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No full textThe stigma of a “silver life”. This chapter examines the issue of stigma related to aging by first defining the process of aging and different typologies of age, such as chronological and functional. Taking into account the Italian context compared with some other countries, it focuses on ageism and stigmatizing with words. To explain these phenomena, the concept of social representations (coined by Serge Moscovici) is used to unveil the commonsense thinking of both those who stigmatize aging, as well as those who are being stigmatized. The stress factor of stigma can be dealt with in a number of ways, including diverse coping strategies discussed. Among responses to ageism, intergenerational solidarity or social cohesion between generations stands out as a plausible solution based on norms and imagery of care, which both stem from societal values. Turning back to the Italian scenario, the vision of Joachim of Fiore, a twelfth century abbot and mystic, sheds some light on the solutions to stigma of a “silver life”. His iconographic masterpiece, the Trinitarian Circles, represents multiple meanings, including the transcendent paradigm of the Trinity parallel to human history, divided into three ages. In line with Joachim's vision of world history, we can consider the famous Table XI as a compelling representation of intergenerational solidarity. Silver universe or old age in this case would correspond to the last circle, interpreting the Trinitarian dynamism not only as a key feature of human history, but also in terms of relations between generations, where grace is more abundant in the old age of fulfillment. This revolutionary vision of aging directly challenges the stigma, not only revealing the falsity and paucity of negative stereotypes, but also giving hope and joy, rather than fear, to every human being faced with the prospect or reality of their “silver life”.This book would not be possible without the COST Action IS1311, Intergenerational Family Solidarity Across Europe chaired by Prof. Anne Marie Fontaine from the University of Porto. The authors wish to thank her for the guidance, suggestions and encouragement throughout the process of editing the volume
Inclusive Europe: the impact of the EU Cohesion Policy on immigrants’ economic integration in Italy
Full text linkBy examining the impacts of the Cohesion Policy on immigrants’ economic integration, this study provides evidence on how the European Union promotes inclusion. Focusing on Italian municipalities, we estimate the causal effects of immigrant-related projects on the wage gap between natives and immigrants during the 2007–2018 period. We find a significant decrease in the average wage gap of approximately 7.6%. Specifically, Cohesion Policy played a positive role in immigrant economic inclusion through interventions targeted at supporting the employment and mobility of workers. For the inclusive dimension of the Next Generation EU program, this is key evidence to start with
Inclusive Europe: the impact of the EU Cohesion Policy on immigrants' economic integration in Italy
No full textBy examining the impacts of the Cohesion Policy on immigrants’ economic integration, this study provides evidence on how the European Union promotes inclusion. Focusing on Italian municipalities, we estimate the causal effects of immigrant-related projects on the wage gap between natives and immigrants during the 2007–2018 period. We find a significant decrease in the average wage gap of approximately 7.6%. Specifically, Cohesion Policy played a positive role in immigrant economic inclusion through interventions targeted at supporting the employment and mobility of workers. For the inclusive dimension of the Next Generation EU program, this is key evidence to start with
FDI inflows in Europe: Does investment promotion work?
Full text linkCan active investment promotion efforts attract FDI towards areas and sectors that would not otherwise be targeted? This paper leverages an ad hoc survey on national and sub-national Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in Europe and applies state-of-the-art policy evaluation methods to estimate the impact of IPAs on FDI attraction. The results show that FDI responds to IPAs even in advanced economies. Sub-national IPAs, operating in closer proximity to investors' operations, attract FDI in particular towards less developed areas where market and institutional failures are stronger. IPAs influence FDI over and above other policies targeting the general economic improvement of the host economies. Impacts are concentrated in knowledge-intensive sectors where collaborative systemic conditions are more relevant. IPAs work best for less experienced companies - ‘occasional’ investors - more likely to suffer from institutional failures. Finally, IPAs are equally effective in attracting companies from both outside and inside the EU Single Market even if the latter are less likely to suffer from regulatory or information asymmetries. Overall, this evidence sheds new light on the role of sub-national IPAs as local ‘institutional plumbers’ in support of foreign investors and their operations
Il territorio come fattore di successo delle produzioni agroalimentari: il caso della vitivinicol-tura
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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