Name: Spring School "Political economy of production and labour"
Start: 2026-03-16T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-20T18:30:00+01:00
Location: Firenze

Spring School "Political economy of production and labour"

from Monday, 16 March 2026 (10:00) to Friday, 20 March 2026 (18:30)

Monday, 16 March 2026

10:00 Welcome and presentation of the School and of the participants
Welcome and presentation of the School and of the participants
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
11:00 Political economy beyond economics - Mario Pianta (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Political economy beyond economics
- Mario Pianta (Scuola Normale Superiore)
11:00 - 13:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
14:00 Political economy and social blocs - Bruno Amable (University of Geneva)
Political economy and social blocs
- Bruno Amable (University of Geneva)
14:00 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
16:30 Mechanisms of income inequality - Michele Raitano (Sapienza Università di Roma)
Mechanisms of income inequality
- Michele Raitano (Sapienza Università di Roma)
16:30 - 17:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
17:30 Wealth inequality and policies - Salvatore Morelli (Università Roma Tre)
Wealth inequality and policies
- Salvatore Morelli (Università Roma Tre)
17:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
10:00 Economics from a South perspective (online) - Jayati Ghosh (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Economics from a South perspective (online)
- Jayati Ghosh (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
10:00 - 11:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
11:45 Technology, demand and employment - Marco Vivarelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Technology, demand and employment
- Marco Vivarelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
11:45 - 13:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
13:00 Labour markets and wages - Lia Pacelli (Università di Torino)
Labour markets and wages
- Lia Pacelli (Università di Torino)
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
15:00 Industrial policy, sustainability and politics - Antonio Andreoni (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
Industrial policy, sustainability and politics
- Antonio Andreoni (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
15:00 - 17:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
17:15 Data and methodologies
Data and methodologies
17:15 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana Speakers present information on databases, methodologies and research trajectories
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
09:30 Labour relations in the global economy - Sarosh Kuruvilla (Cornell University)
Labour relations in the global economy
- Sarosh Kuruvilla (Cornell University)
09:30 - 11:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
11:45 Labour and comparative political economy - Vincenzo Maccarrone (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Labour and comparative political economy
- Vincenzo Maccarrone (Scuola Normale Superiore)
11:45 - 13:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
15:00 Doing research in the interest of workers: challenges and limitations - Maurizio Atzeni (Queen Mary University of London)
Doing research in the interest of workers: challenges and limitations
- Maurizio Atzeni (Queen Mary University of London)
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
16:00 Frontline research: Labour and unions in global production systems - Dario Di Conzo Nicolò Deiana Clelia Li Vigni (Scuola Normale Superiore) Lorenzo Lodi
Frontline research: Labour and unions in global production systems
- Dario Di Conzo
- Nicolò Deiana
- Clelia Li Vigni (Scuola Normale Superiore)
- Lorenzo Lodi
16:00 - 18:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
Thursday, 19 March 2026
10:00 Understanding power resources in labour relations - Guglielmo Meardi (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Understanding power resources in labour relations
- Guglielmo Meardi (Scuola Normale Superiore)
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
13:15 Presentations by participants, thematic discussion groups, meetings with speakers
Presentations by participants, thematic discussion groups, meetings with speakers
13:15 - 15:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana, aula Simone del Pollaiolo, aula Filippo Strozzi
16:00 The purple economy: gender, care and labour (online) - İpek İlkkaracan (Istanbul Technical University)
The purple economy: gender, care and labour (online)
- İpek İlkkaracan (Istanbul Technical University)
16:00 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
Friday, 20 March 2026
10:00 Labour in the digital age - Armanda Cetrulo (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
Labour in the digital age
- Armanda Cetrulo (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
10:30 Labour in the digital age - Valeria Cirillo (Università di Bari)
Labour in the digital age
- Valeria Cirillo (Università di Bari)
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
11:00 Labour in the digital age - Dario Guarascio (Sapienza Università di Roma)
Labour in the digital age
- Dario Guarascio (Sapienza Università di Roma)
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
11:30 Labour in the digital age - Sarrah Kassem (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Labour in the digital age
- Sarrah Kassem (Scuola Normale Superiore)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
12:15 Labour activism - Donatella Della Porta (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Labour activism
- Donatella Della Porta (Scuola Normale Superiore)
12:15 - 14:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
15:00 The macro level: macroeconomic and labour policies - Francesco Saraceno (Sciences Po, Paris)
The macro level: macroeconomic and labour policies
- Francesco Saraceno (Sciences Po, Paris)
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana
16:30 The local level: economic and labour policies in the (small) global city of Florence with local policy makers and civil society
The local level: economic and labour policies in the (small) global city of Florence with local policy makers and civil society
16:30 - 18:30
Room: Scuola Normale Superiore, Palazzo Strozzi, sala Altana

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