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Filling the Gap of the Dublin System: A Soft Cosmopolitan Approach
Full text linkImmigration and asylum issues are currently central in the European political debate. In this paper, I first analyse the European legislation on asylum, the so-called ‘Dublin System’, finding three main gaps affecting it: a) the allocation of refugees between member states; b) the differences between member states in the treatment of asylum seekers and asylum applications; and c) the differences in the rights granted to the refugee status across member states. Secondly, I examine the European proposals drawn up by the EC in order to fill these gaps. I argue that these proposals, while potentially promising in filling gaps b) and c), seem to be less effective in filling gap a), since they do not consider the question from the refugees’ perspective. In the last sections, following a moderated cosmopolitan approach, I propose the establishment of a limited citizenship for refugees that might be thought of as a temporary citizenship conditioned on the possession of the refugee status. To this particular citizenship, one may apply different rights, but to face the issue highlighted, it may be sufficient to connect it only to the freedom of movement and residence throughout the EU. I argue that such a policy would have a number of advantages and could at least partially fill the identified gaps
Democrazia e diseguaglianza, un’analisi empirica
Full text linkIn questo paper analizziamo la relazione tra democrazia e diseguaglianza economica. Dalla revisione della letteratura emergono quattro linee teoriche principali che spiegano tale relazione di volta in volta come: una relazione lineare in cui la democrazia influenza la diseguaglianza economica; una relazione lineare in cui la diseguaglianza economica influenza la democrazia; una relazione non lineare, che prende la forma della così detta “U” invertita; nessuna relazione tra democrazia e diseguaglianza economica. Il nostro modello teorico prevede che l’aumento della qualità della democrazia all'interno di uno Stato riduca il livello di diseguaglianza economica, attraverso due canali, uno diretto ovvero la richiesta di politiche redistributive ed uno indiretto ossia l’aumento della qualità dell’istruzione. L’analisi econometrica utilizzando sia un approccio statico che uno dinamico mostra un’evidenza empirica a sostegno dell’esistenza di una relazione negativa e non lineare tra democrazia e diseguaglianza economica in cui all'aumentare della prima la seconda tende a diminuire, almeno fino ad un certo punto
Replication Data for: Gender gap in political science: An analysis of the scientific publications and career paths of Italian political scientists.
No full textThis paper assesses whether the presence of a gender gap in Political Science, identified in the international literature, is present also in the context of Italian Political Science. Literature has mostly centred on the comparison of female publication in international journals with the academic workforce in United States, but this raises an issue of data comparability. As an alternative strategy to avoid comparability biases, this work focuses on the analysis of a single national case: Italy. The paper evaluates to what extent the "glass ceiling" effect persists for political scientists who intend to publish their contributions. Analysing data on articles published between 2015 and 2020 by the three major Italian journals of Political Science, this contribution shows that: i) the proportion of published articles written by female authors is lower than that of male authors; ii) the hypothesis that the lower female production depends on a lower female presence in the field of Political Science is refuted; iii) there is a scarce collaboration between men and women; iv) there is a correlation between the presence of female editors in scientific journals and the share of female articles; and v) gender differences are reflected in women’s academic career progression
Diritto di non‐discriminazione sulla base delle tendenze sessuali : un’analisi della legislazione europea e della giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione europea (CGUE)
Full text linkL’articolo esplora il diritto di non-discriminazione sulla base delle tendenze sessuali da un punto di vista europeo. Nella prima parte, analizza come gli stati membri affrontano il problema e le percezioni dei cittadini europei rispetto all’argomento in questione. Successivamente, utilizzando una sentenza della CGUE, l’articolo analizza la legislazione europea e come questa interagisce con gli ordinamenti nazionali, sottolineando i metodi attraverso i quali i cittadini europei possono agire per veder tutelati i propri diritti. L’articolo altresì esplora i gap presenti nella legislazione europea e come questi possono influenzare la fruizione dei diritti legati alla cittadinanza europea. L’articolo conclude che nonostante la presenza di gap e limiti importanti, derivanti dai trattati, le istituzioni dell’Unione Europea ed in particolare la Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione Europea giocano un ruolo fondamentale rispetto all’espansione, al riconoscimento e al rispetto di questi diritti
The European Refugees Crisis: How to Address it
Full text linkFirstly, I analyse the European legislation on asylum, the so-called “Dublin System”, finding three main issues affecting it a) the allocation of refugees between Member States; b) the differences between Member States in the treatment of asylum seekers and asylum applications; and c) the differences in the rights granted to the refugee status across Member States. I also show that these issues have serious consequences for both asylum seekers and refugees. Secondly, we examine the European Agenda on Migration that represents the official response of the EU to the present crisis. Finally, I present some proposal aimed to improve the European managing of refugees and asylum seekers. Following a moderated cosmopolitan approach, I propose the establishment of a limited citizenship for refugees that might be thought as a temporary citizenship conditioned to the possession of the refugee status. At this particular citizenship, one may apply different rights, but to face the issues encountered, it may be sufficient to connect to it only the freedom of movement and residence throughout the EU. I argue that such a policy would have several advantages and could at least partially solve the issues present in the European asylum policy
Democracy and income inequality: searching for a reciprocal causal relation
Full text linkThe study of the relation between democracy and income inequality is puzzling scholars
at least since the 1970s, however, still there is no agreement about how the relation between the
two variables would shape nor how the causal mechanisms would work, and some scholars even
denied the presence of any causal relation. The aim of the present work is to shed light on such a
disagreement by addressing the relation between the two variables from a political science rather
than a purely economic viewpoint, developing a more complete theoretical framework abandoning
some of the economic premises mostly employed insofar. In particular, the work aimed to answer
the following main research questions: does, and through which channels, the state’sThe study of the relation between democracy and income inequality is puzzling scholars
at least since the 1970s, however, still there is no agreement about how the relation between the
two variables would shape nor how the causal mechanisms would work, and some scholars even
denied the presence of any causal relation. The aim of the present work is to shed light on such a
disagreement by addressing the relation between the two variables from a political science rather
than a purely economic viewpoint, developing a more complete theoretical framework abandoning
some of the economic premises mostly employed insofar. In particular, the work aimed to answer
the following main research questions: does, and through which channels, the state’sLUISS PhD Thesi
The CNR gender budgeting: critical analysis and possible uses
No full textOver the past decades, the European Commission has urged to overcome gender differences in research and innovation to stop the leaking pipeline and break the glass ceiling and glass door. While Gender Budgeting practice is now fairly widespread, Gender Equality Plans are becoming consolidated as an eligibility criterion for HorizonEurope calls for proposals and the several European projects supporting their definition and implementation. Among them, the H2020 MINDtheGEPs project supports GEPs in seven implementing partners through a data-driven approach to tailoring measures to the needs of each organisation. Therefore, a large amount of information was collected for the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), both quantitative and qualitative, regarding personnel and policies and following up on the work done with the first Gender Budgeting in 2021. This work highlights the CNR’s path towards greater gender equality by analysing, from a mainstreaming perspective, the level of decision-making, recruitment (e.g., fellowships) and career progression of staff, work-life balance and research work according to the MINDtheGEPs project framework. The study is an opportunity to assess the administrative data, highlighting its current and especially its future potential, pointing out that although many improvements have been made, data collection and organisation limitations do not allow addressing gender differences in the less prominent aspects of workers in a public research organisation. Indeed, it is precisely in the internal processes and organisational culture that the strongest resistances and hindrances to gender equality reside. It is increasingly urgent to tackle the issue by studying and investigating the disparities between the nuances of the organisation
The Internal and External Levers to Achieve Global Democracy
Full text linkThe paper explores the methods to introduce democratic devices in global governance. The first part makes an attempt to define what democratic global governance is and what its aims are. The second part provides some benchmark to identify when and how international organizations, the most important and visible part of global governance, correspond to the values of democracy. The third part presents what we label the internal and the external levers. The internal lever is defined as the ways in which democratization within countries helps to foster more transparent, accountable and participatory forms of global governance. The external lever is defined as the ways in which international organizations contribute to promote democratic transition and consolidation in their members. Neither the internal nor the external levers work effectively if they are left to inter-governmental bargaining only. An active participation of non-governmental actors is needed in order to make them effective. The paper finally discusses a list of proposals to democratize global governance
Democracy and Global Governance. The Internal and External Levers
No full textThe paper explores the methods to introduce democratic devices in global governance. The first part makes an attempt to define what a democratic deficit is. The second part provides some benchmark to identify when and how international organizations, the most important and visible part of global governance, correspond to the values of democracy. The third part presents the internal and the external levers. The internal lever is defined as the ways in which democratization within countries helps to foster more transparent, accountable and participatory forms of global governance. The external lever is defined as the ways in which international organizations contribute to promote democratic transition and consolidation in their members. Neither the internal nor the external levers work effectively if they are left to inter-governmental bargaining only. An active participation of non-governmental actors is needed in order to make them effective. The paper finally discuss a list of proposals to democratize global governance
Democracy and Global Governance: The Internal and The external Levers
No full textThe chapter explores the methods to introduce democratic devices in global governance. The first part makes an attempt to define what a democratic deficit is. The second part provides some benchmark to identify when and how international organizations, the most important and visible part of global governance, correspond to the values of democracy. The third part presents the internal and external levers. The internal lever is defined as the ways in which democratization within countries helps to foster more transparent, accountable, and participatory forms of global governance. The external lever is defined as the ways in which international organizations contribute to promote democratic transition and consolidation in their members. Neither the internal nor the external levers work effectively if they are left to intergovernmental bargaining only. An active participation of non-governmental actors is needed to ensure efficiency. The chapter finally discuss a list of proposals to democratize global governance
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