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Professor Sottilotta discusses the potential for a general election in Italy.

Professor Cecilia Sottilotta outlines developments in Italian Politics

AUR's Professor Cecilia Sottilotta outlines developments in Italian Politics live on Euronews (31 May 2019)

 

The migrants genocide: the banality of democracy

In 40 years from now what we define as the ‘migration crisis’ in Europe will be reported in history books as the migrants genocide. The migrants genocide of the early XXI century unveils the banality of democracy and its supposed norms, principles, values and institutions.

'The Cyprus Conflict', a presentation by Professor Sözen

On the 11 February 2019, Professor Ahmet Sözen from Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) hosted a guest lecture entitled 'The Cyprus Conflict: The Role of Third Parties'. 

The Rooftops of Rome by Professor Catherine Cornet

A newly released TV documentary, The Rooftops of Rome, features the work of AUR Professor Dr. Catherine Cornet who interviewed the Italian jewelry designer of Game of Thrones, among other personalities.

EU security and defense under Trump: Much ado about nothing?

Dr. Luca Ratti, adjunct professor in AUR’s International Relations and Global Politics program, travelled to the US and Romania over the summer to offer his expertise at conferences on global security issues.

Internship with Nove Onlus

During the Spring of 2018, I had the chance to intern with the non-profit organization Nove Onlus. From the first interview, I knew that the tasks I was going to carry out were very closely related to my course of study in International Relations.

The Strategic Use of Referendums in Europe - Professor Sottilotta

This article was first published in Crossroads Europe on 26 June 2018. Link to the original article at the foot of the page.

International Relations professor, Cecilia Sottilotta, interviewed by Al Jazeera

On July 4th 2018 Prof. Sottilotta  was interviewed by Al Jazeera English on the tensions emerging within Italy's coalition government due to disagreement on how to manage the flow of asylum seekers trying to reach Italy's shores by boat via the central Mediterranean route. While anti-immigration minister of interiors Salvini is successfully monopolizing the attention of the public acting as a de facto prime minister, the Five Star Movement appears to be divided:  its leader Di Maio is officially supporting Salvini's hard line, but other leading figures within the Five Star Movement, especially  Roberto Fico (speaker of the Chamber of Deputies) are expressing opposite views and praising the work of NGOs which are rescuing asylum seekers  in the Mediterranean.

2018 International Relations and Global Politics Field Trip to Catalonia

The Spring 2018 IR field trip was designed to provide the students with the opportunity to explore the ongoing debate over separatism of a Spanish region, i.e. Catalonia. The field trip enabled students to meet politicians, scholars and policy-makers with different political, economic and social perspectives. Another important aspect of the field trip was the direct experience of the city. The class could really get a sense of how Catalan society is responding to the latest political developments.
By combining all the different ideas, visions, opinions and experiences students gained a nuanced understanding of the debate on whether should Catalonia become an independent state or not.