Growing grapes and making wine come with a lot of implications about a culture’s capabilities. Apparently, Sicily of 6,000 years ago was more sophisticated than archaeologists had given it credit for.
Aftermath of an attempted massacre.
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With corruption scandals dogging practically every party, it’s difficult to see how the electorate can have faith in their representatives. And yet, they keep voting for them.
A fire recently tore through an Italian memorial to Mussolini made of trees.
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Police used water cannons and tear gas to remove a group of migrants and refugees from a square in Rome in August.
Young doctoral candidate on the stage of the competition “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” at Polytechnique.
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Despite an international context in transformation, the doctorate seems to have difficulty evolving in Europe. What are experiments have been tried and what are the avenues of innovation?
Benito Mussolini’s bust and crypt in San Cassiano cemetery are a sensitive topic in Predappio, Italy.
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Matt Canavan was seemingly able to obtain Italian citizenship without being born or spending any time in Italy.
‘Damenkneipe,’ or ‘Ladies’ Saloon,’ painted by Rudolf Schlichter in 1923. In 1937, many of his paintings were destroyed by the Nazis as ‘degenerate art.’
Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham