The Polish liberal democratic project at the Einaudi Foundation

(ANSA) - ROME, 10 MAG - How nationalisms can undermine, inside and outside European borders, and how, likewise, the Western liberal-democratic project constitutes an outcome that is not necessarily a foregone conclusion for Polish public opinion, will be discussed on may 15 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the 'Luigi Einaudi' foundation in Rome. Introducing the proceedings will be the foundation's secretary general, Andrea Cangini. Guest speaker, starting with his latest essay 'Polonia restituta' (Il Mulino, 312 pp, 25 euro), will be Daniele Stasi, professor at the University of Foggia, Rzeszów and Warsaw.
    Discussing with him will be Renata Gravina, professor at Sapienza and researcher at the 'Einaudi' foundation, and Gaetano Quagliariello, professor at Luiss and president of the 'Magna Carta' foundation.
    After their historic success in last October's elections, Poland's liberals face internal issues, such as the stable prevalence of euroskeptic nationalists in regional elections and polls, and the tug-of-war with President of the Republic Duda.
    The newfound relationship of cooperation and trust with the EU may not be enough for Poland to close accounts with internal anti-European tendencies that find a foothold outside national borders in Belarus and especially Putin's Russia, whose ominous presence seems evident, not least as a result of the Ukrainian tragedy.
    According to professor Gravina, "the debate at the Einaudi foundation will aim to address the knot of nationalism from the perspective of contemporary history and the history of Polish political thought and to transit that knot of European thought in terms of the implication it has on current affairs". (ANSA).