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Thursday, 13th June, 2019
13.45 - 14.15 | REGISTRATION | School of International Studies HALL
14.15 - 14.45 | PLENARY SESSION - Opening | Room 111
Filippo Andreatta, Director - IP Lab
Andrea Fracasso, Director, School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy
Carla Monteleone, Chair of the Standing Group - University of Palermo, Italy
Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Chair of the Standing Group - Catholic University of Milan, Italy
14.45 - 16.30 | PANEL 1 - Technology, Autonomy and Warfare | Room 108
Chair/Discussant: Georgios Glouftsios, University of Trento, Italy
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Deadly Design: The Politics of Engineering Lethal Autonomous Weapons
Marijn Hoijtink, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands -
(Re)Cognizing War
Andrew Dwyer, University of Oxford, United Kingdom -
International Security and Human Rights: Does AI Require a Reshaping of International Legal Regimes? The Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) Case Study
Federica Merenda, Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy & Luigi Martino, Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy -
Article 36 Reviews and Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Valentina Bacco, University of Trento & Sant'Anna School Pisa, Italy
14.45 - 16.30 | PANEL 2 - Space Policy in the 21st Century: the Earth Observation Case | Room 111
Chair: Giampiero Giacomello, University of Bologna, Italy
Discussant: Jean Pierre Darnis, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Italy
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EO in Europe, from Institutional Programs to Commercial Markets. A New Sovereignty on the Horizon
Xavier Pasco, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, France -
Principle EO Trends in Russia, China and India.
Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, CERNS, France -
ESA Support for Institutional Civil Security
Antonio Ciccolella, European Space Agency (ESA), Italy -
The New Space Economy and EO Impacts on Productivity and Growth
Andrea Sommariva, Bocconi University, Italy
16.30 - 17.00 | COFFEE BREAK | SIS HALL
17.00 - 18.15 | PANEL 3 - (In)Security, Platforms and Infrastructures | Room 108
Chair/Discussant: Marijn Hoijtink, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Emergency Infrastructures, Automation and Public/Private Security Hybrids
Nathaniel O’Grady, University of Manchester, United Kingdom -
Governing Large-Scale Surveillance Systems: Politics of Maintenance and Protection
Georgios Glouftsios, University of Trento, Italy -
Securing the Platform: How Google Becomes a Security Actor
Anneroos van Hardeveld, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
17.00 - 18.15 | PANEL 4 - Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Technological Innovations | Room 111
Chair/Discussant: Jakub Grygiel, Catholic University of America, USA
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Nuclear weapons and power. The case of the Eurobomb
Tom Sauer, University of Antwerp, Belgium -
Governance Approaches in a Technology-induced Proliferation Risk Environment. The Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disruption
Enrico Fiorentini, Consulting Advisor, Office of Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, MAECI, Italy -
Technological Change, Shifts in Strategy and the Prospects for Stable Deterrence in the Gulf
Fred H. Lawson, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
18.15 - 19.30 | PLENARY SESSION | Space Economy, a Window to the Future | Room 111
Keynote Speaker: Roberto Battiston, University of Trento, Italy
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Friday, 14th June, 2019
09.00 - 10.15 | PANEL 5 - (In)Security, Digitisation and Algorithmic Governmentality | Room 108
Chair/Discussant: Nathaniel O’Grady, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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Big Data, Algorithmic Governmentality and the Regulation of Pandemic Risk
Stephen L. Roberts, London School of Economics, United Kingdom -
Semi-Automated Pre-emption: Algorithmic Risk Assessment and the Legal Subject
Adam Harkens, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom -
New Digital Technologies and the Study of In/security in International Studies
Edward Stoddard, Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy & Alessandra Russo, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France
09.00 - 10.15 | PANEL 6 (session 1) - Bioinformatics, Food Security and Climate Change | Room 111
Chair/Discussant: Riccardo Rigon, University of Trento, Italy
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Bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology: Addressing New Challenges for Fairness and Equity in Biodiversity Governance
Elsa Tsioumani, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada -
Spatio-temporal variation of water use worldwide: volumes, efficiency and sustainability
Stefania Tamea, DIATI, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
10.15 - 10.45 | COFFEE BREAK | SIS HALL
10.45 - 12.00 | PANEL 6 (session 2) - Bioinformatics, Food Security and Climate Change | Room 111
Chair/Discussant: Riccardo Rigon, University of Trento, Italy
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Multinational Enterprises and the Organization of Global Food
Armando Rungi, IMT Lucca, Italy -
International Food Trade and Cross-border Macronutrient Flows
Stefano Schiavo & Silvio Traverso, University of Trento, Italy
10.45 - 12.00 | PANEL 7 - Borders, (In)Security and Technology | Room 108
Chair/Discussant: Anna Casaglia, University of Trento, Italy
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The Continuation of the Border by Other Means
Huub Dijstelbloem, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands -
An Inquiry into the Digitisation of Border and Migration Management: Performativity, Technoscience and Contestation
Georgios Glouftsios, University of Trento, Italy & Stephan Scheel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany -
The Difficulties of the Implementation of the Cross-Border Videoprotection in the Case of the Swiss-French Cooperation
Jean-François Clouzet, University of Geneva, Switzerland
10.45 - 12.00 | PANEL 9 - Contesting the Regional Order: East Asia between China and the US | Room 117
Chairs: Matteo Dian, University of Bologna, Italy & Giuseppe Gabusi, University of Turin, Italy
Discussant: Joseph Grieco, Duke University, USA
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Feeling the Pressure: the Border Factor in Myanmar’s Interaction with China and India
Giuseppe Gabusi, University of Turin, Italy -
Explaining Stagnation and Change in China’s Military. Theories of Military Change and the People’s Liberation Army
Simone Dossi, University of Milan, Italy -
Alternative Narratives to the Liberal International Order. The Case of China and Russia
Flavia Lucenti, University of Roma Tre, Italy
12.00 - 13.15 | PLENARY SESSION - Pierre Hassner Lecture | Room 111
Not Strategic Enough: The Limits of Grand Strategy
Pascal Vennesson, RSIS - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
13.15 - 14.30 | LUNCH | SIS HALL
14.30 - 16.15 | PANEL 10 - The Evolution of Peacebuilding: New Technologies, Concepts and Practices in the European Union | Room 108
Chair: Nicoletta Pirozzi, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) & University “Roma Tre”, Italy
Discussant: Alessandra Russo, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France
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Unpacking the Conceptual Texture of the EUGS
Serena Giusti, Sant'Anna School Pisa, Italy -
Dual-Use Technologies: Satellites Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
Andrea Aversano Stabile, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Italy -
Ensuring Sustainability of Peacebuilding Efforts through Local Ownership
Bernardo Venturi, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Italy
14.30 - 16.15 | PANEL 11 - Internet Communication Technologies, Critical Infrastructures, and Authoritarian Resilience: a View from East Asia | Room 112
Chair: Gianni Bonvicini, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Italy
Discussant: Francesco N. Moro, University of Bologna, Italy
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Keeping Chinese Big Brother off the ‘Down Under’. China, Australia and the 5G issue’
Raimondo Neironi, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy -
The State Behind the Screen: Myanmar’s Internet Boom and the Spread of anti-Rohingya Propaganda on Social Media
Andrea Passeri, University of Bologna, Italy -
The Contentious Politics of Students’ Keyboard Armies in Southeast Asia
Licia Proserpio, University of Bologna, Italy -
China and Russia’s Cyber Power: a Threat or a Life Jacket in the Energy Sector?
Francesco Sassi, University of Pisa, Italy
14.30 - 16.15 | PANEL 12 - Fear, Protectionism and Investment in the Age of ‘Globalization 4.0’ | Room 111
Chair: Eugenia Baroncelli, University of Bologna, Italy
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Learning, Proximity and Voting Beliefs: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Nuclear Referenda
Giuseppe Pignataro & and Giovanni Prarolo, University of Bologna, Italy -
Protectionist Preferences in the Age of Political Polarization: Individual Determinants and Regional Shocks
Eugenia Baroncelli, University of Bologna, Italy & Fedra Negri, University of Milan, Italy -
Appropriability of Intellectual Assets and the Organization of Global Supply Chains
Stefano Bolatto, University of Bologna, Italy; Alireza Naghavi, University of Bologna, Italy; Gianmarco Ottaviano, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom & Bocconi University, Italy; Katja Zajc Kejzar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
16.15 - 16.45 | COFFEE BREAK | SIS HALL
16.45 - 18.00 | PANEL 13 | Research Avenues in IR and Technology: Defence Offsets, Learning Mechanisms and Data Flows | Room 111
Chair: Emanuele Castelli, University of Parma, Italy
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Learning Mechanisms and IR
Alessia Chiriatti, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy -
A theory of Defence Offsets
Jonata Anicetti, European University Institute Florence, Italy -
The Transfer of Personal Data from the EU to the US under the GDPR: The Uncertain Future of the EU-US Privacy Shield
Isabella Oldani, University of Trento, Italy
16.45 - 18.00 | PANEL 15 - Technology, Critique and Counter-Terrorism | Room 117
Chair/Discussant: Antonino Ali, University of Trento, Italy
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Counter-Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism in the Western Balkans and South Caucasus: the Cases of Kosovo and Georgia
Alessandra Russo, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France & Ervjola Selenica, University of Sussex, United Kingdom -
Bring our Boys Back, Send our Drones Out. RPAs or Spec Ops? Critical Comparison and Analysis of Counter-Terrorism Practices
Ginevra Fontana, University of Trento and Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy & Giovanni Luconi, University of Perugia, Italy -
Controlling Infrastructures: An Inquiry into the Socio-Technical Design of Security Databases
Bellanova Rocco, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Georgios Glouftsios, University of Trento, Italy.
18.00 - 19.00 | PLENARY SESSION - SGRI GENERAL CONFERENCE | Room 111
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Saturday, 15th June, 2019
09.15 - 11.15 | PANEL 16 - The Rise of the International | Room 117
Chairs: Michele Chiaruzzi, University of Bologna, Italy & Richard Devetak, University of Queensland, Australia
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A Reappraisal of Jeremy Bentham on International Law
Lorenzo Cello, University of Queensland, Australia -
Fourteenth-Century Italy and the Rise of the International
Marco Cesa, University of Bologna, Italy -
The Rise of the International: Torquato Tasso on Diplomacy
Michele Chiaruzzi, University of Bologna, Italy -
Natural Law and the Rise of the International
Richard Devetak, University of Queensland, Australia - Experiencing the International: Hannah Arendt on History, Reality and Plurality
Annalisa Furia, University of Bologna, Italy
09.30 - 11.15 | PANEL 17 - EU’s Migration Governance: the External Dimension | Room 108
Chairs: Enrico Fassi, Catholic University Milan, Italy & Michela Ceccorulli, University of Bologna, Italy
Discussant: Nicoletta Pirozzi, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) & University “Roma Tre”, Italy
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EU’s Approach to Libya and the “War on Smuggling”: an International Political Economy Perspective
Michela Ceccorulli, University of Bologna, Italy & Enrico Fassi, Catholic University Milan, Italy -
The Multilevel Externalisation of the EU Migration Policy. Germany and the EU in the External Dimension of the EU Migration System of Governance
Antonio Zotti, Catholic University Milan, Italy -
The European Border Regime of the Mediterranean: Humanitarian Interventions and New Sites for Containment
Anna Casaglia, University of Trento, Italy - Impelling interests and human rights protection: new institutional balances and informalization process in the EU’s readmission system
Alice Fill, Sant'Anna School Pisa, Italy
09.30 - 11.15 | PANEL 18 - Cybersecurity and International Relations: The Intersection between Technology and Policy | Room 111
Chair: Luigi Martino, Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy
Discussant: Andrea Rigoni, Deloitte, Italy
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Data Analytics for Political Purposes Post Cambridge Analytica/Facebook Scandal
Antonino Alì, University of Trento, Italy -
International Affairs, Public Policy in Cyber Security: A Comparative Theoretical Analysis
Luigi Martino, Sant’Anna School Pisa, Italy & Lars Gjelsvik, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway -
Nation-states’ Points of Contact for Addressing Cyber Security Threats and Actions
Gian Piero Siroli, University of Bologna, Italy - Russia Hacked: Problematic Sources for Insights on Conflicts in Ukraine and the South Caucasus
Giorgio Comai, Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale (CCI) & Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT), Italy
11.15 - 11.45 | COFFEE BREAK | SIS Hall
11.45 - 13.00 | PLENARY SESSION | Room 111
Technopolitical Compromises: the Material Mediation of International Border Security
Speaker: Huub Dijstelbloem, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13.00 - 14.15 | LUNCH | SIS Hall
14.15 - 14.45 | PLENARY SESSION - Concluding Remarks | Room 111
Filippo Andreatta, Director - IP Lab
Andrea Fracasso, Director, School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy
Carla Monteleone, Chair of the Standing Group - University of Palermo, Italy
Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Chair of the Standing Group - Catholic University of MIlan, Italy