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Informatica e retorica forense
No full textIn questo scritto si affrontano alcune questioni relative al rapporto fra informatica e retorica forense, assumendo la centralità dell’esperienza processuale e della retorica, che è la logica sua propria. Ci occuperemo pertanto della topica – con riferimento all’informatica giuridica documentaria e alle possibile prospettive di sviluppo aperte dalla logica fuzzy –, interrogandoci nel contempo sulla struttura dialettica del processo – con riferimento al processo penale ed alle problematiche della computer forensic science. In tal modo, cercheremo di evidenziare, in modo critico e problematico, i nuovi orizzonti dischiusi dall’utilizzo di strumenti informatici all’interno dell’esperienza processuale.
Il saggio è frutto della collaborazione dei due Autori; si precisa, comunque, che i paragrafi 1 e 2 sono stati scritti esclusivamente da Paolo Moro ed i restanti da Federico Puppo
“Renew or Reload? Continuity and Change in Italian Defence Policy”, F.Coticchia, A.Locatelli, F.N.Moro, EUI Working Papers Series, EUI RSCAS 1/2016, ISSN 1028-3625.
No full textHow do countries adapt their overall defence policy to deal with mutating scenarios? In this paper, as part of a broader research agenda, we try to address these questions focusing specifically on the evolution of Italian defence policy as it evolved since 2001. The focus of the paper is on the evolution of national doctrine as it emerges from the analysis of strategic doctrine. What we look at here is the “process of translation” from the political to the military level, as embodied by key political strategic documents, and its evolution over time. To do so, the paper examines the Italian White Papers on Defence of 2002 and 2015 through qualitative and quantitative (content) analysi
Loss of Morphology in Alorese (Austronesian): Simplification in Adult Language Contact
No full textThis paper discusses historical and ongoing morphological simplification in Alorese,
an Austronesian language spoken in eastern Indonesia. From comparative evidence,
it is clear that Alorese lost almost all of its morphology over several hundred years as
a consequence of language contact (Klamer, 2012, to appear). By providing both linguistic
and cultural-historical evidence, this paper shows that Alorese has historically
undergone morphological simplification as a result of second language (L2) learning.
The first part of the paper presents a case study comparing the use of subject agreement
prefixes in Alorese L1 speakers (n=6) and Alorese L2 speakers (n=12). The results
show that L2 speakers deviate from the native norm, and tend to use one prefix as
default agreement. The variation found among L2 speakers reveals an ongoing change
possibly leading to the restructuring of the Alorese agreement system. The second part
of the paper applies models of linguistic change (Kusters, 2003; Trudgill, 2011) to the
Alorese community and shows that Alorese has been, and still is, spoken in a community
with a large number of L2 speakers, where morphological simplification is expected
to occur
High-profile mafia murders: Understanding targeted assassinations carried out by organised crime in Italy
No full textHomicides of politicians, prosecutors and judges perpetrated by mafiosi often make the media headlines, but are rarely considered in the social sciences. In the 1980s and the early 1990s, mafia wars in Italy took a heavy toll on anti-mafia judges, law enforcement officers, and politicians. The intrinsic relevance of the topic is increased by mafias and organised crime extending their reach beyond traditional strongholds and borders in recent decades. This makes it even more important to understand why and when organised crime groups directly challenge political and judicial authority (and/or other high-profile targets such as trade unionists and journalists). This chapter focuses on the three most prominent mafia groups currently operating in Italy - i.e., Cosa Nostra, the Camorra and the ‘Ndrangheta - and investigates the rationale(s) underpinning their use of high-profile homicides. The chapter critically reviews the major theories that can explain the use of violence in organised crime, focusing on four dimensions: (a) criminal groups’ organisational features, (b) the type of markets penetrated by mafia groups, (c) the structure of political opportunities, and (d) law enforcement strategies. It is based on the empirical analysis of an original dataset of mafia homicides carried out since the late 19th century in Italy
Learning from others? : emulation and transformation in the Italian armed forces since 2001
No full textHow does military change take place in states that are not able to develop autonomous solutions? How does transformation occur when limited resources are available? What are the "sources of military change" for armed forces that do not possess the (cognitive and material) resources that are essential for autonomous development? In articulating an answer to these questions, this article draws from the theoretical debate on interorganizational learning and looks at the mechanisms that drive "learning from others." We argue that adaptation and organizational learning often had to look for, and then try and adapt, off-the-shelf solutions that required relatively more limited resources. Empirically, the article focuses on the Italian Armed Forces, which have rarely attracted scholarly attention, although it emerged from almost total lack of activity in the Cold War to extended deployments in the 2000s
Getting Started as a Medical Teacher in Times of Change
No full textMedical school teaching is a skill that is very often learned on the job. The faculty comprised of researchers and clinicians are expert in many biomedical disciplines, but familiarity with learning theories and pedagogy are usually not included in their knowledge and skill sets. The pressure to see patients and acquire extramural funding leaves little time for faculty to learn how to teach. When coupled with the natural attrition of senior faculty it is necessary to start junior faculty on the correct path to being effective medical educators who are capable of lecturing and facilitating. Institutions cannot afford to have medical educators learn through trial and error. The standards set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) are also creating an urgency to produce competent teachers as quickly as possible. Novice teachers need to be able to use these standards to align their teaching with goals, objectives and the appropriate pedagogy. This article is designed to be a self-directed guide describing some essentials that a newly hired faculty member can quickly use to get started. An institutional faculty development program can then serve to build upon and enrich the experience for the new faculty member.This is the authors' accepted manuscript of the article. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/s40670-014-0098-y.Peer reviewe
Attacchi suicidi e competizione interna: Palestina, 1993-2005
No full textIl capitolo analizza gli scopi delle campagne di attacchi suicidi palestinesi svoltesi tra il 1993 e il 2005 rispetto alla competizione inter-organizzativa e intra-organizzativa nell'arena palestinese
A theoretical analysis of complex armed conflicts
No full textThe introduction and analysis of a simple idealized model enables basic insights into how military characteristics and recruitment strategies affect the dynamics of armed conflicts, even in the complex case of three or more fighting groups. In particular, the model shows when never ending wars (stalemates) are possible and how initial conditions and interventions influence a conflict’s fate. The analysis points out that defensive recruitment policies aimed at compensating for suffered losses lead to conflicts with simple dynamics, while attack groups sensitive to the damages they inflict onto their enemies can give rise to conflicts with turbulent behaviours. Since non-governmental groups often follow attack strategies, the conclusion is that the evolution of conflicts involving groups of that kind can be expected to be difficult to forecast
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