Claudia Padovani is Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Padua (Italy). Claudia has been since 2019 one of the 3\nco-coordinators of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) national section in Italy, which now comprises 36 universities and research centres. She is delegate for SAR at the University of Padua, where she co-directs the Padua Students Advocacy Seminar, co-chairs the SAR Italy Working Group on Advocacy, and is the SAR Italy representative in the European Coordinating Committee for Academic Freedom Advocacy.