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Program, Romeconference2013.Pdf PRIN 2009 Imperi e Nazioni in Europa dal XVIII al XX secolo Coordinatore nazionale Antonello Folco Biagini Direzione scientifica Giovanna Motta Centro di ricerca Cooperazione con l'Eurasia, il Mediterraneo e l'Africa subsahariana Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia Dipartimento di Storia, Culture, Religioni Editing Antonello Battaglia Martina Bitunjac Scientific Committee Dominique Arel (Ottawa University) Francesco Benvenuti (Università di Bologna) Antonello Folco Biagini (Sapienza, Università di Roma) Stefano Bianchini (Università di Bologna) Mariam Chkhartishvili (Ivane Javakhishvili, Tbilisi State University) Pasquale Fornaro (Università di Messina) Ljubomir D. Frčkoski (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University) Altay Goyushov (Baku State University) Alexey Gromyko (Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Science) Andre Liebitch (Graduate Institute of International and Development Study) Giovanna Motta (Sapienza, Università di Roma) Matteo Pizzigallo (Università di Napoli, Federico II) Joan Aurel Pop (Università Babes-Bolyai di Cluj-Napoca) Lapo Sestan (Università di Napoli, L'Orientale) Stanislaw Sierpowski (University of Poznan) Roberto Sinigaglia (Università di Genova) John Treadway (Richmond University) Steering Committee Martina Bitunjac Andrea Carteny Gabriele Natalizia Roberto Reali Daniel Pommier Vincelli General Informations and Program 20 June, 2013 13.00-15-00 Registration Aula I Opening of the conference by Luigi Frati, Rector of the Sapienza, University of Rome 15.00-16.00 Roberto Nicolai, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Mariano Pavanello, Director of the Department of History, Cultures, Religions 16.00-19.00 Panel Sessions 20.00 Dinner at Casa dell’Aviatore 21 June, 2013 9.30-10.30 Registration 10.00-13.00 Panel Sessions 13.00-15.30 Lunch 15.30-19.00 Panel Sessions Aula I Final remarks by 19.00 Antonello Biagini, Pro-rector for Cooperation and International Relations 22 June, 2013 Free day Details: The panels will take place at the Sapienza-University of Rome. Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome in seven different rooms (Aula). Faculty of Humanities (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia), Ground floor: AULA I, AULA II, AULA III, AULA IV. Faculty of Humanistic Studies (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia), Second Floor Aula A Storia moderna, Aula A Storia medievale , Aula B Storia moderna. Conference Floor map: Ground floor Conference floor map: Second floor Registration, Dinner, Lunch Registration: Registration will be carried out at the Faculty of Humanities (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia), ground floor. The Information desk will be open Thursday starting from 13.00 and Friday starting from 9.30. Dinner: 20 June, 20.00. The dinner will be available in the near of the University at Casa dell’Aviatore, Viale dell’Università 20, 00185 Rome. The dinner and the lunch are included in the price of registration. Lunch: 21 June, 13.00-15.30. The lunch will be served at the campus of Sapienza-University of Rome. How to get here: From Fiumicino Airport "Leonardo Da Vinci" by train: (recommended): The best option is to take the no-stop train "Leonardo Express" to Termini station (travel time: about 30 minutes). From Termini follow the instructions below. The train timetable and fares can be found on the TRENITALIA website . Notice: the trains from Termini to Fiumicino Airport leave from tracks 23 and 24, which are far on the right from the main entrance of the station. Allow an extra 10 minutes to get there. by taxi: The official fixed rate (all included) from Fiumicino airport to any destination within the ancient Roman walls (Mura Aureliane), included La Sapienza campus, is 48 euros. The ride to La Sapienza campus takes about 50 minutes. From Ciampino Airport "G. B. Pastine" by bus (recommended): Connections to Termini station (in about 30-40 minutes) are guaranteed by the bus services operated by ATRAL , COTRAL , SIT and TERRAVISION companies. The fare is about 5 euros. From Termini follow the instructions below. by taxi: the official fixed rate (all included) from Ciampino airport to any destination within the ancient Roman walls (Mura Aureliane), included La Sapienza campus, is 30 euros. The ride to La Sapienza campus takes about 30 minutes. From Termini Train Station: From Termini station to the campus is a 15 minutes' walk. Leave the station through the right side exit (Via Marsala), and follow these directions. Alternatively take one of the taxi cabs lining outside the front entrance of the station. Public Transportation: Subway: Take the Line B and stop at Castro Pretorio. From there to the campus is a 10 minutes' walk. Bus: Several bus lines stops in the streets around the perimeter of the campus. The ticket price for a single journey is 1,50 euros and they need to be purchased in advance. To plan your trip visit the ATAC website. Useful links: Public train network: http://www.fsitaliane.it/homepage_en.html Fiumicino airport: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-fiumicino Ciampino airport: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-cia-ciampino Bus and subway public network: http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?lingua=ENG Sapienza Campus map Full Program AULA I, June 20, 2013 16.00-17.30 The Roots of Nation States: National Identity in Modern Age Chair and Discussant: Alessandro Saggioro Mateo Ballester Rodríguez War and National Identity: Conflict with France and the Development of a Spanish National Identity in the Early Modern Age Jean-Charles Speeckaert Living at the crossroads of Empires : The Austrian Netherlands and the balance of power game Daniel Dumitran From Balkans to the Habsburg Empire. The social integration of non- privilegiated Greek merchants in the small towns of Transylvania and Hungary Iacob Mârza, Mârza Radu The Meaning of the Concept of “Nation” in Transylvania in the 18th Century Sopio Kadagishvili Georgian Self-determination in the Eighteenth Century (Saints and Collective Memory) AULA I, June 20, 2013 17.30-19.00 The Endless End of Empires. Challenging the Decline Interpretation in the History of the Ottoman and Spanish Empires, 16th-19th Centuries Chair and Discussant: Fernando García Sanz Evrim Türkçelik After Lepanto. The Reconfiguration of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Context Rubén González Cuerva In Search of a New Political Project. From Spanish Monarchy to Catholic Monarchy in the 17th Century Meltem Akbas, Darina Martykánová Techno-Scientific Policies of the State and the Question of “Foreign Models” in a Comparative Perspective Juan Luis Simal, Darina Martykánová The Catholic King and the Ottoman Sultan. The Metaphor of the Oriental Despot and the Crisis of the Spanish Monarchy in the Early Nineteenth Century AULA II, June 20, 2013 16.00-17.30 From the Ottoman Empire to the Kemalist Republic: the Journey of Modern Turkey Chair and Discussant: Fabio L. Grassi Mónika F. Molnár The Crisis of the Ottoman Empire Seen by 17-18th-century Italians Sara Barbieri Managing Diversities in a Multinational Empire: the Millet System Manuela Borraccino The Tanzimat and the Struggle of Non-Muslim Minorities for Citizenship: the Short Season of the Reformism Within the Decline of the Ottoman Empire Vangelis Kechriotis What Histories did Balkan States and the Ottoman Empire Narrate to Each Other During the Long 19th Century? Ion Josan Becoming a Turk: Turkishness Between the Empire and the Nation State Cecilia Alina Sava Myth or Reality? The Presumptive Romanian-Turkish Military Convention and the International Public Opinion AULA II, June 20, 2013 17.30-19.00 Constructing National Identity in late Ottoman Empire Chair and Discussant: Alberto Becherelli Maria Mandamadiotou The Greek Orthodox Community of Mytilene: From the Multi-ethnic Symbiosis in the Ottoman Empire to the Greek State, 1908-1912 Uğur Peçe Zekeriya Fighting for the Fatherland: Conscription of the non-Muslim Ottomans (1908-1912) Fabio L. Grassi An Anti-nationalistic Dream: Ottomanism Güldeniz Kıbrıs A Late Ottoman/Early Republican Construction of Turkish Identity: Neo- Hellenism Movement AULA III, June 20, 2013 16.00-17.30 Hapsburg Empire and Nationalities Chair and Discussant: Andrea Carteny Vlad Popovici Culture, Science and the Political Culture of the Romanians in Transylvania and Hungary (1848-1918) Mirela Popa-Andrei The Ecclesiastical Elite Involved in the National Movement of the Transylvanian Romanians During the Period of Austrian “Semi- Liberalism” 1860-1865 Giordano Altarozzi, Cornel Sigmirean The National Question in Transylvania on the Ausgleich’s Eve Emil Ovidiu Iudean, Oana Valentina Sorescu From Protest Petitions to Parliamentary Action – The Attitude of the Leadership of the Nationalities in Hungary in Regards to the Minister Ágoston Trefort’s Magyarization Policy Alexandru Onojescu Politics and Parliamentarism. The Romanian Political Elite from Transylvania between Vienna and Pest AULA III, June 20, 2013 17.30-19.00 The Role of Minorities in Late Hapsburg Empire Chair and Discussant: Giuseppe Motta Norbert Tóth The Very First Law on Minorities in the World: the Hungarian Law on Minorities of 1849 and its Impact on the Hungarian Legislative Ideas on Minority Issues and Nation Politics Ferenc Laczó The Jewish Issue and the Redefinitions of the Hungarian Nation. An Analysis of Major Debates of the 19th Century Anida Sokol The Austro-Hungarian Language Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sokol Pacukaj The Role of Italy and Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Independence of Albania AULA IV, June 20, 2013 16.00-17.30 National Identity in Tsarist Russia Chair and Discussant: Elena Dundovich Antonio Stango The Building of the Empire in the 18th Century’s Russia Oxana Zemtsova Civil Freedoms and Discussion on Russianness in the Late Romanov Empire Elena Pavleeva Russian nationalism(s) and the notion of empire at the turn of the 20th century AULA IV, June 20, 2013 17.30-19.00 Tsarist Russia and the Others: Essays on Identity and Foreign Policy Chair and Discussant: Alexey Gromyko Iulia Malitska Arm-wrestling over Authority: German Colonists’marriage in the nineteenth-century Southern Russian Empire Francesco Randazzo Italian Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Activity of Giulio Melegari (1901- 1912) Emilio Cassese The Russian Secret Mission to the Vatican.
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