Summer School ‘War, Peace and the World Order’
from
Monday, 29 September 2025 (10:00)
to
Friday, 3 October 2025 (19:00)
Monday, 29 September 2025
10:00
Welcome and presentation of the School and of the participants
-
Alessandro Saggioro
(
Sapienza Università di Roma, Coordinator of the National PhD in Peace Studies
)
Mario Pianta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore and Università di Firenze
)
Welcome and presentation of the School and of the participants
Alessandro Saggioro
(
Sapienza Università di Roma, Coordinator of the National PhD in Peace Studies
)
Mario Pianta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore and Università di Firenze
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
11:00
The world system: capitalism, hegemony, conflicts
-
Mario Pianta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
The world system: capitalism, hegemony, conflicts
Mario Pianta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
11:00 - 13:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
13:00
Light Lunch
Light Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
The war system: (dis)armament and international relations
-
Francesco Strazzari
(
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
)
The war system: (dis)armament and international relations
Francesco Strazzari
(
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
)
14:00 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
16:30
The Russia-Ukraine war and the European order
-
Lázsló Andor
(
former EU Commissioner, FEPS Brussels
)
Volodymyr Ishchenko
(
Freie Universität in Berlin
)
The Russia-Ukraine war and the European order
Lázsló Andor
(
former EU Commissioner, FEPS Brussels
)
Volodymyr Ishchenko
(
Freie Universität in Berlin
)
16:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
20:00
Social dinner
Social dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
10:00
Patterns of conflicts
-
Siri Aas Rustad
(
Peace Research Institute Oslo
)
Patterns of conflicts
Siri Aas Rustad
(
Peace Research Institute Oslo
)
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
12:00
Light Lunch
Light Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Power and peace: a critique of international interventions
-
Mats Berdal
(
Kings College London
)
Power and peace: a critique of international interventions
Mats Berdal
(
Kings College London
)
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
15:30
Israel's genocide in Palestine: the global architecture of injustice
-
Francesca Albanese
(
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
)
Israel's genocide in Palestine: the global architecture of injustice
Francesca Albanese
(
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
)
15:30 - 16:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
16:30
The Israel-Palestine question: history and dynamics
-
Paola Caridi
(
Scholar and author
)
Anna Foa
(
Sapienza Università di Roma
)
The Israel-Palestine question: history and dynamics
Paola Caridi
(
Scholar and author
)
Anna Foa
(
Sapienza Università di Roma
)
16:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
10:00
Law and ethics of war
-
Matthew Evangelista
(
Cornell University
)
Law and ethics of war
Matthew Evangelista
(
Cornell University
)
10:00 - 11:45
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
12:00
The environment and conflicts in Africa
-
Luca Raineri
(
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
)
The environment and conflicts in Africa
Luca Raineri
(
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
)
12:00 - 14:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
14:00
Light Lunch
Light Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Tutoring session: Researching war and peace issues
Tutoring session: Researching war and peace issues
15:30 - 16:15
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
Speakers and tutors discuss key approaches and methologies for war and peace research
16:30
Presentations by participants
-
Daniela Musina
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
Presentations by participants
Daniela Musina
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
16:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
Parallel sessions with short presentations of participants’ research projects and feedback discussion with speakers and tutors Group A: International relations, warfare, violence, conflict resolution Group B: International law, human rights, gender, non-violence Group C: Political economy, the environment, civil society and social movements
Thursday, 2 October 2025
10:00
The military economy: arms expenditures, industry, exports
-
Raul Caruso
(
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
)
The military economy: arms expenditures, industry, exports
Raul Caruso
(
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
)
10:00 - 11:45
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
12:00
The military programmes in Europe and Italy
-
Francesco Vignarca
(
Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
)
Futura D'Aprile
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
The military programmes in Europe and Italy
Francesco Vignarca
(
Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
)
Futura D'Aprile
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
12:00 - 13:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
13:30
Light Lunch
Light Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
14:30
Digital tecnologies, Artificial Intelligence and the military
-
Dario Guarascio
(
Sapienza Università di Roma
)
Digital tecnologies, Artificial Intelligence and the military
Dario Guarascio
(
Sapienza Università di Roma
)
14:30 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
16:30
Artificial Intelligence and the erosion of human control on warfare
-
Guglielmo Tamburrini
(
Università di Napoli Federico II
)
Artificial Intelligence and the erosion of human control on warfare
Guglielmo Tamburrini
(
Università di Napoli Federico II
)
16:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
20:00
Social dinner
Social dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Friday, 3 October 2025
09:30
Peace and solidarity mobilisations for Palestine
-
Donatella Della Porta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
Peace and solidarity mobilisations for Palestine
Donatella Della Porta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
09:30 - 11:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
11:45
Conflict resolution and peace-making from below
-
Mauro Garofalo
(
Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Roma
)
Conflict resolution and peace-making from below
Mauro Garofalo
(
Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Roma
)
11:45 - 13:15
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
13:15
Light Lunch
Light Lunch
13:15 - 14:00
14:00
I movimenti per la pace in Europa
-
Donatella Della Porta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
Luciana Castellina
(
già Parlamentare europea
)
I movimenti per la pace in Europa
Donatella Della Porta
(
Scuola Normale Superiore
)
Luciana Castellina
(
già Parlamentare europea
)
14:00 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana
16:15
Il pacifismo in Italia
-
Raffaella Bollini
(
Arci/Pace in movimento
)
Giulio Marcon
(
Campagna Sbilanciamoci!
)
Il pacifismo in Italia
Raffaella Bollini
(
Arci/Pace in movimento
)
Giulio Marcon
(
Campagna Sbilanciamoci!
)
16:15 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala l' Altana