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La rappresentanza politica nella «vecchia» Europa: crisi o mutamento?
No full textThe article addresses the relation between society and politics in Western European countries, focusing on Germany, France and Italy. It is possible to appreciate some noticeable differences among these societies with regard to the political culture. Nevertheless, important and, in some respects, similar changes are taking place in these countries: a profound transformation in the nature of participation and an increasing distance between political organizations and citizens are among the most visible. But to what extent have those changes really occurred in our three case studies? How have they interacted and modified the traditional shape of the relationship between society and institutions? And, finally, have these changes exacerbated those differences or have they induced a convergence? In order to give an answer to these basic questions a recent comparative survey is mainly used. Empirical evidences lead to recognize a convergence trend among the case studies. Yet, at the same time, this trend appears to be limited and conveyed by features pertaining to each country's history and tradition. At the end of this course we suggest how and why more specific analysis should be usefully directed to the relations between the actors and places of the "unconventional arena" and those of the institutional one
Populismo anti-scientifico o nodi irrisolti della biomedicina? Prospettive a confronto intorno al movimento free vax
Full text linkWithin the public debate, the interpretation of the movements which have recently mobilized in Italy against the extension of mandatory paediatric vaccines has largely recovered quite obsolete and overcome models, as regards the relationship between science and society, as well as on a socio-political plan. Protests have been conceived as mere demonstrations of ignorance and refusal of scientific knowledge, thus being assimilated with populism and conspiracy theories while their demands have not been considered worth of any attention, let alone answers. The article moves between the Sociology of science and the Political sociology, relying both on quantitative data on participants to national demonstrations and on qualitative analysis based on a local case-study. Results challenge the reliability of those perspectives and propose an articulated and more nuanced insight of these movements. The proposed interpretation locates them in continuity with the trends which are reshaping the patterns of citizenship while at the same time relating them to some relevant knots deriving from the difficult coexistence between Western modern biomedicine and post-modernism. The analysis sheds new light on the apparent difficulty in resolving this controversy and on the necessity to elaborate new strategies of inclusion, and not only of communication, in order to face this complex issue
Obiettivi concreti e poco spazio per i sogni: i giovani in Italia
No full textLa forte crescita della disoccupazione e dell’emigrazione giovanili, la questione dei diritti e del welfare sono alcuni dei temi al centro della questione giovanile, che, negli ultimi anni, ha (finalmente) attirato l’attenzione degli studiosi e (in qualche misura) della politica. Tuttavia, ancora non si è sviluppato un vero e proprio dibattito su come la difficile situazione dei giovani – e in particolare il cambiamento delle prospettive riguardo al futuro, che diventano sempre più cupe – ne stia condizionando la costruzione della personalità. Eppure, i giovani, visti attraverso le loro priorità e i loro obiettivi, appaiono protagonisti di un significativo cambiamento generazionale, gravido di implicazioni e conseguenze su più fronti, dalle scelte educative e professionali al rapporto con la sfera politica
The Casa delle Liberta`: A House of Cards?
No full textThe Italian centre-right was ‘constructed’ by Silvio Berlusconi in the run-up to the 1994 general
election, which marked the beginning of the Second Republic. It includes Forza Italia, the
National Alliance, the Northern League and the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC), parties
which are all very different in terms of their political identities, histories, geographies and social
composition. The centre-right thus looks like a complex mosaic, whose pieces stay together only
thanks to the role of the leader and his ‘personal party’, Forza Italia, and to the use of the media
and political marketing to communicate with the electorate. These are the twin pillars of ‘the
Berlusconi model’. This article contends that Berlusconi represents both a resource and a limit for
the centre-right, as it is difficult for such a heterogeneous coalition to define a common identity
and pursue coherent political projects and policies while relying so heavily on the role of the
leader. This explains the cyclical alternation within the coalition of phases of integration and
rapprochement with others of tension and open conflict. Since the coalition’s election victory in
2001, it has found it difficult to meet the contrasting demands of its diverse electorate for neoliberalism,
devolution, major public works, infrastructure creation and tax cuts. This task has
been made more problematic by the international instability and economic stagnation of recent
years. This article puts forward the hypothesis that ‘the Berlusconi model’, which gave life to the
centre-right, now appears to be worn out and will prove difficult to revive
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