Download File
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Load more
Recommended publications
-
Romanian Political Science Review Vol. XXI, No. 1 2021
Romanian Political Science Review vol. XXI, no. 1 2021 The end of the Cold War, and the extinction of communism both as an ideology and a practice of government, not only have made possible an unparalleled experiment in building a democratic order in Central and Eastern Europe, but have opened up a most extraordinary intellectual opportunity: to understand, compare and eventually appraise what had previously been neither understandable nor comparable. Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review was established in the realization that the problems and concerns of both new and old democracies are beginning to converge. The journal fosters the work of the first generations of Romanian political scientists permeated by a sense of critical engagement with European and American intellectual and political traditions that inspired and explained the modern notions of democracy, pluralism, political liberty, individual freedom, and civil rights. Believing that ideas do matter, the Editors share a common commitment as intellectuals and scholars to try to shed light on the major political problems facing Romania, a country that has recently undergone unprecedented political and social changes. They think of Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review as a challenge and a mandate to be involved in scholarly issues of fundamental importance, related not only to the democratization of Romanian polity and politics, to the “great transformation” that is taking place in Central and Eastern Europe, but also to the make-over of the assumptions and prospects of their discipline. They hope to be joined in by those scholars in other countries who feel that the demise of communism calls for a new political science able to reassess the very foundations of democratic ideals and procedures. -
The Economic Paradox of Austerity After the 2008 Crisis
Master’s Degree programme in Cross-Cultural Relations “Second Cycle (D.M. 270/2004)” Final Thesis The Economic Paradox of Austerity after the 2008 Crisis Supervisor Ch. Prof. Francesca Coin Assistant supervisor Ch. Prof. Luigi Doria Graduand Andrea Rubini Matriculation Number 845964 Academic Year 2017 / 2018 Summary Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 2 The Fuse: An American Crisis .................................................................................................................. 4 Crisis Impacts Europe ..............................................................................................................................19 The Crisis Hits Greece ..........................................................................................................................27 Crisis Hits Ireland and Spain ...............................................................................................................32 Crisis Hits Portugal and Italy ...............................................................................................................38 Neoliberalism and Austerity .....................................................................................................................51 How to emerge from the crisis with Keynes -
In Search of Equality 1948-2018. Seventy Years of Elections in Italy: How Are Women Faring in Terms of Power?
In search of equality 1948-2018. Seventy years of elections in Italy: how are women faring in terms of power? July 2018 The first general election in Republican Italy was held on 18 April 1948. In the first Parliament there were only 49 women, accounting for 5%. Almost 30 years went by before Italy had more than 50 women in Parliament: it happened in 1976. It then took another 30 years to top the threshold of 150 women MPs, in 2006. In 2018, more than 300 women were elected for the first time: with 4,327 women running for election out of 9,529 candidates (almost half), 334 women were elect- ed. Currently, one MP in three is a woman and, for the first time in the Republic’s history, the second office of the State – the president of the Senate – is a woman. And what about the government? No woman has ever been appointed President of the Council of Ministers. Over 1,500 ministers have been appointed in 65 differ- ent cabinets, with women appointed ministers only 83 times (5 in the current gov- ernment) – 41 times as ministers without portfolio. The path to equality is still long, even on a local level: only two Region Presidents out of 20 are women and every 100 mayors, 87 are men. The starting point The Italian Constitution acknowledges, under article 3, the principle of gender equality, which was further strengthened in 2003 following an amendment to article 51: “the Re- public promotes, with specific provisions, equal opportunities for women and men”. -
Women in Power A-Z of Female Members of the European Parliament
Women in Power A-Z of Female Members of the European Parliament A Alfano, Sonia Andersdotter, Amelia Anderson, Martina Andreasen, Marta Andrés Barea, Josefa Andrikiené, Laima Liucija Angelilli, Roberta Antonescu, Elena Oana Auconie, Sophie Auken, Margrete Ayala Sender, Inés Ayuso, Pilar B Badía i Cutchet, Maria Balzani, Francesca Băsescu, Elena Bastos, Regina Bauer, Edit Bearder, Catherine Benarab-Attou, Malika Bélier, Sandrine Berès, Pervenche Berra, Nora Bilbao Barandica, Izaskun Bizzotto, Mara Blinkevičiūtė, Vilija Borsellino, Rita Bowles, Sharon Bozkurt, Emine Brantner, Franziska Katharina Brepoels, Frieda Brzobohatá, Zuzana C Carvalho, Maria da Graça Castex, Françoise Češková, Andrea Childers, Nessa Cliveti, Minodora Collin-Langen, Birgit Comi, Lara Corazza Bildt, Anna Maria Correa Zamora, Maria Auxiliadora Costello, Emer Cornelissen, Marije Costa, Silvia Creţu, Corina Cronberg, Tarja D Dăncilă, Vasilica Viorica Dati, Rachida De Brún, Bairbre De Keyser, Véronique De Lange, Esther Del Castillo Vera, Pilar Delli, Karima Delvaux, Anne De Sarnez, Marielle De Veyrac, Christine Dodds, Diane Durant, Isabelle E Ernst, Cornelia Essayah, Sari Estaràs Ferragut, Rosa Estrela, Edite Evans, Jill F Fajon, Tanja Ferreira, Elisa Figueiredo, Ilda Flašíková Beňová, Monika Flautre, Hélène Ford, Vicky Foster, Jacqueline Fraga Estévez, Carmen G Gabriel, Mariya Gál, Kinga Gáll-Pelcz, Ildikó Gallo, Marielle García-Hierro Caraballo, Dolores García Pérez, Iratxe Gardiazábal Rubial, Eider Gardini, Elisabetta Gebhardt, Evelyne Geringer de Oedenberg, Lidia Joanna -
Contentious Migration Policies: Dynamics of Urban Governance and Social Movement Outcomes in Milan and Barcelona
Contentious migration policies: Dynamics of urban governance and social movement outcomes in Milan and Barcelona PhD dissertation by Raffaele Bazurli Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Ph.D. Program in Political Science and Sociology, XXXI Cycle 28 April 2020 Ph.D. Coordinator Professor Donatella della Porta Ph.D. Supervisor Professor Donatella della Porta To those who struggle, whose pain is the very reason for my efforts. To my family and friends, whose love is the very reason for my happiness. ii Abstract Local governments—of large cities especially—enact policies that crucially affect the daily life of immigrants. Migration policy-making has proliferated across cities of the Global North—and so did its own contestation. The urban environment is, in fact, a fertile breed- ing ground for the flourishing of activist networks by and in solidarity with immigrants. Yet, research on social movement outcomes in the field of migration has been lagging behind. This thesis is aimed to theorize how and under what conditions pro-immigrant activists can affect policy-making at the city-level and beyond. By adopting a strategic-interaction and mechanisms-based approach to the study of contentious politics, the research con- tends and demonstrates that movements can rely on strategic leverages within three arenas of interaction. First, brokerage mechanisms are essential to the emergence of a social movement in the civil society arena. The peculiar qualities of urban spaces—notably, the availability of dense relational networks extended over an array of geographical scales— allow immigrants to create bonds of solidarity, craft alliances, and ultimately turn into vo- cal political subjects. -
Methods and Tools to Support the Public Administration Reform (Riformattiva)’
‘Methods and tools to support the public administration reform (RiformAttiva)’ Case study of Italian ESF project under the study ‘Progress Assessment of the ESF Support to Public Administration’ (PAPA) Written by Dr Denita Cepiku October 2019 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate F — Investment Unit F1: ESF and FEAD Policy and Legislation Contact: DG EMPL F1 E-mail: [email protected] European Commission B-1049 Brussels Implemented by PPMI PPMI Group Gedimino av. 50 LT-01110 Vilnius, Lithuania www.ppmi.lt Contact: Dr Vitalis Nakrošis, thematic expert (Programme Manager at PPMI) [email protected] Case study written by country expert Dr Denita Cepiku Specific contract No VC/2018/0771 under the Multiple Framework Contract No VC/2017/0376 for the provision of services related to the implementation of Better Regulation Guidelines EUROPEAN COMMISSION ‘Methods and tools to support the public administration reform’ Case study of Italian ESF project under the study ‘Progress Assessment of the ESF Support to Public Administration’ (PAPA) Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 2020 EN Study ‘Progress Assessment of the ESF Support to Public Administration’ (PAPA) Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you). LEGAL NOTICE This document has been prepared for the European Commission however it reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. -
The Selectorate Model of Government Stability: an Application to Italy
Department of Political Science Chair of Political Science The Selectorate Model of Government Stability: an Application to Italy Prof. ID 082702 De Sio Pierluigi Gagliardi SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE Academic Year 2018/2019 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 1 - History of the Italian Political System anD Government Stability ...................... 7 1.1 The Liberal State .............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1 The Historical Right and Left ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.1.2 The Giolitti Era ................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Fascism and the transition to Democracy ...................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Fascism ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Transition to democracy ................................................................................................................................ 11 1.2.3 The end of Fascism (1943-1945) ................................................................................................................... -
The Politics of Globalisation: a Comparative Analysis of the New Radical Centre in France, Italy and Spain
Department of Political Science Chair: Political Science The Politics of Globalisation: A Comparative Analysis of the New Radical Centre in France, Italy and Spain SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE Prof. Lorenzo De Sio Giuliano Festa Student Reg. No. 078422 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER ONE – MACRON, RENZI, RIVERA: THE REVENGE OF THIRD WAY POLITICS? ................... 3 1.1 BEYOND LEFT AND RIGHT? ................................................................................................................ 3 1.1.1 The legacy of Tony Blair ....................................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 A new triumvirate ................................................................................................................ 5 1.1.3 “What Emmanuel Macron grasped” ................................................................................... 5 1.2 EMMANUEL MACRON: TALE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED ELECTION ................................................................. 5 1.2.1 The candidature ................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 The road to success .............................................................................................................. 7 1.2.3 The glorious verdicts ........................................................................................................... -
The Criminalization of Sea Rescue Ngos in Italy
European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-020-09464-1 From “Angels” to “Vice Smugglers”: the Criminalization of Sea Rescue NGOs in Italy Eugenio Cusumano1 & Matteo Villa2 # The Author(s) 2020 Abstract Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played a crucial role in conducting Search and Rescue (SAR) operations off the Libyan coast, assisting almost 120,000 migrants between 2014 and 2019. Their activities, however, have been increasingly criticized. The accusation that NGOs facilitate irregular migration has escalated into investigations by Italian and Maltese courts and various policy initiatives restricting non-governmental ships and their access to European ports. Although all NGOs investigated to date have been acquitted, the combination of criminal investigations and policy restrictions that has taken place in Italy since 2017 has severely hindered non-governmental SAR operations. Given the humanitarian repercussions of reducing NGOs’ presence at sea, the merits and shortcomings of the arguments underlying the criminalization of non-governmental maritime rescue warrant in-depth research. To that end, this article fulfils two interrelated tasks. First, it provides a genealogy of the accusation against NGOs and the ensuing combination of legal criminalization, policy restrictions, and social stigmatization in restraining their activities. Second, it uses quantitative data to show that empirically verifiable accusations like the claim that NGOs serve as a pull factor of migration, thereby causing more people to day at sea, are not supported by available evidence. By doing so, our study sheds new light onto the criminalization of humanitarianism and its implications. Keywords Maritime rescue . NGOs . Criminalization of humanitarianism . -
Birth of a Party Calm Down Mr Farage: There’S Some Actual Politics Happening in Brussells!
ANALYSIS NEWSANALYSIS The Linux Voice view on what’s going on in the world of Free Software. Opinion Birth of a party Calm down Mr Farage: there’s some actual politics happening in Brussells! Simon Phipps Germany, the party gained seats in various is president of the elections. The movement spread, chaotic Open Source Initiative rabble though it often appeared, until this and a board member of the Open Rights year it became clear it was present Group and of Open throughout Europe. Source for America. Which brings us to here. This weekend, the grassroots movement from all of Europe assembled in Brussels for the next stage of organisation. Some present were concerned that the whole new thing was getting too s society changes, so can European- much like the old thing it wanted to replace. level politics. The formation of the But those few bit their lip and savoured the The European Pirate Party was founded in AEuropean Pirate Party this weekend moment as a rabble of smart geeks (many March 2014, and should have a great future. was thus an event of unique interest. an open source committer among them) Responding to the emergence of the became the newest political party in Europe. European Elections and it’s clear that the meshed society, geeks of all flavours European Pirate Party needs her elected. realised there was no one speaking up for Bright beginnings And that name. It turns out that people the reality they saw. Not all was shiny. The opening keynotes for with English as a second language have The treatment of the Pirate Bay was the the event were frankly disappointing for an fewer problems with it, picking up the catalyst. -
Beyond Simple Valence: Discrete Emotions As Mediators of Political Communication Effects on Trust in Politicians
SC|MStudies in Communication and Media FULL PAPER Beyond simple valence: Discrete emotions as mediators of political communication effects on trust in politicians Mehr als Valenz: Distinkte Emotionen als Mediatoren der Medienwirkung auf Vertrauen in Politikerinnen und Politiker Lukas P. Otto 364 Studies in Communication and Media, 7. Jg., 3/2018, S. 364–391, DOI: 10.5771/2192-4007-2018-3-364 https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2018-3-364, am 08.10.2018, 12:48:27 Open Access - https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/agb SC|MStudies in Communication and Media Lukas P. Otto, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Contact: l.p.otto(at) uva.nl 365 https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2018-3-364, am 08.10.2018, 12:48:27 Open Access - https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/agb Full Paper Beyond simple valence: Discrete emotions as mediators of political communication effects on trust in politicians Mehr als Valenz: Distinkte Emotionen als Mediatoren der Medienwirkung auf Vertrauen in Politikerinnen und Politiker Lukas P. Otto Abstract: Within this paper, the relationship between citizens’ emotional reactions to politi- cal reporting and their judgment of trust in politicians is investigated. Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion, this paper seeks to answer the question whether affect predicts trust judgments and which emotion plays what role. Findings of two media effects studies, one in the context of the 2013 German televised debate and in the context of the 2014 EU elec- tions, supported the assumption that (1) emotions play a role over and above cognitive evaluations of politicians and (2) effects of affective states differ depending on the appraisal of the emotion. -
Yunita Pratiwi NIM 150910101020
DigitalDigital RepositoryRepository UniversitasUniversitas JemberJember KEBIJAKAN ITALIA TERHADAP MIGRAN IREGULAR TAHUN 2014 HINGGA TAHUN 2018 (ITALY’S POLICY TOWARDS IRREGULAR MIGRANT IN 2014 TO 2018) SKRIPSI Oleh Yunita Pratiwi NIM 150910101020 JURUSAN ILMU HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN ILMU POLITIK UNIVERSITAS JEMBER 2019 i DigitalDigital RepositoryRepository UniversitasUniversitas JemberJember KEBIJAKAN ITALIA TERHADAP MIGRAN IREGULAR TAHUN 2014 HINGGA TAHUN 2018 (ITALY’S POLICY TOWARDS IRREGULAR MIGRANT IN 2014 TO 2018) SKRIPSI Diajukan guna melengkapi tugas akhir dan memenuhi salah satu syarat untuk menyelesaikan studi pada jurusan Ilmu Hubungan Internasional (S1) dan mencapai gelar Sarjana Sosial Oleh Yunita Pratiwi NIM 150910101020 JURUSAN ILMU HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN ILMU POLITIK UNIVERSITAS JEMBER 2019 i DigitalDigital RepositoryRepository UniversitasUniversitas JemberJember PERSEMBAHAN Skripsi ini saya persembahkan untuk: 1. Kedua orang tua saya Ayahanda Sutrisno, Ibunda Ninie Rosjanie, dan Kakak saya Dian Rosita Putri; 2. Bapak dan Ibu Guru sejak Taman Kanak-Kanak sampai Perguruan Tinggi; 3. Almamter Ilmu Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Jember; 4. Sahabat-Sahabat terdekat saya Markus Blatner, Karina Nathasya, Vicky Ristiachni, Ikke Puji Lestari, Riski Ajiroiba, Channaly, Mega Hardiyanti, Sabrina Putri Fabiola, Afrillia Tri Wahyuni, Regita Dyah Ayu, Stefania Lowirani, Saskia Anggun, Bella Yulidiningrum, Avianti Shirly, Pipid Alhamid, Meryem Masa,