Ricevo e volentieri condivido anche in questa lista (v. gli interventi
dei Proff. Guarascio e Tamborrini).
juan carlos
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War, peace and the world order
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Summer School
https://www.sns.it/it/evento/war-peace-and-world-order
Organized by *Scuola Normale Superiore* in cooperation with *National
PhD Programme in Peace Studies*, coordinated by Sapienza Università di
Roma and *RUNIPACE, Rete delle università italiane per la pace*, the
Summer School is funded by the PNRR through the *MERITA, the network for
talent project**.
*Date: *September 29 – October 3, 2025
*Location: *Scuola Normale Superiore,**Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
*Max participants*: 50
*Language*: English
*Application deadline*: August 10, 2025
*Target audience*: Master’s/PhD students and researchers; Practitioners
from NGOs, international organizations, and civil society groups;
activists and policymakers. Priority is given to Scuola Normale
Superiore (SNS) students and participants in Italy’s National PhD
Programme in Peace Studies.
This interdisciplinary Summer School explores the causes of modern armed
conflicts and strategies for peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and
resolution. It combines insights from International Relations, Political
Economy, Social Movements, and Peace Studies.
Over five days, senior scholars and experts will lead lectures and
case-study discussions on key themes. The program bridges a gap in
traditional academic training by fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue.
*Structure & Requirements*
* Advance reading and active participation in discussions/workshops
* A short final essay (topic agreed with instructors)
* Certificate of attendance; PhD students may earn credits toward
their program
* Optional research project presentation for PhD candidates
*Participation Guidelines*
Applicants to the Summer School are requested to participate in presence
for the whole week. Participants who attend at least 80% of the course
(i.e., four out of five days) will receive a certificate of attendance.
Those interested in attending a few sessions only, may write an email to
[email protected] with the request to join as auditors in presence
for specific days. Online participation is not available. However,
sessions may be published on the School’s YouTube channel after the course.
*Preliminary Programme*
*Monday 29 September*
/*The world system*/
10-11 Welcome and presentation of the School and participants
11-13
/The world system: capitalism, hegemony, conflicts /| Mario Pianta,
Scuola Normale Superiore
14-16
/The war system: (dis)armament and international relations/ | Francesco
Strazzari, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
16.30-18.30
/The Russia-Ukraine war and the European order/ | László Andor, former
EU Commissioner, FEPS Brussels, Volodymyr Ishchenko, Freie Universität
in Berlin
Discussants
Maria Chiara Franceschelli, Scuola Normale Superiore
Daniela Musina, Scuola Normale Superiore
Andrey Maliuk, Scuola Normale Superiore, Università di Trieste
*Tuesday 30 September*
/*Politics, war and peace*/
10-12
/Patterns of war and conflict Dynamics/ | Margareta Sollenberg, Upssala
Universitet (invited)
13-15
/Power and peace: a critique of international interventions/ | Mats
Berdal, King's College London
15.30-18.30
/Israel's genocide in Palestine: the global architecture of injustice/ |
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian
Territory (online)
/The Israel-Palestine question: history and dynamics /| Paola Caridi,
journalist and author, Anna Foa, historian and author
Discussants
Lorenzo Bosi, Scuola Normale Superiore
Arees Bishara, Scuola Normale Superiore
Hadeel Karkar, Scuola Normale Superiore
*Wednesday 1 October*
/*International law and environmental conflicts*/
10-11.45
/Law and ethics of war/ | Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University
12-14
/The environment, and conflicts in Africa/ | Luca Raineri, Scuola
Superiore Sant’Anna
Discussants
Laura Berlingozzi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Giuliano Garavini, Università Roma Tre
Luigi Pellizzoni, Scuola Normale Superiore
15.30-18.30
Presentations by participants, thematic discussion groups, meetings with
speakers
Tutor
Daniela Musina, Scuola Normale Superiore
*Thursday 2 October *
/*The political economy of war*/
10-11.45
/The military economy: arms expenditures, industry, exports/ | Raul
Caruso, Università Cattolica di Milano
12-13.30
/The military programmes in Europe and Italy/ | Futura D’Aprile, Scuola
Normale Superiore, Francesco Vignarca, Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
14.30-16
/Digital tecnologies, Artificial Intelligence and the military/ | Dario
Guarascio, Sapienza Università di Roma
16.30-18.30
/Artificial Intelligence and the erosion of human control on warfare/ |
Guglielmo Tamburrini, Università di Napoli Federico II
Discussants
Marco Stamegna, Scuola Normale Superiore
Paolo Maranzano, Scuola Normale Superiore
*Friday 3 October*
/*Peace-making*/
9.30-11.30
/Peace and solidarity mobilisations for Palestine/ | Donatella della
Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore
11.45-13.15
/Conflict resolution and peace-making from below/ | Mauro Garofalo,
Comunità di Sant’Egidio, Roma
Discussants
Federica Frazzetta, Scuola Normale Superiore
Federica Stagni, Scuola Normale Superiore
*Sessione in italiano*
14-16
/I movimenti per la pace in Europa/ | Luciana Castellina, già
Parlamentare europea , Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore
16.15-18.30
/Il pacifismo in Italia/ | Raffaella Bolini, Arci/Pace in movimento,
Giulio Marcon, Campagna Sbilanciamoci!
Interventi
Gianni Alioti, WeaponsWatch
Martin Koehler, Campagna Sbilanciamoci!
Flavio Lotti, Tavola della Pace
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* MERITA, the network for talent project
<https://www.sns.it/en/enhancement-institutions-higher-education>
is the result of a collaboration between five Italian
academic institutions: the Scuola Normale Superiore, the
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the Collegio Superiore
dell’Università di Bologna, the Scuola Galileiana di Studi
Superiori dell’Università di Padova and the Scuola Superiore
di Studi Avanzati della Sapienza Università di Roma.
The MERITA project is funded within the Piano Nazionale di
Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), Missione 4 – Istruzione e
Ricerca, Componente 1, Investimento 3.4 "Didattica e
competenze universitarie avanzate"- "Rafforzamento delle
Scuole universitarie superiori". (National Recovery and
Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 – Education and Research,
Component 1, Investment 3.4 "Advanced university teaching
and competences" - "Enhancement of the institutions for
higher education").
