"The Unification of Italy and American Independence" . An International Conference
In collaboration with the Guido Carli School of Government of LUISS in Rome. Intended as part of the official celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. The focus will be on the role played by Enlightenment and Risorgimento political thought on the development of constitutional doctrines and the models of State in Italy and America.
Richard Gardner, Former Ambassador of the United States to Italy
John A. Davis, University of Connecticut
Stephen Holmes, New York University
Sergio Fabbrini, LUISS University
Filippo Sabetti, Mc Gill University in Montreal, Canada
Sabino Cassese, Constitutional Court of Italy
Judge Guido Calabresi, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law, Yale University
Giulio Napolitano, Roma Tre University
Giannicola Sinisi, Italian Embassy in Washington
David I. Kertzer, Brown University
Will address the following questions:
"Upon what philosophical and constitutional models were the United States and Italy founded?" "What brought about their respective unifications?" "What are the common traits and differences between their governmental models?"
Conference:
Tuesday September 20, 2011, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Location:
Italian Cultural Institute of New York
686 Park Avenue,
(bt/n 68 and 69 street), New York, NY
Media R.S.V.P.
Eva Zanardi
Tel. 212 879-4142 ext.333