Fabio de Nardis (University of Lecce): The "Social Connective Party" as Alternative to the "Cartel Party": The Case of the Communist Refoundation Party in Italy and its Relationship to Social Movements

Gianni Piazza (University of Catania): Beyond the Territory: LULU Movement and Political Participation in Italy.

Other Participants

Tommaso Vitale (University of Milan-Bicocca): Reinitiating the Conversation: The Confrontation between Historians and Sociologists on Contentious Mobilization and Social Movements in Italy

Manuela Caiani (European University Institute ): On the Borderline Between Protest and Violence: Political Movements of the New Radical Right.

Simone Tosi (University of Milan-Bicocca) Everyday Politics and Political Consumerism in Italy

Laura Centemeri (CES/University of Coimbra): Taking the Local Community Seriously: Challenge for Activism

Alberta Giorgi (University of Milan-Bicocca): Religious Values and Political Participation