421 research outputs found
Understanding politics and society
No full textThis book presents political sociology as a connective social science that studies political phenomena by creating fruitful connections with other perspectives. The relationship between politics and society is more complex than ever due to the emergence of new power structures, forms of conflict organization and management, and social practices of political participation. Several scholars describe this historical phase as the 'de-politicization of representative politics'. The book addresses classical themes of and approaches to political sociology, but also dedicates several chapters to contemporary developments within political sociology, including, for instance, the role of the internet and bottom-up political communication in social movements. In addition, the volume acts as a professional tool for those scholars and researchers that are beginning to study political processes from a sociological perspective.
"This book joins a growing trend in both sociology and political science: After a phase in which the former turned to economics for its models, and the latter became increasingly presentist and non-comparative, both political scientists and sociologists have returned to their traditional juncture. This book links the two fields, with a deep historical and comparative approach and an encyclopedic bibliography. Ranging from Marx and Weber to the impacts of globalisation and social movements, it will be of great interest to specialists and students alike in both disciplines."
(Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University, USA)
"Such a book is urgently needed. Fabio de Nardis’ contribution is remarkable in his effort to bridge political sciences and sociology. This is a book that lays the foundations for a new 'connective social science'. The account of the co-evolution between politics and society is not only encompassing, by reflecting the encyclopedic knowledge of the author, but it is also thrilling in the way it draws on comparative insights from different disciplines and country contexts. Ultimately, the author is clear in his intent that the new reality of globalisation and the urgent political challenges it poses also call for a global re-orientation of a discipline: a political sociology for the emerging global society and politics."
(Hans-Jörg Trenz, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
"This timely and erudite book masterfully demonstrates that, in order to understand current developments in politics, we must (re)turn to political sociology. Fabio de Nardis forcefully argues how we can build on its vast and diverse theoretical traditions, commitment to comparative empirical research and capacity to dialogue with other social sciences. The book will be extremely valuable to scholars to learn how the discipline has tackled key issues in state-society relations but also grasp contemporary tensions in a globalised era from populism and territorial cleavages to the IT revolution."
(Virginie Guiraudon, Sciences Po, Paris, France)
"The field of political sociology interconnects politics and society in several arenas, which growing but often unrelated bodies of literature have studied. This book is unique in identifying these multiple and complex interconnections, describing and examining the key research traditions and presenting them in a clear and systematic manner. It shows how politics is increasingly taking place in multiple societal domains and therefore how an interdisciplinary approach is needed to capture its multiple manifestations. Fabio de Nardis integrates many of the best insights from the fields of politics and sociology. First-rate awareness of these related subjects and the ability to interconnect them in such different domains as political communication, political parties and civil society organisations is the hallmark of this book, which makes it appealing to a broad audience."
(Carlo Ruzza, University of Trento, Italy
"Il movimento antiglobalista: Genealogia e portata della societa' civile globale"
No full textThe author analizes present-day movements against neoliberal globalization as a "liquid" aggregate of individuals and groups that mobilize on specific issue (peace, development, environment, human rights, etc.). The author investigates the movements' distinctive features both fron historical and analytic point of view. Transnational ideology, a democratic spirt and participation appear as the main feature of a global civil society that fights for democratization of all international organizations (G8, Wto, Imf, World Bank, Eu, etc.) establishing world-wide communicative and political networks, proposing new life styles and redefining the boundaries of the political in a democratic and participatory way
Technology, task and wage-bill changes in the EU countries
No full textThis paper presents the results of a work that is developing within a joint research project between INAPP and the Luiss School of European Political Economy. Drawing on the methodological framework from Acemoglu and Restrepo (2019), this paper investigates the influence of technological innovations on the economy-wide wage bill of four main European countries (France, Germany, Italy and Spain).Convenzione di Collaborazione Scientifica tra INAPP e LUISS-SEP siglata il 6 novembre 2019this paper presents the results of a work that is developing within a joint research project between inapp and the luiss school of european political economy. drawing on the methodological framework from acemoglu and restrepo (2019), this paper investigates the influence of technological innovations on the economy-wide wage bill of four main european countries (france, germany, italy and spain). technology, task and wage-bill changes in the eu countries sergio de nardis francesca parent
Introduzione
No full textIl Rapporto annuale dello scorso anno denunciava goffi tentativi di porre fine al fenomeno della corruzione con progetti legislativi non attuati. Da qui l'urgenza di rimettere alla materia, per la nuova edizione dell'Annuario dell'Istituto di Studi Politici "S. Pio V"
Challenges to Democracy and the Opportunity of a New Participatory Governance in the era of trans-local societies
No full textThe aim of this paper is to propose a theoretical reflection on the possible transformations of democracy in globalized societies. In this direction, the Author outlines the classical approaches to the analysis of democracy and then proposes a criticism of the static picture offered by the liberal conception. In the wake of Charles Tilly, a process-oriented and dynamic conception is proposed, by declining democracy in terms of democratization (and potential de-democratization). In this paper the different theoretical challenges to liberal democracy are also proposed, starting from the participatory conception that assumes the core of the democratic political process in contentious action of organized civil society. Special attention is also paid to the challenge of deliberative democracy in its two versions, liberal and deliberative. The paper then tries to figure out how to adapt these theoretical proposals to the new conditions of trans-local societies, from a rethinking of the concept of democratic citizenship in a post-national key. The paper ends with a reflection on cosmopolitan democracy and the opportunities offered by the major challenge of rethinking global governance in a democratic and participatory wa
"Pratiche di sfruttamento nel lavoro cognitivo e ridefinizione della memoria collettiva come strategia per la costruzione della soggettività neoliberista"
No full textThe aim of the paper is to analyses the transformation of work in
the era of late-neoliberalism. Specifically, the author focuses on the
dynamics of cognitive capitalism and the new types of exploitation in
contemporary work by exploring how neoliberal strategy remoulds a
form of neoliberal subjectivity also through the construction of a new
collective memory. In this regard, the author describes the controversial
legacy of 1968. Fifty years later we can assert with certainty that the
long-term consequences of the 1968 mobilizations were antithetical to
the anti-classist and anti-authoritarian aspirations of its young activists.
To make this claim, the author uses two central concepts among social
movement scholars: that of collective memory and that of the outcomes
of social movements. As is argued, since the 1980s the memory of 1968
has been strongly influenced by the context of neoliberal restructuring.
This process has removed the movement’s struggle for social justice
and its structuralist elements from collective memory, emphasizing instead
its libertarian and individualist aspects; more compatible with a
neoliberal development model which supports an atomized view of society
devoid of strong institutions
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