Academics, Experts and Citizens in Europe since the Financial Crisis

16th April, 2.30-6pm

WELCOME ADDRESS
Eleanor Spaventa, Bocconi University

SPEAKERS
Simon Grimble, Durham University
Academics, experts and citizens in Europe since the financial crisis
Giorgio Caravale, Università Roma Tre
Technocracy, populism, and the crisis of mediation: intellectuals and the university in post-2008 Italy
Tatyana Bajenova, European University Institute
Think tanks and universities as expertise providers: research excellence, policy-relevance and social media presence
Graziella Romeo, Bocconi University
From crisis to constitutional necessity: the role of experts in Italy’s 2012 constitutional reform

17thApril, 9.00am-1pm

SPEAKERS
Elizabeth Swann, Durham University
Academics, experts & authority: knowledge as power?
Patrick Baert, University of Cambridge
Taboos and taboo-breaking in politics; experts and intellectuals under siege
Monica Franco-Santos, University School of Management
Toward a financially sustainable university that is not run like a factory
Kelli Rudolph,University of Kent
Academic freedom beyond the culture wars
Christine Clerici, Université Paris Cité
Can France reconcile mass education and academic excellence?