Università di Siena

Polo didattico di via Mattioli

International Workshop

Politics and policies in times of economic crisis

Thursday 13 June

15.30: Round table

What future for Political Science journals?

What future for the RISP?

Gerald Schneider (EUP), Anna Bosco (SESP), Daniele Caramani (SPSR)

Introduction: Luca Verzichelli (Current Editor RISP). Conclusions: Fabio Franchino (incoming Editor RISP)

17.00: ItalianPoliticalScience

Launch of new site and presentation of the new editorial

team

Stefania Panebianco & Francesco Zucchini (co-editors)

18.00: sessione pubblica in italiano

Gli scienziati della politica, la crisi, il governo del paese

ne discutono Gianfranco Pasquino, Sofia Ventura, Marcello Flores

Friday 14 June 9.15 - 11.45 Panels

12.15 - 13.30: plenary session

Threats to European identities

Key note by Maurizio Cotta

Organizzazione 1

Panel

Challenges to parties and social movements

14 June 14.30 - 16.30

Annarita Criscitiello (Chair)

Baldini G., Vignati R., From non-party to catch-all party?

The 5Stars Movement and the challenges to representative

democracy

Lanzone M., From Meetup to parliament: the challenges

of Movimento Cinque Stelle

Costas Fernández A., New social movements in Spain.

Eurovegas no platform: expressive and instrumental

analysis

Buscema C., Giraudi G., The shaping of a new political

battleground.

Maggini N., The electoral success of the Five Star

Movement

Panel

The Italian 2013 elections

14 June 14.30 - 16.30

Alessandro Chiaramonte (Chair)

Bobba G., Legnante G., Roncarolo F., Seddone A.,

Candidates and issues: parties, newsmedia and

citizens in the 2013 Italian general elections

Vegetti F., Poletti M., Segatti, P., When responsibility is

blurred. Italian national elections in times of

economic crisis, technocratic government and

ever-growing populism

Bellucci P., Maraffi M. Government performance and

satisfaction for democracy in the Italian political

cycle 2011-2013

Vezzoni C., The lost charm of the major coalitions. How

the center-right and center-left have failed in 2013

elections

Panel

Challenges to European Union Politics and EU external

relations

14 June 9.15 - 11.45 and 14.30 - 16.30

Francesca Longo (Chair)

Babayan N., Tough enough for a challenge? The difficulties of

the EU's External relations and Enhanced Effectiveness

Baracani E., EU relations with Turkey: what impact on the

country’s democratization process?

Blavoukos S., Bourantonis D., Accounting for Inter-

Organizational Relations: the EU, the UN and the Iranian

Nuclear Program (2003-08)

Moschella M., Learning from Abroad? The EU and the Insti-

tutional Design of the Macroeconomic Imbalance

Eylemer S., Governance Approach in EU’s External Rela-

tions: The Case of European Neighborhood Policy

Rossi R., Do EU Democracy Promotion Strategies provide

International Security?

Panebianco P., The EU as a democracy facilitator in the

Mediterranean: challenges to domestic and international

strategies

Eylemer S., Semsit S., European Union and Black Sea: Pros-

pects towards an Emerging Region

Cortinovis R., Relaunching the External Dimension of EU

Migration Policy: which role for EU Readmission Agreements

and Mobility Partnerships?

Panel

Challenges to policy making

14 June 9.15 - 11.45

G. Capano, S. Sacchi (Chairs)

Baccaro, L. Introduction

Sacchi S., Vesan P., Explaining employment policy change:

politico-institutional factors and the role of the crisis

Pavolini E., Health policy reforms in Europe in an age of

economic crisis and austerity

Lippi A., A laboratory of disorder. Intergovernmental policy

making between State and periphery in times of crisis and its

impacts on Italian politics.

Natali D., Jessoula M. Crises and Pensions: Who decides?

Panel

Challenges to interest groups, media and representative

institutions

14 June 9.15 - 11.45

Liborio Mattina (Chair)

Gentile A., The Hegemonic Making and Breaking of Intra-

European Labour Solidarity

Bolgherini S., Crisis-led Local Government Reforms and State

recentralization: Italy and Spain Compared

Pinto L., Pedrazzani A., Economic crisis and attitudes towards the

EU: a textual data analysis of parliamentary debates in Italy

Cavatorto S., EU policies in the Italian Parliament after Lisbon

Simoni M., Institutional Roots of Economic Decline: Lessons from

Italy

Panel

Challenges to parties and party systems

14 June 9.15 - 11.45

Filippo Tronconi (Chair)

Caramani D., Volatility Patterns in the Multi-Level European Party

Systems: A Quantitative Analysis, 1970-2010

Emanuele V., (De)-nationalization of the vote and party system

change in Italy (1948-2013)

Massetti E., Pallaver, G., Challenges to the Unity and

Predominance of the Ethno-Regionalist Party: The Strategic

Dilemmas of the Südtiroler Volkspartei

Borghetto E., De Giorgi E., Lisi M., Government failure, opposition

success? Parties electoral performance in Portugal and Italy at the

time of the crisis

Campus D., Mancini P. Mazzoni M., The Euro crisis through the

eyes of European print press