SUPRANATIONAL DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE

A Dialogue among Scholars, Civil Society, and Creative Thinkers about Global Democratic Solutions to Global Challenges.

VI Edition

“Shared Values and Global Governance for Peace and Development”

Brindisi, May 2-3, 2024

The University of Salento will host a new edition of the two-day event – the only one of its kind – to bring together scholars from different backgrounds, NGO leaders and political activists, businessmen and innovative thinkers to discuss the significant challenges facing humanity. The event has gained traction and attention over the years, being the only one in the world focused on democratic governance beyond borders.

The 2024 edition will focus on “Shared Values and Global Governance for Peace and Development”.

We cannot ignore the massive and disturbing return of war on the world stage and in our lives, just as we cannot forget the constant attack on nature that continues despite all efforts to stop it. Yet we believe – after a long theoretical tradition – that peace is not just the lack of war but the construction of harmony through structures of dialogue and forums for mutual understanding.

Those willing to contribute to this shared effort to shift current trends and narratives are invited to send an abstract by March 7, 2024, addressing one of the following topics:

1. The Founding Principles of the European Union and their Global Impact

1. Global Governance & Democracy

Contributions sub I may explore – for example – one of the following topics: the role of the Union in the world ad in the current crises; how it is reacting to challenges bigger than itself, such as climate change or migration waves; if and how it projects the values it is committed to respect, as listed in article 2 TUE; how the next European Parliament may manage the (already ambitious) political agenda.

Contributions sub II may address governance in the age of advanced technology and AI; environmental challenges at the supranational level and current governance limitations; innovative democratic mechanisms can be developed to overcome current impasses, and governance solutions to build lasting peace and reconcile former enemies.

These are, nonetheless, just suggestions and creative and innovative contributions fitting the two main topics are welcome. The ideal contribution is not just an analysis of the problem but a proposal for addressing it democratically, in some original or unconventional, yet feasible, way.

The abstract (max 500 words) and a short bio (max 300 words) must be sent to the e-mail address info@supranationaldemocracy.net.

Contributions may also be accepted for publication by the online open-access academic journal Athena. Critical Enquiries on Law, Philosophy and Globalization, partner of the event.

The authors of the selected abstracts will receive accommodation for two nights.

With the support of: Jean Monnet House, Democracy and Culture Foundation, Atlas, CesUE, Euractiv.it, Robert Triffin International, The Democracy School, Italian Association of International Law Professors (SIDI) – Group of Interest on International Organizations; Association of Italian Experts of European Law (AISDUE) – Forum on International Projection of European Union (PIUE); Jean Monnet Chair and Modules at University of Salento, G100 Italy.