A two-day conference (October 23–24) organized by the Luiss School of Government in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome

October 23, 2024 The Marshall Plan (1948–1952): Old and New Questions

Aula Organi Collegiali – Rectorate, Sapienza University of Rome

8:45 a.m. Greetings and institutional addresses
Antonella Polimeni, Rector, Sapienza University of Rome
Alessandro Saggioro, Deputy Director of the SARAS Department
Fabio Sciarrino, Vice-Rector, Sapienza University of Rome
Europe’s Marshall Plan for Italy: the PNRR and Sapienza University of Rome

9:30 a.m. Introduction - The reason for a conference
Emanuele Bernardi, Sapienza University of Rome

9:45 a.m. Europe, the Marshall Plan, and the Cold War
Chair
Andrea Guiso, Sapienza University of Rome

The origins of the Cold War. From Bretton Woods to the Harvard speech
Mauro Campus, University of Florence

The Marshall Plan and European integration
Daniela Preda, University of Genoa

Economic reconstruction and political stabilization
Carlo Spagnolo, University of Bari

The Marshall Plan's communication models: what lessons can be learned for the NGEU?
David Ellwood, formerly of the University of Bologna

The Marshall Plan's industrial policies
Donatella Strangio, Sapienza University of Rome

11:45 a.m. Coffee Break

12:00 PM The Marshall Plan in Italy
Chaired by
Paolo Acanfora, Sapienza University of Rome

Altiero Spinelli, the European federalists, and the debate on the Marshall Plan
Giulia Vassallo, Sapienza University of Rome

The Vatican and the Marshall Plan
Andrea Spiri Luiss Guido Carli University

Italian Communists and the Marshall Plan: Between Progressive Democracy and the Cold War
Gianluca Fiocco Tor Vergata University of Rome

1:15 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Panel II
Chaired by
Daniela Felisini Tor Vergata University of Rome

The Einaudi presidency and the Marshall Plan
Salvatore Mura, University of Sassari

Public Administration (ministerial administrations and special administrations)
Guido Melis, Sapienza University of Rome

The Italian political landscape: balancing national interest with supranationalism
Umberto Gentiloni, Sapienza University of Rome

3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:15 PM Panel III
Chaired by
Emanuele Bernardi, Sapienza University of Rome

The Marshall Plan and Italy: The Gift, the Guilt, the Debt
Rosario Forlenza Luiss Guido Carli University
Flavia Canestrini Luiss Guido Carli University

Donato Menichella’s Bank of Italy and the ERP
Lorenzo Castellani Luiss Guido Carli University

Reconstructing a Dialogue: Informal Diplomacy between Italy and the United States during the Marshall Plan Era
Enrico Ciappi Luiss Guido Carli University

Debate

October 24, 2024: The Next Generation EU and the Italian RRP Between Past, Present, and Future

Room 203, Luiss Campus, Viale Romania 32, Rome

Morning session
9:30 am Introductory Remarks
Gaetano Quagliariello Dean, Luiss School of Government

9:40 am Keynote Speech – From the Marshall Plan to the NGEU
Peter L. Lindseth, University of Connecticut

10:30 am Coffee Break

Session - Europe's Response to the Pandemic through the NGEU
Chair
Cristina Fasone Luiss University

11:00 am Part I – The Creation of the NGEU

The Origins of the NextGenerationEU
Andrea Guiso, Sapienza University of Rome

The NGEU: French and German Perspectives on European Crisis Governance
Sandro Guerrieri, Sapienza University of Rome
Eva Christina Müller-Praefcke, Sapienza University of Rome

The NGEU in the History of European Industrial Policy: A Turning Point?
Daniela Felisini, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Paesani, University of Rome Tor Vergata

12:30 pm Part II – The Lasting Legacy of the NGEU

The Constitutional Design and Governance of the NGEU
Diane Fromage Paris Lodron University of Salzburg

New Forms of “External Constraint” in the Euro-national Form of Government
Nicola Lupo Luiss University

1:30 pm Lunch

Afternoon session

Session - The NGEU and the PNRR
Chaired by
Nicola Lupo Luiss Guido Carli University
2:30 pm Part I – The political, economic, and public policy impact

The NGEU and the PNRR: an economic analysis
Marcello Messori European University Institute

Models to support economic development: from the special intervention in Southern Italy to the PNRR
Amedeo Lepore University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Stefano Palermo Pegaso University

From the NGEU to the Marshall Plan and back
Emanuele Bernardi, Sapienza University of Rome

4:15 PM Part II – The impact on the organization and functioning of public authorities

The PNRR and its impact on governance
Luca Bartolucci Luiss School of Government

The relationship between the State and local governments in the design and governance of the PNRR
Cristina Fasone Luiss Guido Carli University

The PNRR’s impact on young people and the failure of the cross-cutting priority
Luciano Monti Luiss Guido Carli University

5:45 PM Coffee Break

6:00 PM Closing Lecture
Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome

Chair
Giovanni Orsina, Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss Guido Carli University

Scientific Committee: Emanuele Bernardi, Cristina Fasone, Umberto Gentiloni, and Nicola Lupo
Scientific and organizational secretariat: Luca Bartolucci, Chiara Maria Pulvirenti


Day 1 - October 23
Open to all

Day 2 - October 24
Registration