The politics
of happiness
Social Cohesion Days
II edition
26 - 27 - 28 May, 2016
Reggio Emilia
In the foreground
Social Cohesion Days
2016
In today’s historical period, in which a strong crisis has called into question the society we live in, it’s increasingly necessary to exchange views on what’s important, in order to ensure a sustainable and fair development that aims to human well-being and not only to economic growth. The three-day festival that rises from this ideas – the Social Cohesion Days – promotes the debate among politicians, researchers, organizations and the civil society, and a shared speculation on the policies, guidelines and needs of contemporary society. This year we’ve dedicated, with a hint of irony, this three-day of debates, lectures and performances to the “Politics of Happiness”, in order to remind us that the welfare of a society must be built with a long-term outlook, paying attention to all social groups, and that a happy society is, in the first instance, a cohesive society.
Events focus
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New perspectives: Happiness is not individual26 May
New perspectives: Happiness is not individual
Cavallerizza Theatre Happiness is a social issue, more than a psychological one. This is the starting point of an emerging field of political economics known as ‘Happiness Economics’, according to which, at… Read more
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How far is Europe? The refugees’ welcome governance, beyond the “humanitarian crisis”28 May
How far is Europe? The refugees’ welcome governance, beyond the “humanitarian crisis”
Cavallerizza Theatre The refugee crisis is a global phenomenon which keeps unfortunately growing because of wars – in particular the case of Syria – but also because of strong economic disparities and… Read more
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Screening of the documentary “Lampedusa in Winter”28 May
Screening of the documentary “Lampedusa in Winter”
Cavallerizza Theatre CULTURAL CONTAMINATIONS Screening of the documentary film “ Lampedusa in Winter” with Nela Märki Lampedusa in Winter A, I, CH 2015 | 93 min. | color | 5.1 surround sound | screening ra<o… Read more
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Second generations to whom? Citizenship, integration and youth participation policies (*)27 May
Second generations to whom? Citizenship, integration and youth participation policies (*)
Cavallerizza Theatre Second generations to whom? Citizenship, integration and youth participation policies The data and research show that the feeling of exclusion and discrimination is common among young second-generation residents in EU… Read more
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Theatrical performance “Potevo Essere io”26 May
Theatrical performance “Potevo Essere io”
Cavallerizza Theatre CULTURAL CONTAMINATIONS Theatrical performance “Potevo Essere io” by Renata Ciaravino, with Arianna Scommegna A show dedicated to the children we were and we’ll never stop being; a show dedicated to… Read more
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Inequality, democracy and social cohesion28 May
Inequality, democracy and social cohesion
Cavallerizza Theatre Economic and political debate is continuously focused on the theme of inequality of income and standards of living of individuals and families. A large amount of empirical evidence has… Read more
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Reconciliation policies for family welfare27 May
Reconciliation policies for family welfare
Cavallerizza Theatre Educational services for early childhood represent a key aspect of the policies aimed at promoting the reconciliation between care responsibilities and participation in the labor market. Availability of seats, accessibility… Read more
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P’orto di Lampedusa (Lampedusa’s harbor-garden)
A new point of view. From the bottom.The garden as symbol of the community: that’s how in Lampedusa people create places of research, experimentation and aggregation through the unifying factor of the land and its vital productivity. The creation of a community garden, whose lots are intended for islanders and of the Day Center of Lampedusa’s guests (people with physical and psycho-intellectual disability), will soon be repeated… -
Welcome Refugees
Reception for asylum seekersThe living conditions of people seeking asylum in a foreign country, fleeing war and persecution, is often dramatic and temporary. To take actively part in order to contribute to the improvement of their living conditions is possible and relatively simple. With Welcome Refugees is now possible to host a refugee as roommate. The host can be helped to bear the… -
Mammut Cultural Centre
From pedagogy, the educational experience growing by leaps and bounds‘O Mammut is a strange and large porch with six columns in Piazza Giovanni Paolo II in Scampia, Naples. In 2007, from the experience of the Territorial Centre in Scampia together with Compare (social promotion association) the research center come to life. It’s a difficult territorial context, everybody knows that. But over the years, Mammut sought a new way of… -
Civico Sociale, the restaurant of lawfulness
Eating well and goodIt has been reviewed on Tripadvisor as “Civico Sociale, the restaurant of legality”. This restaurant in Cassino (FR), and its good dishes, seems to be really enjoyable. There are many other reasons to appreciate this restaurant, though. Civico Sociale is indeed a business project, but also a laboratory of social projects looking, in all its aspects, to find the ethical… -
Ginger
Emilia Romagna female crowd-fundingIt’s an all-female company the one launching the crowd-funding of Ginger. Other features? Territoriality: promoting projects that start and are made close to home it’s possible to better engage and motivate people, thus easily succeed to achieve economic objectives. The platform provides also advises and counseling, made by the five souls who thought, wanted and realized this project. It’s about… -
Building knowledge
The revenge of work. From foreigners to entrepreneurs.Born within the Diocese of Ragusa (Sicily) the project “Costruiamo Saperi” (Building Knowledge), funded by the Foundation with the South and intended to fifty foreigners – selected through a public call – coming from 14 countries and 4 continents, who will be trained to self-entrepreneurship. Since November 2015, when the training workshop have started, 30 men and 20 women are… -
#BeyondPerimeters
The new welfare for the new povertyThe past few years have forced Italian society to deal with new forms of poverty, new hardships and therefore new demands of social intervention that existing structures couldn’t always support. “#BeyondPerimeters” is the project enabled by the special company Sercop of Rho that wants to get over traditional boundaries of social intervention – reaching those who are unable to ask… -
The District Tables
The District Tables are places of participation and planning nurtured by the contribution of several public and third sector social actors, thus with a mixed composition (social and healthcare service providers, citizens, voluntary associations, parishioners) and fluid (during a long journey there is who comes in, who goes out, who comes back), with substantial project autonomy and relevant consistency of…
The participants
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Iacona Riccardo
Reporter, author and anchor man -
Lerner Gad
Journalist -
Zanardo Lorella
Organizational consultant, trainer and teacher -
Daita Nina
National policies responsible for CGIL disabilities -
Benjamin Radcliff
University of Notre Dame -
Francois Bourguignon
Economist -
Romano Prodi
Economist, academic professor and Italian politician -
Augusto Battaglia
Politician and Social Worker -
Casarini Fabiola
Scientific director of Tice -
Ferruccio De Bortoli
Italian journalist -
Elena Granaglia
Roma Tre University -
Emmanuele Pavolini
University of Macerata -
Fabiana Musicco
Refugees Welcome Italia -
Falabella Vincenzo
Fish Onlus President -
Francesca Campomori
“Ca’ Foscari” University of Venice -
Francesco Pastore
Second University of Naples -
Ilaria Madama
State University of Milan -
Manos Matsaganis
Athens University of Economics and Business and Polytechnic University of Milan -
Margarita León
Autonomous University of Barcelona -
Massimo Campedelli
Dirpolis Institute SSSUP Sant'Anna of Pisa -
Matteo Jessoula
State University of Milan -
Matteo Lancini
Psychologist and psychotherapist -
Michele Raitano
“La Sapienza” University of Rome -
Naldini Manuela
Sociologist -
Pacek Alexander
Texas A&M University -
Paolo Roberto Graziano
University of Padova -
Pastore Ferruccio
Executive director of FIERI -
Peri Chiara
Astalli Center of Rome -
Poletti Giuliano
Minister of Labour and Social Policy -
Stefano Bellumat
Videomaker -
Stefano Neri
University of Milan -
Sylke Viola Schnepf
University of Southampton -
Traute Meyer
University of Southampton -
Ugo Ascoli
Polytechnic University of Marche -
Alaa Arsheed
Musician -
Randa Ghazy
Italian writer
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