• What are the specific features of the authoritarian dynamic in Italy? What is its relationship with the forms of society and capitalism? Why is electoral absenteeism so high?
• How relevant is the prevailing common sense in driving the authoritarian dynamic? How can it be challenged to rebuild collective hope? Which role for our constitutional principles?
• In what ways can labour unions, active citizens organizations and grassroots movements contribute to the revival of democracy? How can their local experiences generate systemic impact?
• What form can political parties take—if any—to rebuild trust in institutions, gather and connect local and systemic knowledge, recreate representation, and renew democracy?

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Lectio by Piero Ignazi (Università di Bologna)

 h.10.15

Dialogue on the conflict for the hegemony on common sense: Serena Mazzini (digital media expert), Chiara Volpato (Università Bicocca, Milano) and Alessia Zabatino (Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità)

 h.11.15

Dialogue on how active citizens organizations, labour organizations and grassroots movements can contribute to democracy coming back: Andrea Morniroli (Cooperativa Dedalus, Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità) and Serena Sorrentino (Cgil)

h.12.00

Final dialogue: Angela Condello (Università di Messina), Guido Formigoni (Università IULM, Milano), Alfio Mastropaolo (Università di Torino) and Lorenzo Zamponi (Scuola Normale Superiore di Firenze, Jacobin) offer their understanding of the conference messages and react to them, with the coordination of Gloria Riva (journalist)