This course aims to untangle the following problematic knots: which actors, at the domestic, European and international levels have contributed, directly or indirectly, to the rise of illiberal democracies? What are the basic tenets of constitutional democracies and when do they become democracies disfigured? And with which legitimacy do they contribute to defining parliamentary elections?
Offered by the Luiss School of Government
Duration and ECTS
1 week/32 hours / ECTS 4
Fees per week
Promotional offer: more than 30% discount on the tuition fee (1,000 €)
Final fee: 690 € Partner universities and Luiss students will receive a 10% tuition fee reduction
Dates
Week 1 13-lug – 17-lug
Language
English
Program Insights
The timing of the Summer Program is tailored to intercept also the debate emerging at European level, following the appointment of the new Commission , with a view to analyse the EU institutional agenda dealing with rule of law problems, and to critically examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parliamentary democracy in the broader European context.
Parliamentary Democracy in Europe is organized by the Luiss School of Government in cooperation with Horizon 2020 Project RECONNECT and with the Luiss Center for Parliamentary Studies, the SciencesPo Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, and Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Syllabus
Monday 13 July
Morning
- 10.30-11.30 Introduction to the Course, Cristina Fasone and Nicola Lupo (Luiss University and RECONNECT)
- 11.30-12.30 Opening lecture on Liberal democracy at the time of a pandemic, Giovanni Orsina (Luiss SoG Director)
Afternoon
- 14:00-15.15 – Yaniv Roznai (IDC Herzliya), Lecture on Courts as protectors of democracy?
- 15.45-17.00 – Pietro Faraguna (University of Trieste), Lecture on Democratic principles in constitutional systems
Tuesday 14 July
Morning
- 11.00-12.15 – Seminar on EU conditionality and democratic standards, Antonia Baraggia (University of Milan)
Afternoon
- 14.00-15.15 – Lecture on Protecting the rule of law at the supranational level: challenges and ways forward, Ramona Coman (Université libre de Bruxelles)
- 15.30- Office hours – feedback on ongoing research //Teamwork
Wednesday 15 July
Morning
- 11.00-12.15, Lecture on Constitutional amendments procedures and the influence of the EU, Nicola Lupo (Luiss University and RECONNECT)
Afternoon
- 14:00-15:15 – Lecture on The transformation of the legality principle in the European landscape, Giovanni Piccirilli (Luiss University and RECONNECT)
- 15.30 – 17.30 – Participants’ presentations
- 18.00 – Online test circulated to interested participants (take-home exam)
Thursday 16 July
Morning
- 11.00-12.15 Lecture on The common values and the rule of law in between the EU and the Member States, Jan Wouters (KU Leuven and RECONNECT)
Afternoon
- 14.00-15.15 Lecture on Constitutional identity and its (judicial) review in Europe, Cristina Fasone (Luiss University and RECONNECT)
- 15.30 – Office hours
- 18.00 – Deadline for the submission of the written test
Friday 17 July
Morning
- 9.30-10.45 Lecture on Representative democracy facing populism: Lessons to be drawn, Olivier Rozenberg (Sciences Po-Paris)
- 11.00-12.15 Lecture on Religious freedoms and democracy, Myriam Hunter-Henin (University College London)
Afternoon
- 14.00-15.15 Lecture on Democratic and rule of law backsliding in Europe, Laurent Pech (Middlesex University of London and RECONNECT)
- 15.45-17.00 Closing event on The EU: from integration through law to parliamentary democracy? TBC
- 17.00- Awards cerimony