Rome
30 September 2008
Religion and politics in the global era
The upshot of this debate was that the church has every right to participate in a public debate, but the state must remain secular. Laws (…)Religion and politics in the global era
Chronological archive
Cernobbio
29 September 2008
The Italian health system: sustainability, quality and responsibility
Demographic waves, technological innovation and citizens’ expectations: these are today’s major challenges. And, in the years to come, healthcare will become an increasingly important issue (…)The Italian health system: sustainability, quality and responsibility
Rome
23 September 2008
Values: an obstacle or an opportunity?
Affirming values in an abstract way is a facile exercise; practicing and respecting values demands commitment and clear terms of reference. Such guidelines can only (…)Values: an obstacle or an opportunity?
Rome
23 September 2008
A human security approach in Afghanistan: can the Euro-American community benefit?
The concept of “human security” revolves around bettering overall conditions – not just security but economic conditions – for people in a crisis or post-conflict (…)A human security approach in Afghanistan: can the Euro-American community benefit?
Rome
16 September 2008
Italy, Europe and Israel: building a privileged partnership
Bilateral relations between Italy and Israel have intensified recently, producing some promising results, though, for the big strategic questions and economic issues, broader EU involvement (…)Italy, Europe and Israel: building a privileged partnership
Milan
21 July 2008
Italy’s banks and the national interest
Without denying the status of banks as fully-fledged businesses yet reaffirming their intrinsic difference to any other type of entrepreneurial undertaking, participants at this roundtable (…)Italy’s banks and the national interest
Rome
16 July 2008
Fiscal federalism in Italy: improving efficiency and modernizing the country
It is by now an increasingly widespread view that the implementation of the new framework of financial relations between the State and local administrations foreshadowed (…)Fiscal federalism in Italy: improving efficiency and modernizing the country
Rome
15 July 2008
Human rights and politics: facing the issue from a US and an Italian perspective
Human rights were defined as fundamental inalienable rights of all individuals. The tradition of human rights trace back to the ancient world and was codified (…)Human rights and politics: facing the issue from a US and an Italian perspective
Rome
1 July 2008
The American economy today and its global implications
Discussion here touched on the significant slowdown of America’s economy. Theories to explain this turn of events abound: from the real estate bubble to the (…)The American economy today and its global implications
Rome
1 July 2008
Italy, Europe and the U.S. The Transatlantic link and its future
This conference was launched in memory of all that Giovanni Agnelli gave to strengthen relations between the United States and Italy. Discussion went on to (…)Italy, Europe and the U.S. The Transatlantic link and its future
Rome
25 June 2008
Italy’s identity, culture and language
Form and beauty, joy and endurance in the face of suffering, a sense of what’s real, a dislike for certain forms of rhetoric, a dissociation (…)Italy’s identity, culture and language
Bergamo
16 June 2008
The global economy and Italian businesses: investing in high tech, creativity and design
The global economic scene is suffering from a worldwide slowdown in growth, the effects of the recent American financial crisis, monetary imbalances between the US (…)The global economy and Italian businesses: investing in high tech, creativity and design
Rome
11 June 2008
The global crisis: values and the marketplace in Europe and Italy
Globalization, the erosion of the classic hallmarks of national sovereignty, the technological revolution and the financialization of the economy: all these scenarios have been at (…)The global crisis: values and the marketplace in Europe and Italy
Rome
1 June 2008
What does Russia Think? Politics of ideas and policy choices
The international workshop focused particularly on the debate currently underway inside Russia, which sees various schools of thought playing a key role despite the regime’s (…)What does Russia Think? Politics of ideas and policy choices
Venice
16 May 2008
Italy’s future: multi-ethnic integration, women, youth
This seminar focused on the fact that Italy has three important and strategic crisis areas to deal with simultaneously, namely, immigrants, women and youth. Indeed, (…)Italy’s future: multi-ethnic integration, women, youth
Venice
16 May 2008
New scenarios for business: the spread of knowledge and consumer promotion
The wiki model, the gift economy and coopetition: these three seemingly obscure concepts harbor features of the most advanced contemporary social relations models. Representing relational (…)New scenarios for business: the spread of knowledge and consumer promotion
Venice
16 May 2008
Freeing up growth: how to ensure productivity and competitiveness in Italy
The seminar, part of a series dealing with major issues and devoted to the National Interest, examined several crucial points for the promotion of economic (…)Freeing up growth: how to ensure productivity and competitiveness in Italy
Venice
16 May 2008
European and international financial markets: a new era?
The May 2008 Aspen seminar represented a timely occasion to discuss about the current turmoil in financial markets and to assess whether long term changes (…)European and international financial markets: a new era?