Research

Social movements, political violence, and law enforcement: radical cultures––processes of mobilization, radicalization, and (de)escalation of violence––nonviolent resistance––framing of injustice––radical milieu––terrorism––relationships between social movements and political institutions––policing of protest, counterterrorism, and legal defense of militants––art and protest.

European Modern History: XX Century––Cold War––The movements of 1968 in a global perspective––The movement of 1977 in Italy––Terrorism and law enforcement in Italy during the 1970s and 1980s––New Left, revolutionary groups, civil rights movement, and pacifism in the USA––Environmentalism, Political Ecology, and conservationism in Italy––Palestinian activism and international terrorism in the Mediterranean region––Situationism and Dadaism in protest movements.