PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference

05/09/2026

The Formula of Creation — in dialogue with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Ruggero Poi from Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference “polis” - 2023.
This year, the PEA Conference explores the theme of Praxis, continuing a journey that began with last year’s focus on Power.
Last year, “power” invited us to question kratos — power itself — and to explore how it might be transformed into responsibility, participation and the capacity to create change.
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s thinking offers a powerful perspective on this transition: from kratos to praxia, from democracy to demopraxia. Not simply a different form of government, but a practice — a way of acting together, taking responsibility and creating transformation through relationships.
The book collecting the reflections from last year’s PEA Conference on “power” has just been published by FrancoAngeli. It marks an important step in a path that this year moves from Power towards Praxis.
In dialogue with Edgar Morin, Pistoletto brings this reflection into the realm of the ecological and complex thinking that inspires PEA: a way of thinking that does not separate, but connects; that recognises the interdependence between individuals, communities, nature and culture.
The Formula of Creation thus becomes more than a reflection on art. It becomes a possible formula for the future: transforming the way we think in order to transform the way we act — and turning individual action into shared practice.
This is the space in which PEA continues its research: between thought and action, power and practice, the individual and the community.
Bibliographical references:
Michelangelo Pistoletto, Demopraxia.
Michelangelo Pistoletto, The Formula of Creation.
Michelangelo Pistoletto & Edgar Morin, Dialogue for the New Millennium.

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01/09/2026

🌿 PEA 2026 — praxis PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference "praxis"

The programme for the fourth edition of PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference https://www.peaconference.org/programme-2026
This year, PEA focuses on "praxis": on the relationship between thought and action, knowledge and experience, what we think and what we do.

🎤 Keynote speakers
🧩 Thematic focuses: Art, Mind, Autoethnography & Supervision
🌱 Transversal fields: Ecology & Digital
💬 Presentations and workshops
🎨 Exhibition
🎶 Concert
🍽️ Conviviality and encounters

The heart of the conference will be the people taking part, bringing their own research, practices, experiences, and questions into a shared space. The keynotes, thematic focuses, and artistic events are conceived as opportunities to open new perspectives, create connections, and enrich individual and professional trajectories.

📖 The contributions and exchanges emerging from the conference will also become part of a publication. FrancoAngeli Didattica ed Educazione

PEA praxis — The destination is the path.

👉 The full programme is now online. https://www.peaconference.org/programme-2026

We look forward to welcoming you.

Marijana Grandits (Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights). Human Rights and Arts in Praxis: Creative Practices for Dignity, Agency and Social Transformation 

01/09/2026

Following "polis" and "peace", the third volume "power" of the PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference is now available online in Open Access here: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1684 📚✨We are also thrilled to present the fourth edition of the international conference, PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference "praxis", this Friday at 6 PM! Join us for 90 Years of Silence featuring Valentina Fusari Università degli Studi di Torino and Gianpaolo Chiriacò Universität Innsbruck at the Centro per la Cultura. Special thanks to FrancoAngeli Didattica ed Educazione Collana scientifica “Ecologie della formazione” Edizioni FrancoAngeli Euphur Euregional Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights Accademia di Merano - Akademie Meran with Università di Trento Free University of Bozen-Bolzano CRATere “freedom” Teatro Pratiko

24/08/2026

It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Thomas Emmenegger as a keynote speaker at the PEA Conference “praxis.”
Thomas Emmenegger is a psychiatrist and President of Olinda, a social cooperative that has played a central role in transforming the former Paolo Pini Psychiatric Hospital in Milan into an open space for culture, community, social inclusion, and care.

A central part of this experience is Da vicino nessuno è normale (“Up Close, Nobody Is Normal”), the theatre and cultural festival created at the former psychiatric hospital. Since its beginnings in the 1990s, the festival has used theatre and culture to open the gates of the institution, bring the city into the former hospital, and create new relationships between art, mental health, and community life. Emmenegger’s work offers a powerful example of praxis: transforming the principles of deinstitutionalisation, inclusion, and human dignity into concrete cultural and social practices. His experience invites us to ask how art and culture can contribute to changing institutions, spaces, and relationships.



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INFO: https://peaconference.org/spakers -2026

23/08/2026

It is a great pleasure to welcome Marijana Grandits as one of our keynote speakers at the PEA Conference “praxis.”
Marijana Grandits is an Austrian human rights activist, politician, and advocate for peace, democracy, and social justice. Her long-standing engagement in human rights and political life offers an important perspective on the relationship between cultural expression, political action, and social transformation.

Her contribution is particularly meaningful in the context of the Master’s programme in Art and Human Rights at the University of Vienna, where we explore how artistic and cultural practices can engage with human rights, challenge structures of power, and create spaces for critical reflection and action.

Her work embodies precisely this understanding of praxis: connecting critical thinking with political and social engagement.



Euphur Euregional Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights CRATere “freedom” Teatro Pratiko Accademia di Merano - Akademie Meran Centro per la Cultura PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference Universität Innsbruck Università di Trento Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

INFO: https://peaconference.org/spakers -2026

22/08/2026

It is a pleasure to welcome Professor Michele Nicoletti as a keynote speaker at the PEA Conference “praxis.”
Michele Nicoletti is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Trento. His research focuses on political philosophy, ethics, human rights, democracy, and the relationship between philosophical thought and political action.

His work addresses fundamental questions of human dignity, responsibility, solidarity, and the ethical foundations of democratic life. These themes are particularly relevant to the idea of praxis at the heart of our conference: the relationship between critical reflection and action, and the role of thought in shaping a more just and democratic society.

He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and Coordinator of the Human Rights Group at the Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale (CeSPI). He also maintains a collaborative relationship with the Council of Europe through the Council of Europe Academic Networking (CEAN) project, which he launched during his term as President.

Euphur Euregional Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights CRATere“freedom” Teatro Pratiko Accademia di Merano - Akademie Meran Centro per la Cultura PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference Università di Trento Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Universität Innsbruck

INFO: https://peaconference.org/spakers -2026

21/08/2026

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Samah Jabr as our keynote speaker at the PEA Conference “praxis.”
Dr. Jabr is a Palestinian psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and writer, and a leading voice on mental health, human rights, and the psychological dimensions of oppression and political violence. Through her clinical work and public engagement, she has consistently connected individual mental health with the social, political, and historical conditions in which people live.

Her work also speaks deeply to the concept of Sumud—a Palestinian notion of steadfastness, resilience, and the determination to remain rooted and to continue resisting in the face of oppression. In this sense, Sumud can be understood as a form of praxis: a way of transforming suffering and experience into collective strength, dignity, and action.

Her perspective challenges us to think of psychiatry not only as a clinical practice, but also as a practice of human rights, dignity, and social justice.

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INFO: https://peaconference.org/spakers -2026

18/07/2026

PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference September 10-12, 2026 Accademia di Merano - Akademie Meran Centro per la Cultura

16/06/2026

Special Call for Papers - Deadline Extended (Limited Time): https://www.peaconference.org/call-2026 -extended-call-2026

10/06/2026

IRISS - Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche for PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference "praxis" (LAST) CALL with Euphur Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Universität Innsbruck Università di Trento and Universität Wien Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione - Università degli Studi Roma Tre Università Roma Tre FrancoAngeli Didattica ed Educazione Teatro Pratiko CRATere “freedom”

⏰ 𝟓 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓! | 𝐏𝐄𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬
❓How can knowledge become action? And how can practice generate social change?

📣 Researchers, PhD candidates, educators, artists, and practitioners have until 𝟏𝟒 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 to submit abstracts for 𝐏𝐄𝐀 – 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, taking place in Merano (Italy) from 𝟏𝟎–𝟏𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
👉 Here is a closer look at the call❗

🎯 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄: 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒
The 2026 edition focuses on praxis, understood not simply as action, but as a situated, reflective, and transformative practice. Drawing on critical, feminist, and decolonial pedagogies, the conference explores how knowledge and action intertwine in processes of social change.

🔍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒:
1️⃣ Pedagogy: inclusive and empowering approaches to education.
2️⃣ Ecology: a systemic perspective connecting lives, experiences, and institutions.
3️⃣ The Arts: creative modes of inquiry to generate new understandings of human experience.

📝 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓: The call is open to case studies, action research, situated experiences, and experimental formats that bridge theory and practice, moving beyond the traditional transmission of knowledge towards forms of collective participation.

ℹ️ Discover more: https://www.peaconference.org/call-2026



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri PEA Pedagogy Ecology and the Arts conference Nazario Zambaldi Accademia di Merano - Akademie Meran Centro per la Cultura Teatro Pratiko Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Universität Innsbruck Università di Trento Universität Wien Università Roma Tre