On the tenth anniversary of the death of Albertini, the School of Political Science of the U of Pavia has chosen to remember his many years as a professor of contemporary history, state doctrine, & political philosophy with an address by Professor Giulio Guderzo on the release of the first two volumes of Albertini's writings, Tutti gli scritti, edited by Nicoletta Mosconi & published by Mulino di Bologna under the auspices of the Center for Federalist Studies & the Luciano Bolis European Foundation. S. Stanton
The history of intellectual migrations, scientific exchange and international cooperation is a field of research which has been recognized recently as a potentially rich subject in new perspectives also for contemporary Italy. The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Italy unification, coincident with the birth of the national university system, provides a good opportunity to reflect on the historic evolution of a policy of openness to international scientific mobility, so difficult and late in our country. This paper proposes a rapid analysis of university policy in this matter focusing a path which knows progress and regress from the nationalization of educational system in 1859 to Erasmus Projects in 1987. Adapted from the source document.
Constitutions "born of sufferings," like that of the Italian Republic, represent a unique case among the array of present day liberal democratic constitutions. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Italian Constituent Assembly (elected on 2 June 1946), the author recalls the most significant phases in the discussion leading to the drawing up of the Constitution by means of which a virtuous compromise was reached between the various parties, despite the great political & ideological divisions of the time. This "constitutional patriotism" (which similarly emerged in the constitutive process in the United States in 1787) produced a Charter which the members (including those declaring themselves to be of a "secular" orientation) called "sacred." From the methodological point of view, this sacredness is expressed in a wise equilibrium between the principle of sovereignty and the principle of cohesion. It is wise to respect such an equilibrium, because it safeguards future generations against the terrible sufferings that gave rise in the first place to the republican form of the state & to the unifying values of the Constitution. The Constitution is certainly not immutable. It can & should be updated in accordance with new requirements of communal life. But -- as the American experience teaches us -- the best course is the prudent one of precise amendments (on which it is easiest to achieve a wide consensus reaching beyond the confines of a momentary majority). Grand constitutional reforms, n the other hand, run the risk of irreversibly altering the DNA of the Constitution & abandoning its function of guaranteeing the continuity & unity of the nation. Constitutional norms are updated by the Constitutional Court, whose jurisprudence gives daily voice to the Constitution. Adapted from the source document.
