DiReSoM at EuARe 2026: “Peace through Law or Peace through Strength?”

Open Panel · 3 July 2026, 9:00–17:10 · LUISS Guido Carli, Rome · Hall Parenzo, A20

DiReSoM is proud to be associated with the open panel “Peace through Law or Peace through Strength? Religions, Politics, and Fundamental Human Rights in Contemporary Conflicts,” held during the European Academy of Religion (EuARe) 2026 Annual Conference at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome.

In a global landscape marked by deep inequalities, persistent conflict, and growing political polarisation, the post-war order built on rights and the rule of law is giving way, in many contexts, to a resurgent “cult of war” rooted in identity politics. The panel investigates how law can respond to this shift, and how religions and religious actors position themselves within it: as agents of peacebuilding and interfaith dialogue, but also, at times, as vectors of fundamentalism and nationalist sanctification of conflict.

The session is chaired by Pierluigi Consorti (University of Pisa) and Antonello De Oto (University of Bologna), and brings together eleven speakers from across Europe and beyond:

1. Fabio Franceschi (Sapienza University of Rome) — Religions, Violence, and the (Controversial) Right to Peace
2. Simone Baldetti (University of Pisa) — Peacebuilding in Pixel: Legal Frameworks and Intercultural Dialogue in Digital Gaming Ecosystems
3. Daniela Tarantino (University of Genoa) — Smart Cities and the Pursuit of Urban Peace: The Religious Perspective
4. Ikram Chafi Founna (University of Girona) — The Battle of Karbala in Contemporary Conflict: The Role of Shia Legal-Religious Doctrine and Iran’s Resistance Narrative Against the United States and Israel
5. Maria Luisa Lo Giacco (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro) — Impartial and Neutral, but Not Indifferent. The Catholic Church’s Fraternal Commitment to Peace in the Age of Force
6. Stefano Foglia (University of Pisa) — Identity, Religion, Peaceful Coexistence, and Fundamental Rights: The Case of Albania
7. Adelaide Madera (University of Messina) — Governing Religion in an Age of Security: Legal Limits and Democratic Challenges in Europe
8. Valentina Bartolucci (University of Pisa) — Fraternity Beyond Identity: Reclaiming a Vulnerability-Based Legal Grammar in an Age of Conflict
9. Harald Tripp (Institut für Kirchenrecht und Religionsrecht, University of Vienna) — Pre-emptive and Preventive War in International Law and the Theology of Just Peace: The 2026 Iran Crisis
10. Cristina Dalla Villa (Università degli Studi di Teramo) — Values-Driven Collaboration
11. Joseph Levi (Florentine School of Advanced Studies in Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, FSD) — Interreligious Dialogue as a Vehicle for Philosophical and Theological Conceptual Expansion, a Linguistic Tool for Communication, and a Catalyst for Socio-Cultural Flexibility

📍 LUISS Guido Carli, Rome — Hall Parenzo, A20 🗓️ 3 July 2026, 9:00–17:10

On 1 July 2026, LUISS Guido Carli in Rome hosted, as part of the EUARE conference, an AMC panel dedicated to Constitutional Intolerance: The Fashioning of ‘the Other’ in Europe’s Constitutional Repertoires (Cambridge University Press, 2025), the new book by Mariëtta van der Tol (University of Cambridge).

Chaired by Adelaide Madera (University of Messina), the panel brought together Rossella Bottoni (University of Trento), Richard Wood (Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, University of Southern California), and Luca Ozzano (University of Turin).