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Un racconto per ragazzi, con illustrazioni di Dea Rimedio, 'Insieme per nutrire il mondo' è una pubblicazione che ci racconta della biodiversità agricola, da dove proviene il nostro cibo, e di quello che le persone coltivano e mangiano in altri paesi del mondo.La pubblicazione era parte di una campagna di Bioversity International rivolta alle scuole, ai mezzi di comunicazione, ai politici e ai legislatori.

The political and civil debate on the democratic model of a state subject to the rule of law and its worldwide expansion concerns international law, particularly in the way human rights and basic freedoms are recognized as sources of the international community's legal system. Equity could be a common interpretative denominator for the law to be applied between States to guarantee a minimum fundamental provision of substantive law and basically standard procedural law (fair trial). In this way a "new" interpretative criterion for customary laws and compulsory pacts would be provided that could be constantly adapted to real situations in different international geo-political contexts. Human rights communication takes place in this frequently controversial scenario and requires a pre-emptive choice of values that the international courts' case law is developing case by case. The contribution of equity in mediating and settling disputes in the field of human rights depends, in the final analysis, on jurisprudential practice.

The political and civil debate on the democratic model of a state subject to the rule of law and its worldwide expansion concerns international law, particularly in the way human rights and basic freedoms are recognized as sources of the international community's legal system. Equity could be a common interpretative denominator for the law to be applied between States to guarantee a minimum fundamental provision of substantive law and basically standard procedural law (fair trial). In this way a "new" interpretative criterion for customary laws and compulsory pacts would be provided that could be constantly adapted to real situations in different international geo-political contexts. Human rights communication takes place in this frequently controversial scenario and requires a pre-emptive choice of values that the international courts' case law is developing case by case. The contribution of equity in mediating and settling disputes in the field of human rights depends, in the final analysis, on jurisprudential practice.

Based on recent IPE contributions on three key themes in international politics (the relation between trade-technology & interstate conflicts, the link between multinationalization in production & world stability, & the political economy of democracy promotion in post-conflict countries), this essay calls the attention on the potential that IPE studies have for the analysis of complex processes (political & economic, with domestic, international & trans-national reach) across long time-spans. Empirical research on these topics has provided new ground to test & refine hypotheses from the three IPE orthodox Schools (Realism-Mercantilism, Liberalism & Marxism), pointing to the advantages of multivariate setups that treat both political & economic determinants of international outcomes as endogenous. Studies on the trade-war links have opened the way to analyses of how growth-inducing mechanisms in war economies may combine with the lasting effects of war-borne protectionist coalitions in producing differential outcomes, according to countries' resource endowments & level of development. Hypotheses on the peace-inducing features of multinationalized production appear in need of revision, especially when applied to the context of North-South relations, in which traditional dynamics identified in the FDI literature do not seem to obtain. Last, scholars interested in the political economy of post-war reconstruction could fruitfully borrow from the comparative literature on transitions, the economic contributions on development & the IR research on conflict, to provide new theoretical tools for the analysis of democracy promotion in post-conflict states. References. Adapted from the source document.

To be published in the October 2008 issue of 'Bollettino AIB' ; The paper discusses some Italian and international experiences in participative democracy using collaborative web tools for law drafting and for the drafting of policy documents

The purpose of the paper is to explain the process of policy change that occurred within the IMF during the 1990s in the area of capital account liberalization. Specifically, the paper compares the policies pursued in the aftermath of the Mexican crisis (1994-95) with the policies pursued after the Asian crisis (1997-98) supporting a constructivist political economy explanation of policy change. Showing the influence of economic ideas on the policies pursued by the IMF, the argument is that the governance of the international financial regime has shifted from a system of centralized cooperation to a system decentralized cooperation. Whereas the former revolved around the role of an intergovernmental organization such as the IMF, the latter builds upon the cooperation of states & non-state actors within the framework of a public-private partnership. Adapted from the source document.

International audience ; A short summary of late 19th and early 20th century interpretations of Leonardo's involvement in the sphere of political ideas, followed by a critical commentary to some of his literary fragments endowed with a political value.

International audience ; An extended version of the article published in "Critica Marxista" (2010), with full updated bibliography. The conference was held at University of Napoli "L'Orientale" (December 4-5, 2008), under the patronage of Fondazione Istituto Gramsci (Roma) and AISDP - Associazione Italiana degli Storici delle Dottrine Politiche (Torino).

International audience ; Comment les Vénitiens du XVIe siècle ont intégré dans leur vie quotidienne les apports de leurs meilleurs ennemis, les Ottomans. ; Numerosi sono stati —e saranno— gli studi sul tema dell'alterità, della rappresentazione dell'altro, dell'immagine dello straniero in epoche remote come in tempi recenti, in contrade lontane come in paesi vicini. Numerose sono state le note di viaggiatori, di mercanti o ambasciatori (il Veneziano all'estero è un po' tutto alla volta ) sull'argomento delle peculiarità « esotiche » non necessariamente tropicali o delle singolarità e stravaganze dei popoli incontrati. Questo senso dell'estraneità o del sorprendente non fa capo al meraviglioso ma tenta di approdare alla verità : vale a dire che, oltre i confini di civiltà, di religione, di politica e di forma mentis, si tratta di soddisfare la curiosità infinita dell'uomo e di percepire la diversità con quel senso critico che è —nello stesso tempo— tentativo di rendere spiegabile, comprensibile e concepibile l'alterità.