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About the conference
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The conference, organized on the basis of an international call for papers, will investigate how European political cultures and parties have imagined and confronted the integration process from 1945 until 1992. By concentrating on this topic, the conference also aims to overcome artificial divisions between domestic, foreign and European politics, and to weave together often separate domains of historical analysis such as political ideologies, political stances in the Cold War, European choices, national political struggles and arenas, economic and social policies. Its chronological extremes have been chosen accordingly: the end of World War Two and the signing of the Maastricht Treaty as turning points not only for the European integration process, but also for the Cold War, for Twentieth Century ideologies, for European parties and party systems.
The four sessions of the conference will be devoted respectively to:
- parties and cultures of the left
- parties and culture of the centre and the right
- the analysis of some specific national cases
- the Italian case
Scientific Committee
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Mark Gilbert
Johns Hopkins University, BolognaMarc Lazar
Sciences Po, ParisGiovanni Orsina
LUISS Guido Carli
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies LuccaJean-Marie Palayret
European University InstituteGeorges-Henri Soutou
Université Paris-SorbonneAntonio Varsori
Università degli Studi di Padova
Organizing Committee + Contacts + Registration
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Lucia Bonfreschi
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies LuccaContacts:
IMT - Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca
Piazza San Ponziano, 6
55100 Lucca - Italy
europeanpoliticalcultures@imtlucca.itTel: +39 0583 4326 552
Fax: +39 0583 4326 565
www.imtlucca.itMaria Elena Cavallaro
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies LuccaAntonio Masala
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies LuccaGuia Migani
Università degli Studi di PadovaValentine Lomellini
Università degli Studi di PadovaRegistration:
To register for the conference, please send an e-mail to
europeanpoliticalcultures@imtlucca.it
with your name, surname and affiliation
Program
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I SESSION
Thursday, November 10, 3 pm
The left-wing partiesChair and discussant:
Marc Lazar
Sciences Po, ParisSPD and European Integration, 1949-1979: From Opposition to Government
Giovanni Bernardini
Gabriele D'Ottavio
Istituto Storico Italo-Germanico, TrentoL'impossible troisième force: trajectoire comparée des socialistes italiens et français face à l'Europe 1945-62
Christine Vodovar
Luiss Guido Carli, Roma«L'Europe sera socialiste ou ne sera pas» - Positions et contradictions des Socialistes français à l'égard de l'Europe communautaire, 1971-1981
Georges Saunier
Université de Cergy-PontoiseThe Dutch Labour Party in the 1970s: calling for European integration with a human face
Sara Lamberti Moneta
School of International Studies,Università
degli Studi di TrentoThe Spanish socialist party and Europe
Maria Elena Cavallaro
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, LuccaCross-border social democratic party networking on European Integration: The Socialist International as a political actor during the early 1970s
Kristian Steinnes
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, TrondheimIn search of a supranational cooperation. The Socialist Group in the European Parliament and the difficult path towards “a strong and open Europe” in the 80s
Laura Grazi
Università degli Studi di SienaII SESSION
Friday, November 11, 9 am
The centre and
right-wing partiesChair and discussant:
Mark Gilbert
Johns Hopkins University, BolognaRe-inventing Europe, Re-building Identity: Christian Democracy and the Emergence of the European Project, 1945-1953
Rosario Forlenza
New York University“Our sole commitment is to negotiate; no more, no less”: the Conservative Party and Britain’s entry into the EEC
Giulia Bentivoglio
Università degli Studi di PadovaLe RPR et le processus d'intégration européenne entre divisions politiques et stratégies pour la reconquête du pouvoir 1976-1992
Lucia Bonfreschi
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, LuccaLes centristes français et les élections européennes 1979-1989. La carte européenne pour résister au bipartisme?
Michele Marchi
Università di Bologna“From mistrust to cooperation”. The relations between the organizations of Christian democratic and conservative parties (EUCD, EPP, EDU) in the 70s-90s
Beata Kosowska-Gastol
Jagiellonian University, KrakowInternationalism and Europeanism in the ideology of European liberalism, 1945-1989
Giovanni Orsina
Luiss Guido Carli, Roma & IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, LuccaInternational cooperation of liberal parties. The Liberal International and the "Mouvement Libéral pour l'Europe Unie"
Guido Thiemeyer
Université de Cergy-PontoiseEuroright. The extreme right in the European integration process (1978-1989)
Simone Paoli
Università degli Studi di PadovaIII SESSION
Friday, November 11, 3 pm
Case studiesChair and discussant:
Georges-Henri Soutou
Université Paris IV - Sorbonne"Europe" as a hothouse for Dutch domestic politics, 1946-1968
Robin de Bruin
University of AmsterdamNationalism and Europeanism: Political Catalanism and the Spain-Europe Relationship (1949-1986)
Carlos López Gómez
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, MadridThe tortuous path towards and through Europe: Irish political cultures and European integration process (1963-1992)
Massimo Piermattei
Università degli Studi della Tuscia, ViterboCzech "Civic" Parties and their Relation to the European Integration 1989-1992
Adéla Gjuricová
Institute for Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences, PragueLa formation des groupes politiques à l'Assemblée commune de la CECA (1952-1958)
Sandro Guerrieri
Università di Roma "La Sapienza"Mapping the Europarties' Transnational Ideologies (1979-2009): the EPP, the PES and the ELDR
Edoardo Bressanelli
European University Institute, Florence"There is no real European integration without Eastern Europe". Study of the influence of the Central European émigré party on the vision and process of European integration before the collapse of communism
Lukasiewicz Slawomir
Institute of National Remembrance, LublinIV SESSION
Saturday, November 12, 9 am
The Italian caseChair and discussant:
Jean-Marie Palayret
European University Institute, FlorenceHistoire politique d'un héritage culturel. L'Europe des ex 'azionisti' dans la stratégie des partis italiens
Roberto Colozza
Sciences Po, Paris & INSMLI, MilanoThe Italian Debate about the Essence of the Europeanism of the Christian Democratic Party
Evelina Martelli
Luiss Guido Carli, RomaThe Italian socialists' consensus towards European Integration (1950-1969)
Maria Serena Adesso
Università degli Studi di Bari"Italy advances with Europe, and Europe goes forward with socialists": Craxi and the European Integration (1976 - 1992)
Andrea Spiri
Fondazione Craxi, RomaThe Italian Communist Party and the European choice 1969-84
Antonio Varsori e Valentine Lomellini
Università degli Studi di PadovaWestpolitik: The Evolution of the Western European Communists' Positions toward European Integration (PCI e PCF)
Alessandro Brogi
University of Arkansas, USAThe European loyalty of Italian political parties at stake: the case of EMS and the Maastricht Treaty
Marinella Neri Gualdesi
Università di Pisa
About IMT
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IMT Institute for Advanced
Studies, Lucca
is an international Graduate School, Institute of Technology and Institute for Advanced Studies that acts as a research university with the aim of forming human capital specifically with regard to its PhD programs - in disciplines characterized by their high potential for concrete application. IMT strives to reach the fusion of theoretical comprehension and practical relevance.
Institute for
Advanced Studies
IMT is characterized by its mission to reach the international research frontier and to contribute to push it ahead, concentrating its activities within a limited number of key areas. Moreover, the Institute recruits its faculty on a competitive international scale, evaluating, among other elements, their capacity to publish work in top level international peer-reviewed and high-impact journals.Graduate School
Within the IMT Graduate School, the integration between research and education is designed around two broad multidisciplinary research areas which sustain four PhD programs: Computer Science and Engineering; Economics, Markets and Institutions; Institutions, Politics and Policies and Management and Development of Cultural Heritage.Institute of Technology
IMT’s identity as an Institute of Technology is defined by the aim of integrating relevance and excellence in research. Against this background, IMT has decided to adopt an innovative organizational model for its activities, which will evolve around a platform called the IMTLAB. The LAB is essential to the support of thematic Research Units, which by nature are complementary.
How to reach the Conference venue
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• By plane
The nearest airports to Lucca are Pisa International Airport "Galileo Galilei" and Florence International Airport "Amerigo Vespucci"
From Pisa Airport to Lucca
- By train
- Every twenty minutes there is a train from Pisa Airport to Pisa Central Station where you will find
train connections to Lucca.
The train station is located on the left hand side when you exit the airport (near the check‐in area) - By bus
- There are direct buses from Pisa Airport to Lucca
The bus ticket office is inside the Arrivals Area and the bus leaves from a platform right outside the airport (the company is called Vaibus and the schedule is available at http://www.vaibus.it) - By taxi
- A taxi would cost about € 50,00 and it would take about 30‐45 minutes to get to Lucca
From Florence Airport to Lucca
- By bus
- There are direct buses from Florence Airport to Lucca
There is a dedicated bus stop immediately next to the airport. The schedule is available at http://www.vaibus.it - By train
- If you decide to take a train, you would have to take a city line bus from the airport to the train
station of Florence Santa Maria Novella where you will find train connections to Lucca.
You can see the bus schedule at http://www.ataf.net/en/ataf.aspx?idC=2&LN=en‐US - By taxi
- A taxi would cost about € 80,00 and it would take about 45‐60 minutes to get to Lucca
From the Bus Station to IMT
Lucca bus station is located in Piazzale Verdi: take Via S. Paolino, just opposite the tourist information office, and go straight on until Piazza S. Michele, easily recognizable for the marvellous white marble church. Cross the square and go on through Via Roma, Piazza Bernardini and Via S.Croce (the same straight path, just changing names). Pass the SS. Gervasio e Protasio door to get into Via Elisa. The first street on the right is Via San Micheletto.
• By car
From the Highway to IMT
We recommend to take the exit "Lucca Est". At the crossroads turn left and enter Viale Europa; go straight on until you reach a roundabout where you will turn right and take Viale Carducci; follow the road, keeping the marvellous walls on your left until you arrive in Piazzale Ricasoli, where the train station is located. Here you should turn right, still keeping the walls on your left, and go straight on until you see Porta Elisa, a white marble entrance door to the town. As soon as you enter the town you are in Via Elisa, where you can follow the directions in order to leave the car in one of the parking lots nearby.
• By train
Lucca Train Station is connected to the main Tuscan provinces and tourist locations such as: Pisa, Viareggio, Montecatini, Pistoia, Florence, Aulla.
You can check connections and timetables at http://www.trenitalia.comFrom the train station to IMT
Lucca train station is located in Piazzale Ricasoli: cross Piazzale Ricasoli, take the pedestrian street in front of you, cross the meadow, follow the path and go right up the walls. Take the path up onto the walls and walk (right) along the walls until you reach the next exit/bastion. Come down from the walls and go straight on in Via del Fosso.
Turn right in Via Elisa. The first street on the right is Via San Micheletto.
