The Halted March of the European Left. Protest, Politics, and Class since 1945

Event, 14 January 2026

Date: 14 January 2026
Time: From 17:30 o'clock to 19:00 o'clock
Event format & Location: Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB02, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Institute: Institute of Historical Research
Event series: Rethinking Modern Europe
Contact: ihr.events@sas.ac.uk

Joint book launch of:

Ilaria Favretto, Cultures of Protest and Industrial Conflict in Italy since 1945 (OUP, 2025)

Chapters in open access: https://academic.oup.com/book/60947

&

Matt Myers, The Halted March of the European Left. The Working Class in Britain, France and Italy, 1968-1989 (OUP, 2025) 

 

Speakers include Ilaria Favretto (Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, School of Advanced Study, London), Matt Myers (Oxford), Nico Pizzolato (Middlesex) and Donald Sassoon (Queen Mary). 

The event will be held in person, but online access will also be available. You can select ‘in person’ or ‘online’ when booking via the link below: 

https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/halted-march-european-left-protest-politics-class-1945-0

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