Conference
Social Capital, Sustainability and Socio-economic Cohesion within the EU MLG structure in development policy
Programme
Thursday, June 29 | |
9:30 10:00 | Welcoming coffee and registration |
10:00 10:45 | Presentation of SOCCOH Project, Dr. Robert Leonardi, SOCCOH Project Coordinator and Dr. Christos Paraskevopoulos, EsocLab, LSE |
10:45 11:00 | Words by European Commission representative, Mr. Dominik Sobczak |
11:30-13:00 Session 1 – Special Guests. Chair: Dr. Eric Uslaner |
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11:00 11:20 | Coping and Social Capital, Dr. Eric Uslaner, Department of Politics and Government, University of Maryland |
11:20 11:40 | The Legacy of History for Development: The Case of Putman's Social Capital, Dr. Guido De Blasio and Dr. Giorgio Nuzzo, Bank of Italy, respectively Research Department and L'Aquila Branch, Regional Research Unit |
11:50 12:10 | Measuring Social Capital: Evidence from Italy, Dr. Giacinto Micucci and Dr. Giorgio Nuzzo, Bank of Italy, respectively Ancona and L'Aquila Branch, Regional Research Unit |
12:10 12:30 | The Role of Social Capital in Economic Development, Dr. Fabio Sabatini, University of Rome La Sapienza |
12:30 13:00 | Discussion – reflection on presentations |
13:00 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:30 Session 2 – Social capital in Italy, Germany and Spain. Chair: Dr. Raffaella Nanetti |
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14:00 14:15 | Social Capital and Regional Development in Italy, Dr. Raffaella Nanetti, EsocLab, LSE |
14:15 14:30 | Linking Networks and Economic Performance: Social Capital and Economic Development in Germany, Dr. Achim Lang, Darmstadt University |
14:30 14:45 | Social Capital in the Spanish Regions, Dr. Fabiola Mota, Universidad de Murcia in conjunction with Universidad Pompeu Fabra |
14:45 15:30 | Discussion – reflection on presentations |
15:30 15:45 | Coffee Break |
15:45 - 17:00 Session 3 – Social capital in Greece and Poland. Chair: Dr. Christos Paraskevopoulos |
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15:45 16:00 | Social Capital and economic development in Greece, Dr. Christos Paraskevopoulos, EsocLab, LSE |
16:00 16:15 | The social capital in the land of mistrust. Perspectives, views and presuppositions in Polish social capital studies, Dr. Pawel Swianiewicz and Dr. Jan Herbst, University of Warsaw |
16:15 17:00 | Discussion – reflection on presentations |
Friday, June 30 | |
9:00 – 10:10 Session 4 – Special Guests Session Chair: Dr. Robert Leonardi |
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9:00 9:20 | Presentation by Mr. Martin Raiser, World Bank |
9:20 9:40 | Challenges for civil society in the South: agents of or obstacles to development?, Dr. Jude Howell, Centre for Civil Society, Social Policy Department, LSE |
9:40 10:10 | Discussion – reflection on presentations |
10:10 10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:30 - 12:15 Session 5 – Social capital in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Czech Republic Chair: Dr. Robert Leonardi |
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10:30 10:45 | Social capital, regional development, and Europeanisation in Hungary: a literature review, Dr. Andrew Cartwright and Dr. Katalin Kovacs, Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University |
10:45 11:00 | Social Capital and Socio-Economic Cohesion Policies: Romanian Case, Dr. Elena Porumb, and Dr. Gabriel Badescu, Babes-Bolyai University |
11:00 11:10 | Discussion – queries |
11:10 11:25 | Social Capital and Regional Development in Bulgaria, Dr. Georgy Ganev, Centre for Liberal Strategies |
11:25 11:40 | Social Capital and Regional Development in Czech Republic, Mr. Thomas Kostelecky, Academy of Sciences |
11:40 12:10 | Discussion – reflection on presentations |
12:10 - 12:30 Closure of the Conference, Dr. Robert Leonardi, SOCCOH Project Coordinator | |
12:30 13:30 | Lunch |