May 8, 2026 at 11:00

The Center for European Studies (www.centrostudieuropei.it), directed by Prof. Massimo Pendenza organizes, in collaboration with the Department of Political and Social Studies (DiSPS), the 12th edition of Europe Day.

This year’s guest is Giovanni Moro (University of Rome “Sapienza”), who will hold a Lectio Magistralis entitled European Identity and Citizenship Practices 

Prof. Massimo Pendenza (Director of the Center for European Studies, UniSa) introduces the meeting.

Institutional greetings from: Prof. Virgilio D’Antonio (Chancellor of the University of Salerno), Prof. Maurizio Merico (Head of the Department of Political and Social Studies), prof. Orlando Troisi (Delegate, UniSa Third Mission), and Giuseppe Lumia (Former Senator and President of the Anti-Mafia Commission).

Before the lesson, a String and Voice Quartet composed by the Masters of the Liceo Musicale Alfano I from Salerno will cheer the audience online by playing the Hymn to Joy. Since 1972, the melody, taken from the Ninth symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven who put Friedrich von Schiller’s ode to music in 1785, has been used by the EU as its own anthem.

The meeting will take place on May 8, 2025 at “Pecoraro” Conference Hall, Building C1, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA).

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The meeting — promoted in collaboration with the CSV organizations of Campania — will feature the scientific director of the research, Prof. Massimo Pendenza (Director of the Center for European Studies), the researchers involved in the project Luigi Cannella, Nadia Crescenzo, Marco Di Gregorio, and Matteo Finco; members of the working group and the Technical-Scientific Committee; and the presidents of the provincial CSVs of Campania: Agostino Braca (Sodalis CSV Salerno), Umberto Cristadoro (CSV Napoli), Raffaele Amore (Cesvolab CSV Avellino Benevento), and Antonio Zacchia (Asso.Vo.Ce CSV Caserta).

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Stati Uniti d’Europa e democrazia internazionale. Proposte per un nuovo ordine internazionale

Guido Montani

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L’ordine internazionale creato dopo la seconda guerra mondiale è degenerato in un pericoloso scontro tra grandi potenze. È necessario completare il processo di unificazione europea per difendere la pace. L’Unione Europea si fonda sulla democrazia internazionale, che si esprime nel Parlamento europeo e nelle sue istituzioni. Gli sforzi della diplomazia per la pace sono vani se non sono sostenuti da un potere: l’Unione europea ha una moneta comune, l’euro, ma non una difesa europea. Gli Stati Uniti d’Europa, con un’autonoma difesa, sono indispensabili affinché l’Europea diventi la paladina della democrazia internazionale. Gli Stati Uniti d’Europa sono la premessa per una pacificazione tra grandi e piccole potenze, la costruzione della democrazia internazionale e la civiltà cosmopolitica. 

Keywords: Stati Uniti d’Europa; Democrazia europea; Ordine internazionale

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Let’s get started! On 27 November 2025, the kick-off meeting of the ActiValEu project, on the values of young people in Campania, funded by the Campania Region - Directorate-General for Education, Training, Employment, and Youth Policies and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department for Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service, will take place. After greetings from the Rector of the University of Salerno, Prof. Virgilio D’Antonio, and the Director of DiSPS, Prof. Maurizio Merico, the scientific coordinator of the project, Prof. Massimo Pendenza, will illustrate the stages of the project. Speakers will include the managers of the Campania Volunteer Service Centres – CSV (project partners), local associations and UniSa students.

The meeting will take place in the “Gabriele De Rosa” Lecture Hall, Building D2, on the Fisciano Campus (SA), starting at 4 p.m.

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ActiValEu (Activating European values. Cultural models and aspirations of young people in Campania) is a project promoted and implemented by the Center for European Studies. Funded by the Campania Region (Directorate-General for Education, Training, Employment, and Youth Policies) and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Department for Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service), the project is led by Prof. Massimo Pendenza (Director of CES) and involves a technical-scientific committee composed of national and international scholars.
The project will last 18 months (from September 2025) and is structured as action research, a methodology that combines theory and practice to stimulate youth participation in European cultural integration processes.

The action research is founded on three pillars.

1. The first pillar consists of producing in-depth knowledge of the cultural models prevalent among young people in relation to the regional context of Campania. In particular, the starting point for the research, which will use both quantitative and qualitative methods, is the values expressed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: human dignity, equality, freedom, solidarity, justice, citizenship/democracy/participation.
2. This knowledge will be fundamental in helping to implement ‘mobilisation pathways‘ and ‘socio-educational activities‘ at local level through the involvement of representatives of young people and schools in the area, as advocated by the EU Strategy. This is the second pillar of the action research, which aims to put the knowledge produced through qualitative and quantitative research at the service of those involved in various ways in the implementation of youth policies in Campania.
3. In the spirit of action research, the outcome of this dialogue between academia, youth representatives and institutions will be the development of greater social and institutional reflexivity, which will translate into the formulation of policy proposals addressed to the client of the action research, i.e. the third pillar of the project.

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The event will be coordinated by Prof. Massimo Pendenza (Director of the Center for European Studies). Senator Giuseppe Lumia will conclude the proceedings.

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L’impatto della legislazione europea sulle piattaforme digitali tra costituzionalismo digitale e autonomia del sociale

Marco Deseriis

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L’articolo analizza la regolamentazione europea sulle piattaforme digitali, ricostruendone l’evoluzione da un approccio liberale orientato allo sviluppo del mercato unico a uno di tipo costituzionale volto a estendere i diritti fondamentali dei cittadini europei nella sfera digitale. Muovendo dallo schema teorico di Lawrence Lessig, il paper dimostra come la centralità infrastrutturale delle piattaforme abbia generato una concentrazione di potere che l’UE tenta di limitare tramite strumenti normativi come la Gdpr e il Digital Services Act. Tuttavia, questa legislazione, pur accrescendo la responsabilità delle piattaforme, indebolisce l’autonomia regolatrice degli utenti stessi.

Keywords: Sovranità digitale; Costituzionalismo digitale; Piattaforme

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EU Memory Politics: Shifting towards securitisation?

Andrea Apollonio

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This article offers an overview of the evolution of EU memory politics, arguing that recent developments signal a potential shift in the main function of collective memory: from a political resource to promote reconciliation and legitimise integration through shared narratives, to its increasing use as a strategic tool in EU foreign relations and international disputes. To support this interpretative endeavour, the article critically discusses the relevant scholarly literature, i.e. empirical studies on the EU institutions’ memory narratives and policies, and primary sources, i.e. institutional documents (parliamentary resolutions, treaties, declarations and high-level speeches).

Keywords: EU Memory Politics; Collective Memory; Political Narratives.

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