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The Role of Everyday Social Integration in Shaping European Union Support: Insights from a Cross-National Analysis
No full textThe European Integration project, aiming for unity and prosperity among its member states, frequently misses the insights from numerous studies that reveal the origins and reasons for resistance to this initiative. The lack of an agonistic approach in EU studies limits a thorough grasp of how opposition to Europeanization deeply intertwines with the everyday lives of citizens. This chapter examines the link between social integration perceptions and EU political attitudes using 2012’s European Social Survey data. Utilizing social disintegration theory, it assesses how societal integration perceptions can shape attitudes towards Europeanization. The theory suggests strong social integration aligns individuals with European norms and values, while isolation may predispose them towards affiliations provided by Eurosceptic formations. A multilevel analysis of 21 EU countries investigates relationships between subjective social integration and support for EU integration, trust in the European Parliament, and pro-EU party support, revealing that subjective social integration significantly influences these political attitudes beyond traditional socioeconomic factors. By highlighting the overlooked impact of subjective social integration on EU attitudes, this chapter lays a groundwork for future research into how support for Europeanization emerges from everyday life practices of EU citizens
Why do European citizens support populism?:A comparative study of demand-side and supply-side explanations.
Full text linkEuropean democracies have witnessed the progressive affirmation of populist parties in the last two decades. This thesis draws from the suggestions of the theoretical literature on populism to study why Europeancitizens support populist parties. In doing so, the aim of this thesis is twofold: on the one hand, it applies the ideational approach to populism to investigate support for populism from a comparative perspective; on the other hand, it seeks to understand how demandside and supply-side factors contribute to explaining the cross-country andtemporalheterogeneityintheirelectoralperformances. Thisthesis focuses on two demand-side factors (i.e., social marginalisation and sociotropic concerns about economy) and two factors of the supplyside (i.e., liberal institutional arrangements and party competition). Theresults show that, first, populist parties attract significant support fromcitizens perceiving socially marginalised, especially in wealthy and globalised contexts; whereas sociotropic concerns about economy do not lead to higher support for populism. Second, liberal institutional arrangements increase the anti-institutional appeal of populist parties; whereas party competition on a core element of the far-right populist ideology (nativism) does not affect support for far-right populism to a great extent. This thesis shows that an approach that integrates both demandandsupplyside perspectives is beneficial to understand the reasons underlying support for populism
Antilgbtqism: How Far-right Ideas Become Mainstream Through Policy Debate
No full textAs the electoral success of far-right parties continues to rise in nowadays political landscape, the legitimisation of far-right ideas becomes more than relevant. Multiple studies point out that nativism is mostly experiencing such phenomenon. Yet, there is not enough investigation about the mainstreaming of far-right’s authoritarianism, more precisely expressed through antilgbtqism. This article shows that constructed extremist frames like «traditional family», «rented womb» and «gender theory threatening freedom of speech» are used to mainstream antilgbtqism. Moreover, far-right parties implement softening techniques to mainstream such exclusionary ideas once they join the government
Factors affecting technology transfer offices’ performance in the Italian food context
No full textIn recent years growing attention has been devoted to the commercialization of knowledge and technologies developed by universities and public research institutions. A central role in this particular process is played by the technology transfer offices, which are on the one hand in charge of promoting the transfer of knowledge and technology to external companies, and on the other hand are also responsible for protecting and licensing the intellectual property of the research organization. This paper is focused on a technology transfer office operating in the food context, with the specific objectives of identifying the performance indicators and the main factors affecting its performance and, finally, analysing the relationships among these factors. The academic and managerial implications derived from this analysis are discussed to stimulate both future research and better technology transfer office management
The tension between democracy and populism:An empirical test of Canovan's claims of the two faces of democracy
Full text linkThis study provides a first empirical test of Margaret Canovan's influential argument on the relationship between democracy and populism, which posits that populism emerges as a consequence of the unresolved conflict between the pragmatic and redemptive faces of democracy. Despite its impact on scholars of populism, the implications of her framework remain untested. Using data from the EVS/WVS Integrated Values Surveys, we test Canovan's claims about the effect of 'pragmatic politics' on support for populist parties, operationalized as consensual democracies, economic and political globalization, and checks on government. Our analyses predominantly reveal no significant effects, and where significant results are observed, they indicate directions contrary to Canovan's claims, thus providing no empirical support for her claims. These results challenge long-standing assumptions about the relationship between populism and democracy, urging scholars to reevaluate existing assumptions and explore this intricate connection further. We conclude by suggesting some directions for future research to deepen our understanding of populism
La gestione della sindrome influenzale in Pediatria
No full textGuidelines for the management of influenza in children were developed by the National Institutes for Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) together with all the major Italian paediatric societies. Rapid diagnostic tests are not recommended due to insufficient sensitivity and specificity. Etiological treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors or other antiviral agents is not recommended. Symptomatic treatment should be based on acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Antibiotics are not recommended unless fever persists for more than 7 days and signs of lower respiratory tract infection are present. Admission to hospital should be limited to cases with preexisting risk conditions, young infants with bronchiolitis, cases with respiratory distress and oxygen desaturation, or cases where home management is difficult due to social reasons
Fixed-dose-rate gemcitabine. A viable first-line treatment option for advanced pancreatic and biliary tract cancer
No full textBackground. We have already reported on fixed-dose-rate gemcitabine (FDR-Gem) in advanced, inoperable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and biliary tract cancer (BTC) in the context of a formal phase II study; building on that experience, we have now expanded the study to reach a cumulative accrual of 106 patients. Methods. One hundred six patients (PDAC/BTC, 75/31) were treated with weekly FDR-Gem (1,000 mg/m2infused at 10 mg/m2per minute). Patient characteristics included: male-to-female ratio, 0.83; median age, 63 years (range, 28-82); metastatic disease in 66% of patients; and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) score of 0-1 in 81% of patients. Results. The median and total number of treatment weeks delivered were 8 (range, 2-22) and 1,154, respectively. Thirteen percent of patients achieved an objective response, 42% experienced a positive clinical benefit response, and 54% achieved a >50% reduction in serum cancer antigen (CA)19.9 levels. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) times for the entire population were 4.4 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.5-5.1 months) and 7.7 months (95% CI, 6.3-8.8 months), respectively, with 20% of patients alive at 1 year. On multivariate analysis, a CA19.9 reduction >50% and baseline ECOG PS score of 0 were the only independent predictors of PFS and OS, respectively. Treatment was well tolerated, with grade 3-4 neutropenia in 47 of 1,154 treatment weeks (4.1%), and grade 3 anemia and thrombocytopenia in 8 of 1,154 (0.7%) and 16 of 1,154 (1.4%) treatment weeks, respectively. Conclusions. Currently available evidence, including this updated analysis, supports the use of FDR-Gem as a first-line option in advanced PDAC, and possibly in BTC, patients and prompts the continued evaluation of this approach in combination regimens
Technology transfer and innovation: exploring the multifaceted nature of this interaction
No full textA key component in the success of industrial firms is the extent of
their innovativeness. In recent decades, as a result of intense international competition, fragmented and demanding markets and rapidly changing technologies, companies are more and more recognising the importance of the ‘technology transfer’ process to benefit from the innovations introduced into the market. Moving from this increasing importance attributed to the technology transfer, the purpose of this special issue is to shed light on the
main issue related to this matter. We begin this introductory paper by providing a brief overview of some theoretical reasons underlying the undeniable relevance of technology transfer for both companies and the society as a whole.
We then introduce the six papers that are included in the special issue, thus revealing their respective contributions and their advancement of existing knowledge
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