28 November 1912-2012: The Day After the Albanian Independence, Open Lecture

On December 11th,2012 in the premises of the Faculty of Political Sciences “Roberto Ruffilli”Forlì, IECOB-Istituto per l'Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica, JuveniljaAssociation and F.A.R.E – Forum Associazioni Albanesi in Emilia-Romagna,organised a scientific conference in occasion of the 100thanniversary of the Albanian indipendence. The conference speakers were: StefanoBianchini (University of Bologna), Fatos Lubonja (Perpjekja), Paolo Rago (Marin Barleti University), PatrickLeech (Councillor for International Relations, Municipality of Forlì), EndriXhaferaj (Juvenilja/F.A.RE). The conference was attended by more than 70persons, amongst which “M.I.R.E.E.S – Interdisciplinary master in East-EuropeanResearch and Studies” students and numerous Juvenilja and F.A.R.E associates.
The conference startedwith the welcome speech of Stefano Bianchini who mentioned the double-tie ofthe event organisation: the collaboration between IECOB and Juvenilja and theinvolvement of former M.I.R.E.E.S students. In this sense, he stressed thefundamental importance of the development of both junior and senior networks.
At the end theparticipants asked very interesting and scientific questions to the invitedpanel which had to do with the relations between Albania and Kosovo, the Albaniansbetween tradition and modernity, and the recent nationalist declarations of theAlbanian government.