Purchases were made ​​by Mrs. Monti at his own expense at some shops in Piazza Santa Emerenziana tortellini and cake and in Via Cola di Rienzo sausage and lentils. The dinner was prepared and served by Mrs. Monti.

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For Zygmunt Bauman the world is marked by a division between power and politics. While politics is defined by nations, power no longer recognises national boundaries

via The Guardian

No taxation without representation” is a fundamental principle of democracy, but this is not compatible with joint and several liability for other Eurozone countries’ debt unless Europe (or rather the Eurozone) becomes a political union. Holding taxpayers in thrifty countries fully and unconditionally liable for spending decisions taken in other countries would most likely turn into a poison pill for EMU. Political resistance against EMU would rise in the stronger countries, eventually leading to a probable break up of EMU.

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The book, edited by Emiliana De Blasio, Matthew Hibberd e Michele Sorice, is the third of the CMCS Working Papers, published by the Luiss University.

The PDF version, in one volume, can be downloaded here.

The book is also available on ISSUU, at this address.

Values in flux, job insecurity, no strings attached relationships … Sounds familiar? A slight consolation lies in the fact that it has already been researched. This film is a Zeitgest journey through Europe, life and work of Zygmunt Bauman, and the root of it all – liquid modernity.

Official website of the documentary film: beinghumanthesedays.com

Facebook Fan Page: BeingHumanTheseDays

via Social Europe Journal

The conference is to be held at LUISS University in Rome.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Brian McNair, Sara Bentivegna, Nico Carpentier, Fausto Colombo, Raffaele De Mucci, Sergio Fabbrini, Ivor Gaber, Matthew Hibberd, Michael Higgins, Leonardo Morlino, Edoardo Novelli, Jo Silvester, Mick Temple, Dario E. Viganò, Katrin Voltmer.

The following is my abstract:

Will Web 2.0 change political participation ... >>]]> Saturday morning I will be presenting the paper «The role of Web 2.0 in Italian local campaigns: the case of 2010 regional elections» at the international conference Leaders and new trends in political communication.

The conference is to be held at LUISS University in Rome.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Brian McNair, Sara Bentivegna, Nico Carpentier, Fausto Colombo, Raffaele De Mucci, Sergio Fabbrini, Ivor Gaber, Matthew Hibberd, Michael Higgins, Leonardo Morlino, Edoardo Novelli, Jo Silvester, Mick Temple, Dario E. Viganò, Katrin Voltmer.

The following is my abstract:

Will Web 2.0 change political participation and civic engagement, and the public sphere in general? How will these changes affect the internal organisation of political parties and their leadership dynamics?

Several hypotheses have been advanced to answer these questions, which are, nonetheless, still open, because of both the rapidity of the technological innovation and the particularities of different national traditions.

During the campaign for the 2010 Italian regional elections, candidates’ activities on the Web have been analysed, with particular attention to their use of  Twitter and other tools designed to improve interactivity (the study will be replicated for the 2011 local elections).

Conclusions can be summarised by saying that Italian candidates have adopted traditional communication strategies, also when using Web 2.0 tools: electoral campaigns are not part of a strategy aimed at involving citizens; electoral websites and social accounts are mostly abandoned after the vote; the mobilisation for supporting campaigns is often encouraged, but a more active participation in deliberative processes is not.

This situation, however, is not so peculiarly “Italian” as it could seem if compared with the Obama 2008 election campaign: in fact, studies conducted in UK and Germany led to similar conclusions.

The conference programme is available on the website Political Communication.

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In Italy, during 2010, applications for asylum were 8,000 fewer than in 2009, while in France they increased of 4,000 units, and in ... >>]]> Since  refugees or asylum seekers are a matter of concern and debate in these recent days, it may be useful to publish a chart, taken from the Eurostat report ”Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications in 2010” (click on the graph to enlarge it).

In Italy, during 2010, applications for asylum were 8,000 fewer than in 2009, while in France they increased of 4,000 units, and in Germany of almost 16,000.

Applications declined by about 8,000 units also in the UK, but while this number represents a drop of about 25%,  in our case the fall reached almost 50%. Since France has been confirmed to be the top destination of displaced and refugees, the increase of 4,000 applications does not constitute a significant change at all.

For every million inhabitants, the EU-27 received an average of 565 applications, Germany 595, France 795, Sweden 3,410, Cyprus 3,580. Italy received 165 applications per million inhabitants.

It is also true that Italy approves 38% of the examined applications (4305 to 11,325), against a European average of 25%; however, I do not know to what extent we can expect other European countries to “equally” share the economic and social costs of this new emergency.

See also: Eurostat Newsrelease 47/2011

 

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