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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 5d

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 5d

I’m thrilled to announce that as of 1 October 2025, the activities of my Jean Monnet Chair APEX (Adapting & Protecting European Constitutional Law in Times of Illiberal Populism) have officially started!

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 8d

Quiero agradecer de corazón a Irene Spigno
y Luis Efrén Ríos Vega por haberme invitado a participar en este volumen y por el excelente trabajo de coordinación que han realizado. editorial.tirant.com/mex/libro/es...

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 9d

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Saving the EU from Its Illiberal Member States

YouTube video by STALS Sant'Anna Legal Studies

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 13d

Su "Lo Stato" è possibile trovare una recensione del volume: "Il peso dell'assente". Il fenomeno dell'astensionismo elettorale in Italia a cura di Giacomo Delledonne, Luca Gori, Giuseppe Martinico, Fabio Pacini. La recensione è stata pubblicata nel numero 24, 2025.

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 15d

Grateful to ICON for hosting my reply to Antoni Abat i Ninet’s review of Filtering Populist Claims to Fight Populism (CUP, 2021). A frank exchange that turned into a friendship—proof that even polarizing debates on populism can spark constructive dialogue. academic.oup.com/icon/advance...

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 19d

📢 New STALS Research Paper by Lidia Bonifati & Alberto Nicotina: “Beyond the Surface: the Use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in Comparative Legal Research.”
📄 Download: minisiti.santannapisa.it/app/uploads/...

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 20d

Saving the EU from Its Illiberal Member States
🗓 29 Sept 2025 | 🕠 17:30–19:00 CET
With
G. Delledonne, A. Jakab, L. Kirchmair, A. Baraggia & J. Morijn.

Info: [email protected]

This webinar is part of the
@express2project.eu

#STALS #EUlaw #RuleOfLaw #H2020

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for the invitation

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 23d

LATEST ARTICLE: Illiberals portray constitutionalism as depoliticising, pitting “the people” against constraints. In this piece, I challenge and debunk that view. kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic... @cccwarwick.bsky.social

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 27d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover | Nathalie Tocci

Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorce, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 29d

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Intellettuali, critici e ideologie nell'era digitale

YouTube video by STALS Sant'Anna Legal Studies

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Sep 4

Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Grazie a Marco Solinas per aver organizzato questo interessantissimo evento. Ci vediamo lunedì allla Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Sep 2

⚠️ #Populism excludes #minorities by claiming a single 'true' people.
🛠️ @express2project.eu studies these dynamics to protect #democratic checks and an #inclusive #SocialContract for all #Europeans.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/populism
@martinicogi.bsky.social #ScuolaSantaAnnaPisa

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Trump Is Not the Only Threat to Liberalism

In a new book, Cass Sunstein offers a defense of liberalism from its critics on both the right and the left.

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 27

ukandeu.ac.uk/leaving-the-...

Leaving the ECHR and the Refugee Convention - UK in a changing Europe

Catherine Barnard explains the political and legal consequences of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Refugee Convention.

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 26

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/2...

Que se passera-t-il en France ? Trois scénarios

François Bayrou a créé la surprise hier, lundi 25 août, en annonçant qu’il solliciterait, le 8 septembre prochain, un vote de confiance à l’Assemblée nationale. Sauf improbable retournement d’une qua...

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Aug. 15, 2025

YouTube video by Washington Week PBS

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woes

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 13

3/3 Academic Freedom in Higher Education: Core Value or Elite Privilege?, edited by Maria Slowey and Richard Taylor, offering a global and historical perspective:https://www.routledge.com/Academic-Freedom-in-Higher-Education-Core-Value-or-Elite-Privilege/Slowey-Taylor/p/book/9781032425511

Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 13

2/3 Article by Olga Ceran on academic freedom and EU law: cambridge.org/core/journal...
Book by David M. Rabban on academic freedom in the United States: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

The Democratic Justification of Academic Freedom in EU Law: Article 13 of the EU Charter, the Rule of Law Toolbox, and the Scope for EU Action | European Constitutional Law Review | Cambridge Core

The Democratic Justification of Academic Freedom in EU Law: Article 13 of the EU Charter, the Rule of Law Toolbox, and the Scope for EU Action - Volume 21 Issue 2

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 13

1/3 Academic freedom is becoming an increasingly pressing issue worldwide, challenged in diverse political and legal contexts. Here are some recent resources : Special issue on academic freedom, edited by Kriszta Kovács and Janika Spannagel: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Global Constitutionalism: Volume 14 - Issue 1 | Cambridge Core

Cambridge Core - Global Constitutionalism - Volume 14 - Issue 1

www.cambridge.org

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Very grateful to Javier Porras Belarra for his thoughtful review of our book "The Law in Graphic Narratives. De Gruyter, 2024). The book review was recently published in the Liverpool Law Review. You can read his review here link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Giuseppe Martinico and Gianpaolo Maria Ruotolo (Editors), The Law in Graphic Narratives: Legal Perspectives on Comics, Manga and Anime. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2024, 218 pp, € 99,95 (hardback) ISB...

Liverpool Law Review -

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hot off the press! The new issue of the Italian Review of International and Comparative Law is now available.
Dive into thought-provoking articles and fresh perspectives on international and comparative law.

👉 www.iriclaw.com/HomePage

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