10th Edition, 2025

  • ConvenorsFabio M. Esposito (corresponding scholar), CNR – IRPPSfabio.m.esposito@gmail.com  Paolo Landri, CNR – IRISSpaolo.landri@cnr.it Over the past few decades, the range of techniques and methodologies used in ethnography and the social sciences has expanded, embracing innovative – and sometimes ‘unconventional’ approaches – to tackle complex contemporary research questions that traditional methods often fail to adress (Kara,…

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  • ConvenorsClemens Eisenmann, University of Konstanz, University of Siegenclemens.eisenmann@uni-konstanz.de Lorenza Mondada, University of Basellorenza.mondada@unibas.ch The panel addresses a growing body of research dealing with the senses, sensing and multisensoriality in social interaction (e.g. Cekaite/Mondada 2020; Gibson/von Lehm 2021; Mondada 2021, Due 2024). The public and intersubjective dimensions of sensoriality and perception are highlighted in ethnomethodology and…

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  • ConvenorsLorenzo Domaneschi, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicoccalorenzo.domaneschi@unimib.it Lorenzo G. Zaffaroni, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicoccalorenzo.zaffaroni@unimib.it In recent years, a new wave of cultural production has emerged to address the global challenges of climate change and shape its public understandings. Environmental movements, young activists, and artists all engage in imagining alternative realities against the backdrop of…

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  • ConvenorIraklis Dimitriadis, Scuola Normale Superioreiraklis.dimitriadis@sns.it Research on the labour market insertion of young migrants has largely centered on the reltionships between education, unemployment, and occupational attainment across different ethnic groups. Meanwhile, youth studies have explored the transition to adulthood, intergenerational disadvantage, and the strategies adopted by young migrants to shape their life trajectories, without paying…

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  • ConvenorsElisa Bellè, CEE Sciences Poelisabelle.bruni@gmail.com Safia Dahani, LaSSP/Sciences Po Toulouse (France)safia.dhn.pro@protonmail.com While the verdict of a «mainstreamed» far right has already been pronounced in the literature (Mudde, 2024), we want to critically interrogate the concept of mainstreaming, by shedding light on the processes that have allowed different formations of this political family to make inroads…

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