Philosophy and Social Sciences

- Deceit and Self-Deception. How We Should Address Fake News and Other Cognitive Failures of the Democratic Public.

The worry about the production and dissemination of misinformation and fake data is widespread in democratic societies, so much so that a number of problematic political events and processes are seen as the consequences of citizens’ resulting distorted beliefs.

From Brexit to Trump’s election in the US, from the rejection of refugees to the objection to vaccines across Europe: all these are taken as instances of the effect of distorted information on citizens’ behaviour and attitudes.

Centro Interateneo di studi per la pace

Centro Interateneo di Studi per la Pace CISP which brings together the University of Eastern Piedmont, the University of Turin and the Polytechnic University of Turin, aims to encourage the meeting of scholars and scholars who differ in their cultural background and scientific approach, but who share an interest in peace studies. At the same time, CISP aims to consolidate the dialogue between the university world and a network of actors and associations that cultivate such studies outside the strictly academic environment.