Department of Sociology

People: Professor Carlo Ruzza

Professor of Sociology MA (SUNY Buffalo), MA (Harvard),  PhD (Harvard), Jean Monnet Fellowship - European University Institute Department of Sociology University of Leicester University Road Leicester LE1 7RH UK Room: Attenborough Tel: +44 (0)116 252 5359 Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5259 Email: cr145@le.ac.uk

Research Interests

I am interested in changes in modes of political participation and in the related theoretical aspects. My research focuses particularly on the interaction between civil society organizations, social movement organizations and decision-making, particularly at EU level, and on the related implications for democracy.

A second area of research is on ethno-nationalism and populism. I am working on '‘uncivil society’ organizations – such as xenophobic groups and networks.

In general, I am interested in the process of institutionalisation of new social movements – particularly environmental, anti-racist and regionalist movements, and I am studying their impact on the policy process, both in a comparative perspective and with reference to processes of Europeanization and governance. In this context, I am also examining the impact of environmentalist associations on rural policy.

Publications

Books

• Europe and Civil Society: Movement Coalitions and European Institutions, Manchester University Press 2004. New paperback edition 2007
• Tracce di turismo sostenibile. (With , F. Beato, E. Nocifora, et al.) Rende, Celuc - Università della Calabria 2007.
• Re-Inventing the Italian Right: Populism, Post-Fascism and Territorial Identity, Routledge, In press  2009
• Europa e Territorio: Governance Rurale, Partecipazione, Sostenibilità. (With E. Bozzini, et al.) Catanzaro, Rubbettino. In press 2009

Edited Books

• Governance and Civil Society: normative dimensions, (With V.Della Sala,), Manchester University Press, 2007
• Governance and Civil Society: policy perspectives, (With V. Della Sala,),Manchester University Press, 2007 
• Conflict Citizenship and Civil Society. London (with P.Baert, S Koniordos, G. Procacci Eds.), Routledge, In press (2009)

Single-authored articles in journals

• "Populism and Euro-scepticism: Towards uncivil society" Policy and Society 28(1): 87-98. 2009
• "The Italian Antiracist Movement Between Advocacy, Service Delivery, and Political Protest." International Journal of Sociology 38(2), 2008
• "Traiettoria, strutture ed ideologie dei movimenti pacifisti occidentali." Futuribili 1, 2 – Special Issue  'Pace, terrorismo e ruolo dell'Europa nella risoluzione dei conflitti' (Peace, terrorism and the role of Europe in conflict resolution) edited by Giandomenico Picco, 2006
• "The Northern League: Winning Arguments, Losing Influence." Current Politics and Economics of Europe 13(4), 2004
•  “Società Civile Organizzata e Governance Europea” in Sociologia Urbano Rurale, vol. 79. 2006
•  “Environmental Sustainability and Policy Networks in Tourist Locations” Foedus, vol. 10, 2004
•  “The Europeanization of Environmental and Tourism Policy and Southern Europe” Innovation, 13, n.3, 2000.
•  “Anti-Racism in EU Institutions” Journal of European Integration 22, 2000.
• "Institutionalization in the Italian Peace Movement” Theory and Society vol. 26, 1997 1-41.
• "Strategies in the Italian Peace Movement" in Research in Social Movements, Conflict and Change, vol. 12, 1990, 111-138.

Joint-authored articles in journals

• "Organised civil society and European governance: routes of contestation." (With E. Bozzini). European Political Science 157, 2008
• "Breaking Old Taboos - the new Italian party system and the re-invention of the right." Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans (With S. Fella ) (Special issue 'Italy: the continuing transition' edited by Stefano Fella and Bruno Mascitelli). Volume 8, Number 2, August 2006 p. 179-200
• "From System Opposition to a State Party: the Leagues and the Crisis of Italian Politics" (With S. Pileri, Schmidtke, O ) Telos Spring 1994
• "Roots of Success in the Lega Lombarda: Mobilization Dynamics and the Media", (With O. Schmidtke)  West European Politics. 12. April 1993, 1-23.
• "Regionalistischer Protest als 'Life Politics': Eine Studie über die Formierung einer sozialen Bevegung: die Lega Lombarda" (With O. Schmidtke,) Soziale Welt, 1993
• "La Formacion de la Liga Lombarda" (With O. Schmidtke),  Debats, December 1992,4-11.
• "The Making of the Leagues" (With O. Schmidtke) Telos. Winter 1992, 57-70.

Single-authored book chapters

• Language and Territorial Identity in Minority Nationalism: the case of the Northern League. in RAffaella Baccolini and Patrick Leech (eds.), Constructing Identites. TRanslations, Cultures, Nations, Bononia University Press, Bologna. 2008.
• Governance multilivello e sviluppo sostenibile nelle politiche turistiche del mediterraneo. Mediterraneo: Città, Culture, Ambiente, Governance, Migranti e lo Stretto di Messina. A. Angelini. Milano, Franco Angeli, 2006.
• Concepts. “Frame Analysis. J. Scott. London, Routledge. 2006
• Social Movements. Key Authors: C. Tilly. J. Scott. London, Routledge. 2007
•  The Northern League  in M., De Winter., Gomez-Reino, , L , Lynch, P (ed) in Autonomist Parties in Europe: Identity Politics and the Revival of the Territorial Cleavage ICPS Publications, (21) Barcelona, 2006
• Human Rights, Anti racism and EU Advocacy Coalitions  in L. Morris (ed.). Sociology and Rights, Routledge, 2006
• European Institutions and the Policy Discourse of Organised Civil Society in ‘Civil Society and Legitimate European Governance’. S. Smismans (ed). London, Elgar. 2006
• Partecipazione e Politiche Ambientali nella UE  in Gelli, F., (ed.) La Democrazia Locale tra Rappresentanza e Partecipazione, F. Angeli, Milano 2005
• Frame Analysis” in Brown, K. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Oxford, Elsevier. 2005
• Lega Nord i italiensk politik: Vunna argument men forlorat inflytande in Från Le Pen till Pim Fortuyn. J. Rydgren and A. Widfeldt. Malmö, Liber, 2004
• Peace Movements. Democracy and Protest. G. Taylor and M. Todd. Sheffield, Merlin Press. 2004
• Il lobbying europeo e le istituzioni comunitarie in  Fabbrini S., (ed.) Le istituzioni e gli attori della UE, Bari, Laterza 2003
• Frame Bridging", and the New Politics of Persuasion, Advocacy and Influence, in. A Warleigh and J Fairbrass Influence and Interests in the European Union: the New Politics of Persuasion and Advocacy. (London: Europa Publications) 2002
• Tourism, Environment and EU Institutions in Eder,  K. and M. Kousis (eds.), Environmental Politics in Southern Europe, Dordrecht, The Netherlands:  Kluwer Academic Publishers (2000).
• Language and Nationalism in Italy, in S. Barbour (ed.) Language and Nationalism, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
• Inter-Organizational Negotiation in Political Decision-Making: EC Bureaucrats and the Environment." in Nigel South and Colin Samson (eds.) Policy Processes and Outcomes Macmillan 1996
• Collective Identity Formation and Community Integration in the Lega Lombarda,  in G. M. Breakwell and E. Lyons (eds.) Changing European Identities: Social Psychological Analyses of Social Change   International Series in  Social Psychology, Butterworth Heinmann 1996
• Organizational and Social Implications of Office Automation, in The Worker in Transition: Technological Change Consortium of Social Science Associations, Texas A&M University, 1989

Joint-authored book chapters

• The National Alliance and Northern League in Italy: Rivals in power, enemies in defeat. Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces: Extrême droite et pouvoir en Europe/ The extreme right parties and power in Europe. (With S. Fella), P. Poirier and P. Delwit. Bruxelles, Université de Bruxelles: 2007
• La società civile e il suo ruolo nei processi decisionali in Europa. (With E. Bozzini) R. Scartezzini and P. Foradori. La Società Civile Europea, Rubettino. 2006
• Anti-Americanism and the European Peace Movement: the Iraq war. (With E. Bozzini)  The United States Contested: American Unilateralism and European Discontent. S. Fabbrini. London, Routledge. 2006
• Changing Conceptions of the Enemy in the Lega Lombarda (With O. Schmidtke), in M. Foolbrok and D. Cesarani (eds) Citizenship, Nationality and Migration Routledge 1996
• Towards a Modern Right (With O. Schmidtke),  in Gundle, S., Parker S. (eds)The New Italian Republic, Routledge 1996

Recent Editorial Activities

• Sociology Compass (Editorial Board 2008- )
• European Societies (Chair of the Editorial Board 2003- ).
• Foedus (Editorial board 2003- )
• Critical Discourse Studies (International Advisory Board 2003- )
• Partecipazione e Conflitto (Scientific Committee 2007- )
• European Sociological Association book series – ESA and Routledge  member of publication committee (2003- )

Professional Associations (Selected)

• Elected Executive Committee Member of the European Sociological Association (ESA) (2005-2007) (2nd term 2007-2009)
• Chair Committee for External Relations ESA (2005-2007) (2nd term 2008-2009)
• Coordinator Political Sociology Research Network ESA (For additional information see my private website)

• Undergraduate teaching
• SY1014 Social Movements and Civil Society
• SY2083: Sociology of Ethnic Relations
• Postgraduate teaching:
• SY7007 Knowledge & Method II
• PhD Supervision
• I am interested in hearing from potential PhD students with interests in political sociology, European studies, the role of organized civil society, social movements, ethnicity and anti-racism, ethno-nationalism and populism.

Current Administrative Duties

•  Director of Masters' Studies (From September 2009)