Italian Launch Event for "Understanding our Political Nature"

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Friday 11 June 2021, 10:15 (CEST)

Practical information

When: Friday 11 June 2021, 10:15 (CEST)
Languages: English

Description

The pandemic has shown that the idea of evidence-informed policymaking is threatened. It made people realise that political decisions are sometimes determined by factors which are not yet properly understood. — The pandemic has shown that the idea of evidence-informed policymaking is threatened. It made people realise that political decisions are sometimes de
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Join the virtual launch event with prominent Italian speakers from academia and policymaking discussing the question: How do we ensure sound political decision-making that takes into account scientific evidence in times of high political and societal pressure? The discussion will revolve around the JRC’s report “Understanding our political nature”, now available in Italian.

Webstreaming

The session will take place from 10:00 to 11:30 and will be webstreamed live

Key topics of the report

Misperception and Disinformation
Collective Intelligence
Emotions
Values and Identities
Framing, Metaphor and Narrative
Trust and Openness
Evidence-informed policymaking

Speakers

Massimo Gaudina (Head of the EC Representation, Milan)
Senator Elena Cattaneo (University of Milan)
Patrizia Toia (Member of Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament)
Professor Stefano Cappa (University of Pavia)
Giovanni La Placa (formerly Evidence-informed policymaking, DG JRC)

Short agenda

10’ Welcome and introduction from the national co-host, national relevance scene-setting (EU Rep)
20’ Presentation of the report & Enlightenment 2.0 research programme (JRC)
30’ Panel – Introduction & 3 x 7 minute intervention from each panellist
30’ Q&A session – mixture of moderator Qs & interactive with participants

Background

The pandemic has shown that the idea of evidence-informed policymaking is threatened. We have realised how susceptible we are to being misled and that political decisions are sometimes determined by factors which are not yet properly understood.

Upon the publication of this report in Italian, Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said: “Science and evidence are at the heart of the actions we are taking to build a greener, fairer and more digital Europe that’s fit to face the challenges of the future. But we cannot take that for granted. The Joint Research Centre is helping us to better understand the drivers behind political behaviour and decision-making, so we can make sure that policy choices are made with the best available evidence, benefiting everyone in Europe.”

While the original report was published in 2019, the pandemic has given renewed relevance to many of the issues discussed. This is why the report has been translated into German, French, Spanish and Italian. For each of the countries, the JRC is organising a launch event. After the events, the translated reports will be published on this website.

Contact

In case of questions, please contact the JRC via JRC-ENLIGHTENMENT2ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-ENLIGHTENMENT2[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

For media enquiries please email JRC-PRESSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-PRESS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Venue

Online, EU