EU-GUNS meets COLVET | Entanglements between metropolitan and colonial gun control regimes

Sala Conferenze, Palazzo Liviano - Piazza Capitaniato, 7, Padova

Dal 02.09.2026 al 03.09.2026

2-3 September 2026

The EU-GUNS and GlobArms projects, both based at DiSSGeA, are launching another international collaboration. Following an invitation from Prof. Matteo Millan and Dr Andrea Azzarelli, Professor Dónal Hassett's research team from Maynooth University in Ireland are coming to Padua to present their ERC-funded project, COLVET ('Ex-Soldiers of Empire: Colonial Veterancy in the Interwar World') – the first comprehensive comparative history of colonial veterancy in the interwar period. The three projects will explore common themes in a joint workshop entitled Entanglements between metropolitan and colonial gun control regimes, which will take place next week on Wednesday and Thursday (September 2–3) in Sala Conferenze at Palazzo Liviano (Piazza Capitaniato 7). Individual presentations will address issues such as the material dimensions of gun control as well as the role of race, citizenship, veterancy and foreignness in colonial and metropolitan gun control regimes, seeking similarities and differences between these two contexts. The event is open to the general public.

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Photo: Àscari eritrei "penne di falco" in posa con le loro mitragliatrici Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914 - Pubblico dominio