Italian Elections 2013
Department of International Relations
Auriana Auditorium, Via Pietro Roselli, 4, 00158 Rome.
06 5833 0919 ext. 323 or 306. elections2013@aur.edu
Friday, March 8
9.30 Welcome coffee and registration
10.00-10.15 Introductory address by President of the American University of Rome, Richard Hodges and by conference organizer, James Walston
10.15-11.45 Panel 1: Context and Overall Issues
Chair: James Walston
Ferdinando Longobardi (Università degli Studi della Basilicata) “Berlusconi, Bersani, Monti.. Grillo. Retoriche di combattimento e disimmetrie linguistiche”
Eszter Salgó (The American university of Rome) “Run Forrest, run! Beppe Grillo on the stage of Italian politics”
Pierre Chiartano (Risk) “È tempo di democracy building… in Italia”
11.45-12.15 Coffee break
12.15- 13.00 Key-Note Address: Gianfranco Pasquino (Bologna Center of the John Hopkins ) “ Chi è causa del suo mal pianga se stesso: Parties, Institutions, Reforms”
13.00-13.45 The Politicians
Senator Lucio Malan (PdL)
Hon. Federica Mogherini (PD)
13.45-14.30 Lunch in the AUR Garden
14.30-16.00 Panel 2: Case Studies
Chair: Simon Martin
Antonella Ratti (Luiss Guido Carli University) “The Catholic Church and the Italy’s legal system: a reflection in light of the elections”
Luca Ratti (Roma 3) “Foreign Policy in the 2013 Italian Campaign”
Andrea Vannucci (Società Italiana di Statistica) “The Expelled Elector”
16.00-17.00 Concluding remarks and Debate led by James Walston