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ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG - ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE PUNTO ROSSO

 

 

MILAN SEMINAR

 

THE LEFT AND EUROPE. WHAT STRATEGIES AND WHAT TASKS FOR THE LEFT POLITICS IN THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS LEVEL AND IN THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY LEVEL

 

MILAN - FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER AND 1st  NOVEMBER 2008

CASA DELLA CULTURA - VIA BORGOGNA 3 (near Piazza Duomo)

 

The seminar is aimed at the deepening of the themes contained in the paper "Left Politics" (May 2008). As political discussion in order to increase both the awareness of the important role of the European Union and the coordination of initiatives, tasks, strategies etc. of the social and political subjects of the radical Left. The challenge for the European Left is to build contents and forms of the institutional and social presence in a profoundly changed context.

The seminar is divided into six sessions of scientific discussion, three for each day. Every session lasts three hours, two speakers for each session (45 minutes for each speaker) and the discussion lasts 90 minutes. The lunch and the interval between h. 13-14.

 

Friday 31st October - h. 9-19

 

Presentation

 

●        First session h. 9-12

Europe in the World Crisis. Does exist a foreign policy of the European Left? What strategies for the Left.

 

speakers

Andre Brie, representative at European parliament Gue/Ngl

Vittorio Agnoletto,  GUE/NGL - European parliamentary

 

Discussion

 

●        Second session h. 12-13 and 14-16

How European Union works: political aims and administrative action of European Union. What are the tasks of the Left?

 

 

Speakers

Luciana Castellina, GUE/NGL - former European parliamentary

Raffaele Tangorra, researcher EU political activities

Discussion

 

●        Third session h. 16-19

The economical politics of European Union. Prevailing tendencies and possible alternatives. Does exist a political economy of the Left?

 

Speakers

Jörg Huffschmid

Roberto Romano, Research Department Cgil Trade Union

 

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 1st November h. 9-19

 

 

●        First session h. 9-12

What horizon for the Left in Europe. Party-form, political and organizational forms and the movements in Europe: alternatives and innovations

 

Speakers

Conny Hildebrandt, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

Mimmo Porcaro,  Associazione Culturale Punto Rosso

 

Discussion

 

Influence of organizational models and the innovations we need in order to meet the challenges of the XXI century

 

●        Second session h. 12-13 and 14-16

The really existing European Left. Two study cases or models: Germany and Italy

 

Speakers

Michael Brie, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

Luigi Vinci, Associazione Culturale Punto Rosso

 

 

Discussion

 

●        Third session h. 16-19

The really existing European Left. Two study cases or models: Norway and Netherlands

 

Speakers

Asbjörn Wahl (Norway) 

Conny Weissbach (Netherlands)

 

Discussion

 

A concrete analysis of the political presence in the European society. Some indications in order to achieve a discontinuity in the political culture beyond the authoritarian and hierarchical models of the past, in order to meet the challenges of the transformations in the social morphology and in the needs expressed by movements and by social Left aiming at a refounded politics. Four interesting experiences in Europe.

 

 

Conclusions