The Square – Mediterranean Centre for Revolutionary Studies is a boutique think tank devoted to the study of revolutions in the Mediterranean region. It’s an independent, non-partisan and non-profit centre. The Square is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary centre. It combines policy-oriented research with an equally significant theoretical approach. We adopt geopolitics, economics, philosophy, history, and other methodologies. Therefore, contrary to the majority of think tanks, The Square studies both the theoretical and practical side of the topic. The Square’s work focuses on ideologies, practices, causes and consequences of all kind of revolutions. The centre analyses the evolution of disruptive groups and cultural, social and political breaking phenomena. The Square seeks to connect experts, academics, policymakers, civil society actors, practitioners and institutions from different fields by providing a platform for productive collaborations. The Square publishes Commentaries, Insights, Newsletters, Op-eds & Columns, acting as a publishing hub on information related to the topic. The centre organizes seminars and conferences, as well as roundtable discussions and talks. At the moment, the activity of The Square follows two lines of research: the first is entitled “Tackling the Last Revolutionary Ideology: Radical Islamism Between Religion and Secularization”, and it’s devoted to the study of Jihadism and modern terrorism;
the second line of research is entitled “European Populism Towards a New Political Culture”, which is dedicated to the recent transformations that are taking place in the continent, in view of the 2019 European elections. The centre welcomes and encourages also off-topic contributions.