On Wednesday, 26th March 2025, at 12:15 PM, Prof. Giuseppe Martinico from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, who is also a member of the teaching staff of ProStEUVa, will join us for a lecture on Populisms and Constitutional Counter-Narratives in the European Legal Framework (Populismi e contro-narrazioni costituzionali nello spazio giuridico europeo).
Prof. Martinico will explore how populist movements in power reshape constitutional law to reinforce their own narratives. The discussion will explore the weaponization of constitutional law, the role of constituent power in pluralist societies, and the complex relationship between constitutionalism and political theology. By examining these dynamics, the lecture the lecture will provide insights into how populist forces construct alternative constitutional discourses, often manipulating constitutional language and provisions to serve their political agendas.
This lecture is part of the Comparative Law of Institutional Communication course and will be held in Room I at Palazzo della Sapienza. The discussion on populism will continue on April 7 with a lecture on The Added Value of European Constitutionalism in the Face of the Populist Challenge (Il valore aggiunto del costituzionalismo europeo dinanzi alla sfida populista), further exploring how European constitutional principles respond to the pressures of populist movements.
