Cultural differences in times of economic turbulence: A Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations Project. San Giorgio Maggiore-Venice

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Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice Venice-Delhi Seminars Cultural differences in times of economic turbulence. Social tensions, cultural conflicts and policies of integration in Europe and India A Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, University of Padua, Jamia Millia Islamia and Seminar Program Thursday, October 18th Opening – 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Pasquale Gagliardi, Secretary General of the Giorgio Cini Foundation Giuseppe Zaccaria, Rector, University of Padua Nina zu Fürstenberg, President, Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations First session – 10.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. The economic crisis and its impact on ethnic, cultural and class divisions in society. A comparison between India and Europe. Introduction by Giancarlo Bosetti, Director, Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations Rajeev Bhargava, Director and Senior Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi Stefano Allievi, Professor of sociology at the faculty of Communications and Political Sciences at Padua University, Italy Discussion Second session – 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. What is meant by 'modernization' in culturally and religiously diverse societies? Dipankar Gupta, Indian sociologist and writer Roberto Toscano, Former Italian Ambassador to New Delhi and Tehran, president of the Intercultura Foundation and a member of ResetDoc’s scientific committee Akeel Bilgrami, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, Faculty member of the Committee on Global Thought Chair: Vincenzo Pace, Italian sociologist and Professor at the University of Padua, Director of the Department of Sociology and Intercultural Studies Discussion Friday, October 19th Third session – 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Europe between fear for economic uncertainty, unemployment and re-emerging nationalisms Michel Wieviorka, French sociologist and professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, President of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Nilüfer Göle, French-Turkish sociologist and Directeur d’études at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris Chair: Giangiorgio Pasqualotto, Italian Philosopher and Professor at University of Padua, Italy Roundtable 11.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Global challenges for politics and the radicalization of identities Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Reset-Doc’s Scientific Committee Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of Parliament, India, former Minister and Diplomat Rajeev Bhargava, Director and Senior Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi Akeel Bilgrami, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, Faculty member of the Committee on Global Thought Nilüfer Göle, French-Turkish sociologist and Directeur d’études at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris Sebastiano Maffettone, Professor in Political Philosophy and Dean of Political Science at LUISS University in Rome, Italy Chair: Georg Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Honorary President, Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations Discussion Fourth session – 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Contemporary India and its roots – culture, politics and society Peter Ronald deSouza, Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and the Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla Antonio Rigopoulos, Professor in Indian Philosophies and Religions, University of Venice, Italy Ananya Vajpeyi, Associate Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, and Senior Fellow with the American Institute of Indian Studies Chair: Federico Squarcini, Professor in Indian Philosophies and Religions, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, Italy Discussion Saturday, October 20th Fifth session – 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Islam in Europe and India - past and present Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of Parliament, India, former Minister and Diplomat Najeeb Jung, Vice-chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Olivier Roy, Professor of Social and Political Theory at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy Chair: Renzo Guolo, Italian sociologist, Professor at the University of Padua Conclusions