Pedagogia Speciale come Pedagogia Inclusiva. Una dialettica istituente tra rischi e opportunità

The Third National Seminar of the Italian Society of Special Pedagogy (SIPeS), held on November 27th, 2020, was dedicatedto the theme: Special Pedagogy and Inclusive Pedagogy. Identities and differences. This is a very relevant and topicalissue, which therefore requires careful reflection, especially to avoid prejudicial predefined positions and identitarianentrenchments. In this contribution, the author, after illustrating the problem and describing the peculiar characteristicsof Special Pedagogy, proposes to frame the relationship between Special Pedagogy and Inclusive Pedagogy as an insti‐tuting dialectic capable of introducing innovative and generative elements of analysis. In this sense, he takes into con‐sideration what may be the risks but above all the opportunities of imagining Special Pedagogy as Inclusive Pedagogy, anopportunity that he foresees not only for Special Pedagogy but for the whole Science of Education