What actually makes a President of the Republic a leader in (semi) presidential regimes? And when, if ever, is it possible that a party leader, once he or she has become the head of government in a DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE parliamentary regime, can come close to the style of leadership in similar cases in which the separation of powers exists? If the institutions influence the behavior of politicians, and thus of the parties, it is necessary to understand and explain if and in what way it is possible to refer to ‘presidentialized’ party organizations November 4th 2015 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. outside of the institutional context that defines its characteristics: the presidential regime. Rettorato ‐ sala “Organi Collegiali” Sapienza University ‐ Rome Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 ‐ ROMA
Conference organized under the auspices of the ECPR standing group on “Presidential Politics” CONTACT Staff: Giulia Scognamiglio, Fabio Serricchio [email protected] @scpolitichesap @PresidPolitics www.disp.uniroma.it/en Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 – Roma OPENING SESSION | (8:45 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.) Antonello Folco Biagini, Prorettore of Sapienza University, Rome Luca Scuccimarra, Director of the Political Sciences Department, Sapienza University Oreste Massari, Professor of Political Science, Sapienza University Gianluca Passarelli, Associate Professor of Political Science, Sapienza University SECTION 3 (2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.) THE PRESIDENTIALIZATION OF PARTIES AND THE SEMI‐PRESIDENTIIALISM FRANCE Florence Haegel, Sciences Po, Paris, France Carole Bachelot, University of Lorraine, France UKRAINE Thomas Sedelius and Jenny Åberg, Dalarna University, Sweden SECTION 1 (9:00 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.) THE PRESIDENTIALIZATION OF PARTIES AND THE PARLAMENTIARISM DISCUSSANTS: Stefano Ceccanti, Sapienza University, Italy; GERMANY Charles Lees, University of Bath, United Kingdom ITALY Oreste Massari, Sapienza University, Italy JAPAN Robert Pekkannen, University of Washington, USA Alessandro Vagnini, Sapienza University, Italy ROUND TABLE (4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.) THE PRESIDENTIALIZATOIN AND THE PERSONALIZATION OF PARTIES: AN ONGOING DEBATE DISCUSSANTS: Luca Verzichelli, University of Siena, Italy; Astrid Zei, Sapienza University, Italy; Gabriele Natalizia, Link University, Italy SECTION 2 (11:30 A.M.–1:00 P.M.) THE PRESIDENTIALIZATION OF PARTIES AND THE PRESIDENTIALISM BRAZIL Felipe Nunes, University of California, San Diego CHILE Pedro Riera, Carlos III University, Madrid ‐ Spain USA Sergio Fabbrini, Luiss University, Roma Oreste Massari and Gianluca Passarelli (chairs), Sapienza University Luciano Bardi, University of Pisa, Italy Robert Elgie, Dublin City University, Ireland Piero Ignazi, University of Bologna, Italy Fulco Lanchester, Sapienza University, Italy Thomas Poguntke, University of Dusseldorf, Germany Emilie Van Haute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium DISCUSSANTS: Francesco Clementi, University of Perugia, Italy; Nicolò Conti, Unitelma Sapienza, Italy; Fortunato Musella, University Federico II, Naples. Lunch