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	Fermo Summer School offers Higher Courses on the challenges that contemporary European Union process brings to the fore at both social and institutional levels, legal theory and professional practice. To the extent that many aspects of European governance are becoming nationally and internationally relevant, Fermo Summer School aims to focus attention on the pressing questions that contemporary European Union have to face. It guarantees educational training on topics that offer deeper insights into a comparative analysis of the functioning of European and non European constitutions. The Courses are conducted by top-quality teaching staff, among which renowned scholars from prestigious universities. The Courses are organised in association with the Ente Universitario del Fermano and the Foundation of the Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo.

	CSlSC Centre For advanced Studies on Institutions, Social change and Communication Fermo [ITALY] - Working Group on Sociology oF Constitution - Research Committee on Sociology of Law - Advanced Cours SOCIOLOGY OF CONSTITUTIONS. A SYSTEM THEORY APPROACH Fermo, Corso Cefalonia, 69, August 29^th – September 1^th In honour of Niklas Luhmann, twenty years after his death This advanced seminar focuses on the crisis of the traditional theories of state, and on the emerging need of a new constitutional semantics influenced by the general systems approach. It draws critical attention to the dimensions acquired by territory, sovereignty and people, still regarded as the main pillars of the state, and examines in particular the present European situation of the constitutional order, that has to face significant difficulties whenever nation states try to fulfill their specific functions in front of emerging trans-national entities. Opening session Wednesday August 29^th 9.00-13.00 ON THE LANGUAGE OF GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY This session introduces the main conceptual tools of the general systems theory approach that, thanks to its pluralistic vision of the relations between legal and social norms, is able to analyze the constitutive rules of different social games. Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata Giancarlo Corsi, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia Wednesday August 29^th 14.30-17.00 FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE “CSISC” - First panel - Thursday August 30^th 9.00-13.00 THE CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION I OF DEMOCRACY This panel is about the relationships between state institutions and society. It focuses on the constitutional overlaps of legal and political systems, and on their emerging dysfunctions. Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Antonio La Spina, University Luiss Guido Carli, Rome - Second panel - Friday August 31^th 9.00-13.00 POPULISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE This panel considers the different approaches to political change of institutionalized political parties and autonomous political movements focusing on their specific forms of political legitimation. Denis Galligan, Oxford University Francesco Bilancia, University of Chieti-Pescara - Third panel - Friday August 31^th 15.30-19.30 THE FUNCTIONS OF CONSTITUTIONS Starting from a comparative perspective this round table focuses on what has to be expected from a critical systems theory of constitutions Chair: Darrow Schecter, University oF Sussex Closing session. Saturday September 1^th 9.00-13.00 TRANSCONSTITUTIONALISM AND NEW FORMS OF CONSTITUTION This panel is about the new terminological proposals that, in a globalized world, refuse a hierarchical approach to constitutions and call for a transconstitutional dialogue. Giovanni Sartor, University of Bologna, EUI Florence Miriam AIIena, Edmondo Mostacci, University Bocconi, Milan via Brunforte 47 - 63900 Fermo (ITALY) - www.fermosummerschool.it - info@fermosummerschool.it Alberto Febbrajo Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Macerata, where he was Rector from 1991 to 2003. Among his works: Central and Eastern Europe After Transition. Towards a New Socio-legal Semantics (ed. with W. Sadurski, 2010); The Financial Crisis in Constitutional Perspective. The Dark Side of Functional Differentiation (ed. with P. F. Kjaer and G. Teubner, 2011); Law and Intersystemic Communication. Understanding ?Structural Coupling' (ed. with G. Harste, 2013); Sociologia del diritto. Concetti e problemi (2013); Sociology of Constitution. A Paradoxical Perspective (ed. with G. Corsi, 2016). Giancarlo Corsi Professor of Sociology at University of Modena Reggio Emilia. He was visiting professor in many european and southern american university. Among his books: Sociology of Constitution. A Paradoxical Perspective (ed. with G. Corsi, 2016), Niklas Luhmann. Education as a social system (with C. Baraldi, 2016). Bogdan Iancu Associate Professor at University of Bucharest. He had his PhD in 2007 at Central European University, Budapest. Among his interests: Romanian and comparative constitutional law, EU constitutionalism, Modern history of constitutional ideas, Constitutional history. Antonio La Spina Professor of Sociology at Luiss University (Rome). He taught at Macerata, Messina, Palermo, Milano Cattolica. Among his books: Il mondo di mezzo. Mafie e antimafie (2016); I costi dell'illegalità. Una ricerca sul sestiere della Maddalena a Genova (2013); Analisi e valutazione delle politiche pubbliche (2011). Denis Galligan Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford. Director of the Centre for Socio-legal studies 1993-2008. He is a Professorial Fellow of Wolfson College Oxford, Jean Monnet Professor of European Public Law at the University of Siena and Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Among his works: Law in Modern Society (2007), Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions (ed. with M. Versteeg, 2013), Constitutions and the Classics. Patterns of Constitutional Thought from Fortescue to Bentham (2014). Francesco Bilancia Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Chieti e Pescara. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in São Leopoldo (Porto Alegre) and Academic Visitor at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies of the University of Oxford. Among his books L'Europa (2002), Corso di diritto costituzionale (2011), O Direito à saúde na União Europeia e no Mercosul (ed. with S. R. Martini, 2014). Darrow Schecter Professor of Critical Theory and Modern Euopean History at University of Sussex. Among his books: Kritische Theorie im 21. Jahrhunder (2016), Marx'tan tugüne solun tahiri: kuramsal bakış açıları (2015), La historia de la izquierda desde Marx hasta nuestros días: perspectivas teóricas (2014), Critical theory in the twenty-first century. Critical theory and contemporary society (2014). Giovanni Sartor Professor of Philosophy of Law and Legal Informatics at University of Bologna and at European University Institute of Florence. Among his books: Puzzles in the Law (2013), Legal Reasoning: A Cognitive Approach to the law (2005), AI Approaches to the Complexity of Legal Systems - Models and Ethical Challenges for Legal Systems, Legal Language and Legal Ontologies, Argumentation and Software Agents (2012). Miriam Allena Assistant Professor of Administrative Law at Bocconi University (Milan). Among his works: L'annullamento d'ufficio. Dall'autotuela alla tutela (2018), Art. 6 CEDU. Procedimento e processo amministrativo (2012). Edmondo Mostacci Associate Professor of Italian and European Constitutional Law and Economic Public Law at Bocconi University (Milan). Among his works: La soft law nel sistema delle fonti (2008).

	SOCIOLOGY OF CONSTITUTIONS. A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH Fermo, Piazza del Popolo, August 28th-September 6th Programme Monday August 28th 15.00-18.00 General Introduction for Students -First Session CONSTITUTIONS AND LEGAL CULTURES Panel 1-Tuesday August 29th 16.00-16.30 Official Opening 16.30-18.30 On the Multidimensional Concept of Law Pedro Fortes, FGV Rio de Janeiro Giancarlo Corsi, University of Modena Reggio Emilia Open discussion Panel 2-Wednesday August 30th 09.00-13.00 Models of Constitution in Eastern Europe Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia Open discussion Panel 3-Thursday August 31th 09.00-13.00 New Constitutional Developments in Asia Arvind Agrawal, Rector Mahatma Gandhi Central University Asutosh Pradhan, Dean School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University Lihong Zhang, East China University of Political Sciences and Law, Shanghai Open discussion Panel 4-Friday September 1st 09.00-10.00 Towards a Rational Legal Culture. Homage to André-Jean Arnaud Germano Schwartz, University Uniritter, Fmu, Unilasalle Håkan Hydén, University of Lund 10.30-13.00 Presentation Selected Papers of Young Researchers Coordinators: Janaína Sturza, University Unijuí Matteo Belletti, Università Politecnica delle Marche Open discussion Round Table - Friday September 1st 15.30-17.00 Future Activities of the Centre for international Studies on Institutions and Social Change (CSISC) -Second Session- CONSTITUTIONS BETWEEN LEGAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS Panel 1-Saturday September 2nd 09.00-13.00 Legal Values and Political Control Renata Almeida da Costa, University Unilasalle Ernesto U. Savona, Transcrime, UNICATT, Milan Maria João Guia, University of Coimbra Open discussion Panel 2 -Sunday September 3rd 09.00-13.00 Democracy. A Multidimensional Definition Antonio La Spina, University LUISS, Rome Giovanni Sartor, European University Institute, Florence Open discussion Panel 3-Monday September 4th 09.00-13.00 Human Rights and the Borders of Legal Systems Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata Sandra Martini, University Uniritter-Ufrgs Open discussion Panel 4-Tuesday September 5th 09.00-13.00 Out of Utopia or the Future of the EU Francesco Bilancia, University of Pescara Denis Galligan, University of Oxford Open discussion Closing Session - Wednesday September 6th 09.00-13.00 Future Research Projects Pedro Fortes Professor of Law at FGV Law School (Rio de Janeiro) and a state public prosecutor. He studied at UFRJ, PUC-Rio, COPPE-UFRJ (Brasil), Harvard, Stanford (Usa). Giancarlo Corsi Professor of Sociology at University of Modena Reggio Emilia. He was visiting professor in many european and southern american university. Among his books: Sociology of Constitution. A Paradoxical Perspective (ed. with G. Corsi, 2016), Niklas Luhmann. Education as a social system (with C. Baraldi, 2016). Bogdan Iancu Associate Professor at University of Bucharest. He had his PhD in 2007 at Central European University, Budapest. Among his interests: Romanian and comparative constitutional law, EU constitutionalism, Modern history of constitutional ideas, Constitutional history. Daniel Smilov Programme Director at the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Recurrent Visiting Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the Central European University, Budapest, and Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the Political Science Department, University of Sofia. Among his books: Assessing the Record of Anticorruption Assistance in Southeast Europe, (with M. Tisne, 2004). Arvind Kumar Agrawal Rector of the Mahatma Gandhi Central University (Motihari, Bihar). He studied in India and Germany. He was professor at the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (Dharamshala) and the University of Rajasthan (Jaipur). Among his works: Max Weber and Modern Sociological Theories (2000), Ethnicity, Cultural Traditions & Folk Culture in Transition: An Anthropological Study of Langa, Kalbelia and Manganiar in Rajasthan (2001), Cultural Traditions & Folk Culture in Transition: An Anthropological Study of Saharia in Rajasthan (2001). Asutosh Pradhan Academic Coordinator, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Professor& Head at Mahatma Gandhi Central University (Motihari, Bihar). He had his PhD in 2010 at Jain VishvaBharati University (Ladnun, Rajasthan). His research interest are: Domestic Violence,Social Capital, Transnational Social Work, Social Work Education. Lihong Zhang Full Professor of Civil Law, Roman Law and Comparative Law at the East China University of Political Science and Law (Shanghai), where he is also Director of the Research Center of Roman Law and European Law and Vice-Director of Civil Law Research Center. He studied in Beijing, Rome and Panthéon Sorbonne University of Paris. Germano Andre Doederlein Schwartz Professor of the School of Law of the Serra Gaúcha Faculty (FSG). He teaches at the Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas - FMU (São Paolo) and Unilasalle (Canoas). He studied at the Universities of Santa Cruz do Sul, Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Paris X-Nanterre, Reading (UK) and was Visiting Professor at Instituto Internacional de Sociologia Jurídica de Oñati (Spain). Among his books: O Tratamento Jurídico do Risco no Direito à Saúde and Direito e Rock (2014). Håkan Hydén Senior Professor in Sociology of Law at the University of Lund. He was Scientific Visitor for the University of Florida (Gainesville). Among his books, Contributions in Sociology of Law: Remarks from a Swedish Horizon (ed. with P. Wickenberg, 2008) and Putting Law in Context. Some Remarks on Implementation of Law in China, Making Law Work in China (ed. with M. Svensson and M. Burell, 2011). Janaína Machado Sturza She had her Phd in Law at University La Sapienza of Rome in 2010 and her Postdoc in University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS. She teach at Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ. Matteo Belletti Researcher at Polytechnic University of Marche, where he teaches Agricultural Economics and where he obtained his Phd in 2007. Among his works: The emerging role of the peasant economy at the end of the industrial age: insights from Albania (forthcoming). Renata Almeida da Costa Professor of Law for the Universities LaSalle (Canoas) and Anhembi Morumbi (São Paolo). She taught at Uniritter (Porto Alegre) and Passo Fundo. She received her PhD at UNISINOS (2010) and was Visiting Researcher at the University of Reading (UK). Among her books: Ciências Criminais em Debate (2006) and A Sociedade Complexa e o Crime Organizado (2015). Ernesto U. Savona Professor of Criminology at Cattolica University of Milan, he is also director of Transcrime (Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime, University of Trento / Cattolica University of Milan). He was Visiting and Research Fellow in many universitiesin Europe, Usa and Canada. Maria João Guia Associate Researcher at the Center of Human Rights, at the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra. Among her works: The Illegal Business of Human Trafficking (orgs., 2014). Antonio La Spina Professor of Sociology at Luiss University (Rome). He taught at Macerata, Messina, Palermo, Milano Cattolica. Among his books: Il mondo di mezzo. Mafie e antimafie (2016); I costi dell'illegalità. Una ricerca sul sestiere della Maddalena a Genova (2013); Analisi e valutazione delle politiche pubbliche (2011). Giovanni Sartor Professor of Philosophy of Law and Legal Informatics at University of Bologna and at European University Institute of Florence. Among his books: Puzzles in the Law (2013), Legal Reasoning: A Cognitive Approach to the law (2005), AI Approaches to the Complexity of Legal Systems - Models and Ethical Challenges for Legal Systems, Legal Language and Legal Ontologies, Argumentation and Software Agents (2012). Alberto Febbrajo Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Macerata, where he was Rector from 1991 to 2003. Among his works: Central and Eastern Europe After Transition. Towards a New Socio-legal Semantics (ed. with W. Sadurski, 2010); The Financial Crisis in Constitutional Perspective. The Dark Side of Functional Differentiation (ed. with P. F. Kjaer and G. Teubner, 2011); Law and Intersystemic Communication. Understanding ?Structural Coupling' (ed. with G. Harste, 2013); Sociologia del diritto. Concetti e problemi (2013); Sociology of Constitution. A Paradoxical Perspective (ed. with G. Corsi, 2016). Sandra Regina Martini Vial Professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Porto Alegre). She received her PhD at the University of Lecce (2001). She also studied in Rome and Salerno (Italy). Her main interests are public health, public policies and sociology of law. Among her books: O Direito à Terra Como Terra do Direito (2005), O Direito à saúde na União Europeia e no Mercosul (ed. with F. Bilancia, 2014), Saúde, direito e transformação social - um estudo sobre o direito à saúde no Rio Grande do Sul (2015). Francesco Bilancia Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Chieti e Pescara. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in São Leopoldo (Porto Alegre) and Academic Visitor at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies of the University of Oxford. Among his books L'Europa (2002), Corso di diritto costituzionale (2011), O Direito à saúde na União Europeia e no Mercosul (ed. with S. R. Martini, 2014). Denis Galligan Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford. Director of the Centre for Socio-legal studies 1993-2008. He is a Professorial Fellow of Wolfson College Oxford, Jean Monnet Professor of European Public Law at the University of Siena and Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Among his works: Law in Modern Society (2007), Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions (ed. with M. Versteeg, 2013), Constitutions and the Classics. Patterns of Constitutional Thought from Fortescue to Bentham (2014).

	CONSTITUTIONS IN A NEW GLOBAL SCENARIO Fermo, August 22-25, 2016 Over the last few decades, the global socio-political scenario has dramatically changed. The main points of reference have gradually shifted from East-West oppositions to North-South relations, from military balances to financial competition, from universal ideologies to pragmatic strategies. Today, individual states are called to face multi-dimensional challenges: the promotion of external competition through an ever-evolving lex mercatoria and the re-emergence of a constitutional pluralism based on deeply rooted local traditions; the search for a worldwide solution to environmental problems and the massive exploitation of sources of energy; the institutionalisation of supranational entities and the preservation of an acceptable degree of autonomy for state governments. In this context, a sociology of constitution has to address a new multi-level organization of norms. In order to analyse at a constitutional level the main issues which are in particular affecting emerging countries, the seminar will try to take recourse not only to established western values, but to a more articulated semantics. In particular, the focus will be on the re-definition in different cultural contexts of basic constitutional concepts such as ?people', ?democracy', ?freedom', ?equality', ?hierarchy of norms', ?sovereignty'. Programme Sala della Colonna, Piazza del Popolo Monday August 22, 2016 16.00-16.30 General Introduction Session I 16.30-18.30 The Normative Anatomy of Society Håkan Hydén, University of Lund Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata Open discussion Tuesday August 23, 2016 Session II 09.00-11.00; 11.30-13.00 Constitutions and Constitutionalisms in Eastern and Western Europe Henry Sardaryan, University MGIMO, Moscow Denis Galligan, University of Oxford Discussant: Francesco Bilancia, University of Pescara Wednesday August 24, 2016 Session III 9.00-11.00 Constitution and Constitutionalism in the emerging India Arvin Agrawal, Rector, Mahatma Gandhi Central University Suresh Prasad Singh, Chanakya National Law University Discussant: Tito Marci, University of Rome 1 11.30-13.00 Proposals for future activities Introduction: Paolo Calcinaro, Mayor of the city of Fermo, President of the EUF Thursday August 25, 2016 Session IV 9.00-11.00 Roundtable on Constitutions and Constitutionalisms in Latin America Fabio Franco Pereira, UNIDAS (FMU); Germano Schwartz, UNILASSALLE; Nelson Netto, UNIDAS (FMU); Sandra Regina Martini, UNISINOS; Renata Almeida da Costa, UNILASSALLE 11.30-13.00 Open discussion

	SOCIOLOGY OF CONSTITUTION: A TRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE UNISINOS, UNILASSALLE/FMU, UNIDAS/FMU WG-RCSL SOCIOLOGY OF CONSTITUTION Advanced Seminar August the 10th-14th 2015 Xenodochium College, Via Strabone 1, Fermo (Italy) Monday 10 August 2015 Session I 09.00-9.30 General Introduction 09.30-11.00 Constitution and Time Alberto Febbrajo, WG-RCSL Sociology of Constitutions Leonel Severo Rocha, UNISINOS 11.30-13.00 Discussion Tuesday, August 11 Session II 09.00-10.30 Constitution and the General Systems Theory Giancarlo Corsi, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia Germano Andre Doederlein Schwartz, UNILASSALLE 11.00-12.30 Discussion Wednesday 12 August 2015 Session III 09.00-10.30 Constitution and Values Francesco Bilancia, University of Pescara Sandra Regina Martini, UNISINOS 11.00-12.30 Discussion Thursday 13 August 2015 Session IV 09.00-10.30 Constitution and Democracy Adam Czarnota, International Institute Sociology of Law, Onati Caio Sperandeo de Macedo, Roberto Senise Lisboa, UNIDAS (FMU) 11.00-12.30 Discussion Friday 14 August 2015 Session V 09.00-10.30 Constitution and Social Rules Hakan Hayden, University of Lund Renata Almeida da Costa UNILASSALLE 11.00-12.30 Discussion
	CONSTITUTIONALISMS AND LEGAL CULTURES August the 25th-29th 2014 Xenodochium College, Via Strabone 1, Fermo (Italy) Monday, August 25 The Sociological Roots of Constitutionalism 9.00-10.30 Denis Galligan, Oxford University Socializing Constitutionalism 11.00-12.30 Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism Tuesday, August 26 Towards a Critical Theory of Constitutionalism 9.00-10.30 Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Good Governance. Standard and Peripheral Constitutionalism 11.00-12.30 Alfons Bora, University of Bielefeld Constitutionalism as Refurbished Critical Theory? Wednesday, August 27 Round Table: Constitutionalisms between Legal and Economic Cultures 9.00-10.30 Cesare Pinelli, University of Rome 1 Constitutionalism and Global Law in the Aftermath of Financial Crisesz Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, CEU Budapest Political Implications of Economic Constitutionalism 11.00-12.30 Discussion Thursday, August 28 Constitutionalisms between Intuitive and Official Law 9.00-10.30 Håkan Hydén, University of Lund The Normative Anatomy of Society 11.00-12.30 Gorm Harste, University of Aarhus Hybrids in Socio-legal Perspective. The Case of Constitutionalization of Power Friday, August 29 Transitional Legal Cultures 9.00-10.30 Adam Czarnota, IISJ Onati Law and Society after Communism. An Attempt of Assessment 11.00-12.30 Grazyna Skapska, Jagiellonian University Constitutionalization by Avoiding National Judicial Institutions? European Courts as Important Constitutionalizing Factors: the Case of Poland.

	Mirrors and Norms. Polycontextural Images of Constitutions in Centreless Societies Monday, August 19 9.30- 12.30 Introductory session. Tuesday, August 20 9.00-10.30 Dennis Galligan, University of Oxford The Different Routes to Constitutional Legitimation. Discussant: Jiri Priban, University of Cardiff 11.00-12.30 Jiri Priban, University of Cardiff A Political Hall of Constitutional Mirrors? On European and Global Self-constitutionalizations. Discussant: Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Wednesday, August 21 9.00-10.30 Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Surrogate Vocabularies: Parochial Glosses on the Transnational Shifts in Constitutional Language. Discussant: Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, CEU Budapest 11.00-12.30 Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, CEU Budapest Political Aspects of a New Constitutionalism without the State. Discussant: Paulus Blokker, University of Trento Thursday, August 22 9.00-12.30 Round Table on future research projects Friday, August 23 9.00-10.30 Paulus Blokker, University of Trento Multiple Constitutions and Multiple Democracies. Conflicts over Constitutions in European Societies Discussant: Julien Broquet, University of Picardie 11.00-12.30 Julien Broquet University of Picardie Economic Constitutions: a Polycontextural Outlook. Discussant: Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata

	New Semantics for a New Constitutionalism Monday, August 27 Constitutions beyond the State 9.00-10.30 Chris Thornhill, University of Glasgow 11.00-12.30 Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata 14.00-16.00 informal meeting Tuesday, August 28 Constitutional Changes within and outside the EU 9.00-10.30 Marcelo Neves, University of Brasilia 11.00-12.30 Michele Carducci, University of Lecce 14.00-16.00 informal meeting Wednesday, August 29 The Paradoxes of Constitutions 9.00-10.30 Denis Galligan, University of Oxford 11.00-12.30 Giancarlo Corsi - Elena Esposito, University of Modena 14.00-16.00 informal meeting Thursday, August 30 The Systemic Approach to Constitutionalism. 9.00-10.30 Karl-Heinz Ladeur, University of Bremen 11.00-12.30 Jiri Priban, University of Cardiff Friday, August 31 Towards a new Constitutionalism? 9.00-10.30 Alfons Bora, University of Bielefeld 11.00-12.30 Giovanni Sartor, European University Institute-Florence

	Legal and Sociological Aspects of European Governance Monday, August 22 Towards a New Semantics of Constitution and State in the E.U. 9.00-10.30 Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata 11.00-12.30 Discussion Tuesday, August 23 New Models of Governance in the E.U. 9.00-10.30? Ralf Rogowski, University of Warwick 11.00-12.30 Discussion Wednesday, August 24 The Open Method of Coordination. The Politics of Employment 9.00-10.30? Ralf Rogowski, University of Warwick 11.00-12.30? Discussion Thursday, August 25 European Law after Lisboa 9.00-10.30 Gianluca Contaldi, University of Macerata 11.00-12.30 Discussion Friday, August 26 The Role of the Legal Professions in the E.U. 9.00-10.30 Vittorio Olgiati, University of Macerata 11.00-12.30 Discussion Monday, August 29 Legal and Political Aspects of Eastern Enlargment 9.00-10.30? Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia 11.00-12.30 Discussion Tuesday, August 30 Collective Memories and Post-communist Rule of Law? 9.00-10.30 Adam Czarnota, University of New South Wales 11.00-12.30 Discussion Wednesday, August 31 The E.U. After Transition. Contradictions and Perspectives 9.00-10.30 Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia 11.00-12.30 Discussion Thursday, September 1 Post-democratic European Union. The Next Phase 9.00-10.30 Adam Czarnota, University of New South Wales 11.00-12.30? Discussion Friday, September 2 9.00-10.30 Round Table. Where is the E.U. going? 11.00-12.30 Discussion

	Legal and Sociological Aspects of European Governance Monday, August 23 Governance Accountability in the E.U. 9.00-10.30 Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata 11.00-12.30 Gianluca Contaldi, University of Macerata Tuesday, August 24 Competition Strategies in E.U. Policy Making 9.00-10.30 Ralf Rogowski, University of Warwick 11.00-12.30 Discussion Wednesday, August 25 Governance Techniques in E.U. Member State Administration 9.00-10.30 Ralf Rogowski, University of Warwick 11.00-12.30 Discussion Thursday, August 26 Technological Issues in E. U. Governance 9.00-10.30 Danilo Montesi, University of Bologna 11.00-12.30 Discussion Friday, August 27 Theory and Practice of E.U. Institution Management 9.00-10.30 Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia 11.00-12.30 Discussion Monday, August?30 Socio-legal Aspects of E.U. Governance after Eastern Enlargment 9.00-10.30 Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia 11.00-12.30 Discussion Tuesday, August 31 Legal Professions in the E.U. A Comparative Perspective 9.00-10.30 Vittorio Olgiati, University of Macerata 11.00-12.30 Discussion Wednesday, September 1 Socio-legal Aspects of Constitutional Processes 9.00-10.30 Jiri Priban, University of Cardiff 11.00-12.30 Discussion Thursday, September 2 Socio-legal Aspects of Constitutional Policy in Current E.U. Transition 9.00-10.30 Jiri Priban, University of Cardiff 11.00-12.30 Discussion Friday, September 3 Technological Issues in E. U. Governance. Problems and Perspectives 9.00-10.30 Danilo Montesi, University of Bologna 11.00-12.30 Discussion

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	By road Main road, SS16, Ancona – Pescara, exit at Porto San Giorgio, then follow directions to Fermo. Motorway, A14, Bologna – Canosa, exit at Porto San Giorgio – Fermo. By rail Railway station at Porto San Giorgio, then use the bus service (every 20 mins.) to Fermo. By bus From Fiumicino Airport (Rome) and city center of Rome there are many trips each day. Look here: http://www.aromaconcardinali.it/ http://www.romamarchelinee.it http://www.startspa.it. By air Airport “Raffaello Sanzio” at Falconara Marittima (north of Ancona); Airport "Leonardo da Vinci", Fiumicino (Rome).
	Fermo is a pleasant and charming place to study, especially in summer. Ancient heritage, beauty of architecture and landscape, stimulating social lifestyle and intellectual excitement offer a most agreeable combination. The town of Fermo, an old Roman colony, stands on the summit of a hill, a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast. It is dominated by the impressive Cathedral from where beautiful views can be enjoyed that stretch across the magnificent countryside spanning from the Adriatic to the Apennines. Its centuries-old walls and lovely historic buildings are all essential in a visitor’s appreciation of the town: you will also be able to admire magnificent residential palazzi and picturesque streets which convey the industry and cultural refinement of the local community. Fermo’s main square - Piazza del Popolo - is at the heart of the town. It is surrounded by colonnaded buildings, marvellous 16th- century palazzi, like the Bishop’s Palace or the Palazzo dei Priori, now transformed into the town art gallery. A short walk takes you down to the Roman Reservoirs, one of the most unique architectural sites in Italy, which date back to the 1st century AD. Going back up, you reach the Duomo, or cathedral, with its asymmetrical Romanesque-Gothic façade. Excursions to the surrounding towns will take you to the valley of the river Aso, along with other ancient villages such as Moresco and Monterubbiano, with their medieval churches and towers. It is highly recommended the summer performances at the magnificent 18th century theatre. If you prefer sports or sunbathing, a 15-minute bus ride will take you to the Lido di Fermo where you can enjoy the warm inviting waves of the Adriatic Sea and its wide sandy beaches. Otherwise, why not lose yourself along the many bicycle or walking tracks between the mountains and the coast? For further information please visit: www.googlemaps.com and enter the word ‘Fermo’.