SHARED VALUES AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

The University of Salento will host a new edition of this unique event at Palazzo Nervegna, Brindisi, Italy, on 2-3 May 2024. This event aims to gather scholars from different backgrounds, international officials, representatives of civil society, and innovative thinkers to discuss the most significant challenges that humanity is currently facing.

In this dark time, the international community is increasingly concerned about war and the way it is shaking the very roots of civil coexistence, challenging the very foundations of international law. Against this backdrop, building peace and mutual understanding among peoples while working on adopting shared choices and embracing common interests remains the only possible option for those who believe that a different world is possible.

PROGRAM

MAY 2- PALAZZO GRANAFEI-NERVEGNA, BRINDISI

9 a.m. – Registration of Participants

9.30 a.m. – Welcome Greetings

Fabio POLLICE, Rector of University of Salento

Giuseppe MARCHIONNA, Mayor of the Brindisi Municipality

Maria D’APRILE, Liaison Officer UNGSC – Brindisi

Luigi MELICA, Head of the Law Department – UNISALENTO

Mariano LONGO, Head of the Human and Social Sciences Department – UNISALENTO

Martì GRAU SEGU,  Director Maison Jean Monnet – European Parliament

Anna Chiara STEFANUCCI, Head of EUROPE DIRECT Taranto

10 a.m. – Introductory Speech

Susanna CAFARO, Jean Monnet Chair EU World LAB

10.30 a.m. – Session I – The Founding Principles of the European Union and their Global Impact

Chair: Claudia MORINI, University of Salento

Speakers:

Massimo PENDENZA, University of Salerno – The future that Europa has left behind. Has the Europe’s ‘cosmopolitan normative vision been betrayed?

Oleksiy KANDYUK, Institute for Social Research “Chronos”, Kyiv – Evolution under Pressure: How Russia’s War in Ukraine Transforms European Union.

Mar INTROINI, G100 Global Networking – EU’s Loss of Values: Following a War Agenda instead of a Peace One.

Francesco SPERA & Polina ZAVERSHINSKAIA, University of Salento & University of Leipzig – Shared Values under Threat: How the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted the EU Member States’ Memory Laws: the German and Italian Experiences.

Alice PISAPIA, Insubria University – The Solidarity Principle as a Founding Principle of the EU in the Health Sector.

Lunch break

3 p.m. – Parallel Brainstorming Sessions

1. Democracy and Technology – facilitators: Valerie SAINTOT –  University of Gloucestershire & Marco LIUZZI –  United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC).

II.           Addressing Environmental Concerns – facilitators: Erik MANSSON –  Karlstad University & Fabiana MAGNOLO – Università del Salento.

III.         War & Peace: Governance for a Reconciled World – facilitators: Silvia SOLIDORO – Università del Salento & Andrea RUBINO – Naukleros ONLUS.

IV.         EU current Challenges and European Elections – facilitators : Stefania ATTOLINI -Université Catholique de Lyon & Jacopo LILLO– Università del Salento

5 p.m. – Plenary Groups’ Reports

MAY 3- PALAZZO GRANAFEI-NERVEGNA, BRINDISI

10.00 – Session II – Global Governance & Democracy

Chair: Saverio DI BENEDETTO, University of Salento

Speakers:

Anthony KEFALAS, Democracy and Culture Foundation – The Building Blocks of Democracy

Vassily ZAGREDTINOV, Lomonosov MSU – The Founding Principles of the European Union and their Global Impact

Wolfgang PAPE, European External Action Service – Omnilateralism for Holistic Global Governance.

Maria VARAKI, King’s College London – Digital peace and War: moral and legal dilemmas.

Paolo Davide FARAH, West Virginia University and University of Pittsburgh (USA), gLAWcal (UK)- Global Environmental Litigations with States and Multinational Companies.

Bledar KURTI, Albanian University – Security and Democracy as Shared Values on Global Governance for Peace and Development.

Matteo FULGENZI, Università del Salento – Glocal” Diplomacy in Pursuit of SDG 16 for World Peace and Security.

Lunch Break

15.00 – Keynote Concluding Speech

Monica FRASSONI, President European Alliance to Save Energy and European Center for Electoral Support – Democracy and Climate: a Test for Europe and the World – Democracy and Climate: a Test for Europe and the World.

Online at https://bit.ly/supranationaldemocracy2024

Registration link https://forms.gle/7pZHsYpBg9r9ucV79

Scientific Committee

Susanna Cafaro, Saverio Di Benedetto, Marti Grau Segu, Mariano Longo, Luigi Melica, Claudia Morini, Valerie Saintot.

Organizing Committee

Silvia Solidoro, Jacopo Lillo, Elisabetta Marzo, Nadia Perrone, Isabella Salsano, Francesco Viggiani, Ozan Yildirim.

Partners: UNGSC, UNICC Maison Jean Monnet – European Parliament, Democracy and Culture Foundation, Robert Triffin International, Atlas Movement, Democracy Without Borders, Club G100, CesUE, Euractiv.it, The Democracy School, Citizens Take over Europe, Italian Association of International Law Professors (SIDI)- Interest Groups on Human Rights (DIEDU); Association of Italian Experts of European Law (AISDUE)- Forum on International Projection of European Union (PIUE); Jean Monnet Chair and modules at Università del Salento, Europe Direct- Taranto; Project REACT “Re-shaping the EU integration Agenda after the COVID Turmoil” (PRIN 2020).