I will be presenting the findings of my research (joint with Daphne Halikiopoulou) on 1 March 2024 at the Partito Democratico headquarters in Rome for the workshop, “Understanding right-wing populism and what to do about it.”

The event is organised by the S&D Group, FEPS, and the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions, this event seeks to dissect the rise of far-right parties in Europe. Other speakers include:

• Iratxe García Péréz, Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D Group)
• Christophe Rouillon, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and mayor of Coulaines
• Elly Schlein, Leader of the Partito Democratico (Italy)
• Ania Skrzypek, Director for research and training at FEPS
• Daphne Halikiopoulou, Chair in comparative politics, University of York
• Gabriele Bischoff, Vice-president of the S&D Group
• Kata Tüttő, Deputy mayor of Budapest and vice-president of the PES Group in the CoR
• Helene Fritzon, Vice-president of the S&D Group
• María Victoria Chivite Navascués, President of the Autonomous Community of Navarre
• Thijs Reuten, MEP S&D Group
• Andreas Schieder, Chair of the Next Left and MEP S&D Group
• Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions, President of
  the Socialist party of the Azores
• Maria João Rodrigues, President of FEPS
• Nicola Zingaretti, President of DEMO, Foundation of the Italian Democratic Party