8:30 Arrival of the participants
9:00 Introduction
David Do Paço (Sciences Po, CHSP) & Christine Lebeau, (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, IHMC)
9:20 Panel 1: Knowledge in Global Context
Chair : Markus Koller (Ruhr Universität, Bochum)
9:20 Giulia Deloglu & Antonio Trampus (Ca’ Foscari)
Trieste as a hub for the creation and the transfer of knowledge : port cities and free Ports in the global System
9:40 Klemens Kaps (Johannes-Kepler Universität, Linz)
Trieste’s Place in early-modern Globalization : Methodological and Theoretical Reflections for studying Merchant Networks between the Habsburg Adriatic and the Spanish Atlantic in the 18th Century.
10:00 Discussion
10:30 Coffee break
10:50 Panel 2: A Global City in an Imperial System
Chair : Guillaume Garner (ENS, Lyon)
10:50 Christine Lebeau, (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, IHMC)
Trieste au croisement des routes impériales ? Le point de vue de la Compagnie orientale
11:10 Antonella Alimento (Università di Pisa)
Pasquale Ricci de Livourne à Trieste (provisional title)
11:30 Jonathan Singerton, Österreichische Wissenschaftsakademie (Vienna)
Jefferson’s Hammer and Austria Anvil : Trieste the American Revolution, and the demise of Austrian Atlantic
11:50 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Panel 3: Urban Minorities in a Global Context
Chair: David Do Paço (Sciences Po, CHSP)
14:00 Lois Dubin, Smith College (Smith College, Northampton, MA)
Les communautés juives de Trieste : lien social et expériences urbaines
14:20 Zeynep Arslan, Ruhr Universität (Ruhr Universität, Bochum)
The Daily life of Ottoman Muslim Merchants in 18th and 19th Century Trieste
14:40 Derek Hattener, Humboldt Universität (Humbolt Universität, Berlin)
Kinship, Capital, and Enterprise : Early Multinationals in Habsburg Trieste
15:00 Discussion
15:40 Coffee Break
16:00 Panel 4: Building and Bonding : Unity in Diversity
Chair: Christine Lebeau (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, IHMC)
16:00 Kolja Lichy, Justus-Liebig Universität (Justus-Liebig Universität, Giessen)
Spéculations utiles - spéculations inutiles. Le problème des banques et des prêts à Trieste au xviiie siècle vu de Vienne
16:20 Adam Nemeth (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
The urban grid as a governmental technique in the development of Trieste and Pest
16:40 David Do Paço (Sciences Po, CHSP)
Ruling a composite city : l’Osteria nell castello 1760s-1770s
17:00 Discussion
17:40 Conclusion
Daniele Andreozzi (Università degli Studi di Trieste)