Beyond the Regulatory State: Europe’s Quest to Transform Itself for the Geopolitical Age

Donato Di Carlo (London School of Economics and Political Science) will deliver an EUFutures lecture on 12 May 2026.

  • Date: 12 MAY 2026  from 13:00 to 14:30

  • Event location: University of Bologna, Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani (Via Bersaglieri 6, Bologna).

  • Type: EUFutures Lectures

  • Subject: Unpacking the foundations of EU Growth

Donato Di Carlo (London School of Economics and Political Science – LSE), scholar of European political economy and state transformations in the European Union, will deliver a lecture as part of the EUFutures Lectures series titled “Beyond the Regulatory State: Inside Europe's Quest to Transform Itself for the Geopolitical Age.”

The event will take place on 12 May 2026, from 13:00 to 14:30, in Aula Romei, Palazzo Hercolani (Via Bersaglieri 6, Bologna).

Dr. Di Carlo’s lecture is the second appointment in the EUFutures public lecture series “EU Growth Under Stress,” which aims to explore critical junctures, crises, and socio-political dynamics that have shaped the evolution of the EU’s growth model and its institutional and political foundations.

The event is open to the public and will be conducted in English.