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Sabato 28 maggio: Romano Prodi ai Social Cohesion Days 2016

La crescita delle diseguaglianze e della povertà mette a rischio la democrazia: è il presupposto da cui parte il confronto tra Romano Prodi e François Bourguignon, ex capo economista della Banca Mondiale. I due “big”, moderati da Riccardo…

Gad Lerner, Lorella Zanardo e Alaa Arsheed: le anticipazione della 2° giornata del festival

 Le seconde generazioni e il problema dell’identità culturale: ci troviamo di fronte a un conflitto culturale o generazionale? E’ il giornalista Gad Lerner a moderare l’incontro “Seconde generazioni a chi? Politiche di cittadinanza,…

The challenge of youth unemployment in Europe | SCD 2015 Final report

During the two sessions of the seminars on policies to contain youth unemployment, which took place during the first edition of the Social Cohesion Days, several original ideas have emerged around the diagnosis and care necessary to reduce youth…

The Dini reform twenty years later: a real success? | Final report SCD 2015

During the first edition of the Social Cohesion Days, the session of debate on the Italian pension system, was prompted by the consideration that it is time to draw some conclusions, after twenty years since the Amato (1992-3) and Dini (1995)…

The challenge of the Long Term Care in Europe | Report finale SCD 2015

The subject concerning the policies and actions in support of people with problems of dependency and their families is among the most complex that the Italian society faces today and probably also in the future. Dependency implies eight challenges…

A decrease of 20 million poor people in 2020? The European and national strategies | Final report SCD 2015

On the basis of the findings emerged during the debate on the thematic pillar "Social inclusion" held in the first edition of the Social Cohesion Days, the session focused on the Italian case. During the event the main criticalities of the Italian…

The Dini reform twenty years later: promises, myths, policy perspectives| Special Issue of the Rivista Politiche Sociali

Why a Special Issue twenty years after the Dini reform?It is now twenty years since, in 1995, the Dini reform was approved . It deeply transformed the Italian pension system by replacing the traditional retributive system with the contributive…

Presentati in conferenza stampa i SCD 2016

“La felicità e le politiche in suo favore sono un tema semplice e profondo, scelto per questa seconda edizione di Social Cohesion Days, che va dritto al cuore del problema: la qualità della vita delle comunità e di ogni persona". Ha esordito…

Social Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia means a lot of things. It means cooperation, that is solidarity and brotherhood at work. It meant labor movement – the occupation of Reggiane, between 1950 and 1951, was the longest strike of Italian history. In Reggio Emilia…

2 days in Reggio Emilia

First of all it is crucial to take a trip around the squares in order to find your way in the city and understand sizes, distances and lifestyles.Starting from Piazza della Vittoria you can see the historical Teatro Municipale dedicated to Romolo…

Parco del Popolo

A central park, heart of the city, that housed the fourteenth century military citadel and which in 1848 was demolished to make way for a racetrack! The ring shape allowed in fact the conduct of horse racing (very popular in the nineteenth century).…

A brief history of Reggio Emilia

It is said that people of Reggio Emilia are “teste quadre” (squareheads). This was confirmed by the poet Alessandro Tassoni who, in 1614, with his mock-heroic epic poem “La Secchia Rapita” (The Stolen Bucket), makes this shape coming…