Blog Posts - Fabrizio Coticchia

"New Directions in the Study of Populism in International Relations" (ISR)

9/24/2023

I'm really glad to be part of this forum on International Studies Review: "New Directions in the Study of Populism in International Relations". Here the link to the paper that collects several contributions on populism and IR. A. Chryssogelos has edited the forum. Along with F.Donelli, we examine the relationship between populists and foreign policy bureaucracies in the section "The Inevitable Clash? Populists and Foreign Policy Bureaucracies".

"Le forze armate italiane e i nuovi conflitti in Europa"

7/9/2023

Glad to se our new chapter on Italian defense in the 2023 edition of "Politica in Italia". Here the details: "Le forze armate italiane e i nuovi conflitti in Europa", F.Coticchia, F.N. Moro, In: Genovese, F., Vassallo, F. (a cura di) Politica in Italia. I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni. 2023. 141-163. Bologna: il Mulino. Here all the info.

My new book!! "Reluctant Remilitarisation. Transforming the Armed Forces in Germany, Italy and Japan after the Cold War" (Edinburgh University Press, 2023)

5/13/2023

My new book (co-authored with F.N. Moro and M.Dian) will be out in autumn: "Reluctant Remilitarisation. Transforming the Armed Forces in Germany, Italy and Japan after the Cold War" (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). Here all the details (and also very generous reviews)

"Nonuse and hypocritical use of strategic narratives in Megaprojects: The case of the Florence high-speed railway"

4/22/2023

I've worked for a while on strategic narratives. This time, my research deals with a different topic: the role of narratives in public policy. I'm really glad to have just published (online version, open access here) the paper: "Nonuse and hypocritical use of strategic narratives in Megaprojects: The case of the Florence high-speed railway", Policy&Society. The paper is part of a Special Issue on discursive and institutional perspectives on megaprojects.

Continuity and discontinuity in Italian defense

3/18/2023

Glad to see our new paper (with F.N. Moro) "The Italian armed forces and the new conflicts in Europe" just published on Contemporary Italian Politics. The manuscript answers the following questions: What are the continuities and discontinuities in Italian defense policy under the Draghi government (after the war in Ukraine?) What are the potential directions for change under the new cabinet led by Meloni?