in Democracies is now out! 📖
This very timely special issue has been guest edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social.

Check out the complete issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/jpra/62/5

Volume 62 Issue 5, September 2025
Special Issue on Political Violence in Democracies, Journal of Peace Research is officially out.
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This is happening tomorrow!

Very interesting piece on political violence by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social and co-authors, though I think they could have also mentioned Spain in the 1930s, as there are many parallels with what's happening today in the US, unfortunately.
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Thanks Laia! However, in Spain 1930s the dynamics of incumbency (opposition not recognising winners) and then of violence (conventional civil war) seem different. We mentioned Years of Lead in Italy
for underground violence and also repression. But I'd love to here more on Spain, you're the expert.

Thanks @lseusablog.bsky.social for guesting a reflection of ours on the recent political violence in the USA (but not only). For those who want to read our open access special issue intro on political violence in democracies @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Costalli, Guariso, @apvjustino.bsky.social, & @andrearuggeri.bsky.social map violent repertoires in democracies. With new dataset, Italy (1969–88), argue political violence in democracies requires a broader lens & should not be seen as a residual phenomenon.
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This is an excellent special issue! Highly recommended.

Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!

🌍Difesa europea e riarmo: quali prospettive?
@manuelamoschella.bsky.social ne parla con Filippo Andreatta (Unibo) e @andrearuggeri.bsky.social (UniMi) nell’ultimo episodio del nostro podcast Connecting the Nodes!
🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6OZm...
▶️Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkrQ...

Big thank you to Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social , and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social for their encouragement (and so much more) and to Abby Cordova, @sritholtz.bsky.social and Juan Masullo for their helpful comments.

New publication alert: "Legacies of Repression and Resistance in Early 20th Century Europe", at Comparative Political Studies. With @andrearuggeri.bsky.social and @apvjustino.bsky.social
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Fantastic special issue - Thanks so much for putting it together @laiabalcells.bsky.social @apvjustino.bsky.social @andrearuggeri.bsky.social 💪
[full disclosure: our article is part of it as well]

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨

What do we really know about political violence in democracies?

In their introduction to JPR's upcoming Special Issue, @andrearuggeri.bsky.social , Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social outline key insights and introduce 14 articles that push the field forward.

🚨🚨🚨Announcing a special issue on “Political Violence in Democracies” published by @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social and edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, U Daxecker, and me. In this very long 🧵, I will introduce the special issue with its 14 articles. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Few days to apply to the 2025 International Studies PhD Workshop (11 June, Milan). Organised w/ NASP & EPRA Hub.
A unique platform to present your research and receive constructive feedback & guidance from early career & senior IR scholars.

DEADLINE 30 March!

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Deadline approaching (Sunday 30 March) for paper & panel proposals to the SISP Standing Group of International Relations (SGRI) Conference in Milan (ASERI) 12/13 June. Keynote by Lars-Erik Cederman (ETH) on “Nationalism and the Transformation of the State.”
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Cos'è il liberalismo? Ne ho scritto per "Lucy. Sulla cultura":

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