9.15am Welcome
Ellyn Toscano, Executive Director, NYU Florence
9.30-11.00 The Electoral Campaign
Which parties and party leaders ran the most successful campaigns? Which communications strategies were most effective? This panel will take a closer look at the various candidates during the campaign, their different ideological positions and communication styles, gaps in their ages and levels of experience, and the long list of promises they made on the campaign trail.
Chair: Nicolò Conti, Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome and NYU Florence
Donatella Campus, University of Bologna
Lorenzo De Sio, LUISS Guido Carli University Rome
Filippo Tronconi, University of Bologna
11.00-11.30 Break
11.30-1.00pm The Election Results and Voting Behavior
What factors contributed to voter behavior and, ultimately, the outcome of the election? This panel will discuss the effectiveness of the new mixed electoral system and its impact on parties and voters, as well as the selection of candidates and composition of the new parliament.
Chair: Alessandro Chiaramonte, University of Florence and NYU Florence
Paolo Bellucci, University of Siena
Salvatore Vassallo, University of Bologna
Luca Verzichelli, University of Siena
1.00-2.30 Lunch
2.30-3.00 Keynote talk: Italy Seen from Abroad
James Newell, University of Salford, Editor Contemporary Italian Politics
3.00-4.30 Round Table: Prospects After the Vote
The March 4th elections did not result in a clear winner and the resulting government is likely to be fragile. In this panel, politicians and experts will explore the implications of the election for the Italian economy, government stability, the future of institutional reforms, and the European Union.
Chair: Roberto D’Alimonte, LUISS Guido Carli University Rome and NYU Florence
Giampiero Gallo, NYU Florence
On. Dario Parrini, Member of the Italian Parliament
Pasquale Pasquino, The French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and New York University
On. Carla Ruocco, Member of the Italian Parliament |
