Four appointments, from 19 January, by Professor Arnaldo Testi (University of Pisa) to explore the fortunes and misfortunes, virtues and fragilities of democracies in the world.
The fortunes and misfortunes, virtues and fragilities of democracies have been discussed for many years. This is the theme at the centre of the ‘Democracies/World’ review, curated by Professor Arnaldo Testi of the University of Pisa, which proposes four appointments in the auditorium of Palazzo Blu - starting on Sunday 19 January - with as many authoritative scholars. The review seeks to go beyond the European and North Atlantic context, dealing with countries in the world where there are experiences that, in their peculiarities, are intertwined with ours in terms of political-social affinities and geopolitical consequences.
Appointments
On Sunday 19 January, Rosa Caroli, from Ca' Foscari University in Venice, deals with Japan in the meeting entitled “Successes and limits of an exported democracy: the case of Japan”, questioning how an “imported” democracy after the Second World War, imposed on the defeated country by the occupying power, manages to transform itself into a genuine representative system.
On Sunday 2 February, Tommaso Bobbio, from the University of Turin, will address the theme of India's democracy in recent years, in a meeting entitled ‘India or Bharat? India's democracy between secular state and ethnic-religious nation'. On the international stage, the country has become a major geopolitical player. Internally, beneath the surface of glorious claims and brilliant projects, there have been growing contradictions, further marginalisation of the most vulnerable strata of society, increasing violence and insecurity.
Sunday 16 February is the turn of Arrigo Pallotti, from the University of Bologna, who in a meeting entitled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa between democracy and authoritarianism’, identifies the historical answers to the question of why democracy has struggled to establish itself fully in those countries.
Finally, on Sunday 2 March, with Benedetta Calandra from the University of Bergamo, we go to Latin America. The meeting is entitled ‘Democratic Transitions in Latin America. Argentina and Chile in comparison (1983 - 2023)', the theme is the transition of authoritarian regimes into democratic regimes, between institutions of democracy that recreate themselves rather quickly and “wounds” that remain open in society.
The events will be held in the auditorium of Palazzo Blu, in Pisa, on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m., on alternating Sundays, starting on Sunday 19 January 2025. Appointments are free, but booking is required at https://www.eventbrite.it/
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