Articles by Asia Leofreddi

May 14, 2025

The student movement challenging state and societal ‘capture’ in Serbia

Asia Leofreddi
A student-led movement is challenging what they claim is the 'capture' of the state by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Asia Leofreddi reflects on how this uprising, sparked by tragedy and corruption, seeks to transform power structures. While Serbia's political future remains uncertain, the people's call for change grows louder
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Asia Leofreddi
Research Fellow, University of Bologna

Asia works on the University of Bologna's project PostGen project, examining the generational gap and post-ideological politics in Italy.

She is also an Adjunct Professor at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome, where she teaches Qualitative Methods of Social Research in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) programme.

She earned her PhD in sociology from the Human Rights Centre at the University of Padua in December 2023.

Asia's research focuses on the intersection of religion and politics, the politicisation of human rights, youth activism, and citizenship in Europe.

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