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The National Library of Naples keeps the most conspicuous corpus of Giacomo Leopardi's autographed documents. In the article the author retraces the events that led to the formation of the documentary collection concerning the Poet. In particular, he retraces the judicial and administrative path taken by the "Leopardi papers" in the possession of Antonio Ranieri before arriving at the National Library of Naples in 1907, where they are still preserved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper is intended to be a humble attempt to redeem sociology, a discipline unjustly perceived as a handmaiden among the human sciences, from the secondary role to which it is inappropriately relegated in deference to an evergrowing trend of technicalization and formalization, even algorithmic, of economics and law and even of certain specialized branches of sociology itself. On the contrary, an attempt is made to demonstrate, keeping in the background the great work of Mireilles Delmas-Marti, that it is precisely the most general, historically-anthropologically compromised and culturologically oriented part of this discipline that is the one most capable of accounting for the complexity underlying the local/global dynamics in progress, deciphering the asynchronic and destabilizing forces that corrode the effectiveness of the rules redesigning scenarios and destinies of social actors, and partially motivating the reasons involved. It seems all the more significant and urgent to us to push academic reflection towards a revival of the "great sociology" traditionally understood, in a season of disturbing juridical nihilism and worrying déshistoricisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper summarizes the contribution of Vincenzo Cesareo to the theme of war in Ukraine, laid out in his book "The War in the Heart of Europe". Fruit of a multidisciplinary approach, Cesareo's contribution is notable not only for its stylistic clarity, but also for the spirit and passion with which he illustrates the rights of Ukraine and the wrongs of Putin: a genuine "lesson" in times of analyses that are too often partisan and/or ideologically distorted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper will attempt to reconstruct and understand the relationship between crisis, social development, legal order, and political decision-making as they have come to be intertwined in modern industrial society. Particular attention will be paid to the theme of "permanent crisis" and the problems of the "motorization of law," legal constructions, technical and scientific power in relation to processes of political legitimation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper attempts to answer to some delicate questions on the approach adopted in the conservation of Tibetan books in the West. Through the analysis of case studies and an overview of materials and methods of restoration employed in the past and in use nowadays, it has been possible to reconstruct a brief history of the Western practice carried out on these particular artifacts. The article tries to offer a starting point for a debate and to further explore this topic in search of new techniques to be applied in the field. The analyzed library material belongs to the Tucci Tibetan Collection that is conserved at the "Isiao" Library, today hosted in the African and Oriental Collection Room at the National Central Library of Rome. Reopened in 2017 after complex vicissitudes and managed by Ismeo - The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies - the "Isiao" Library works for the safeguard, enhancement and access to the collections of the African and Oriental sections, the cartographic collection and a wide photographic archive. Within the Oriental section, the Tucci Tibetan Collection counts over 2600 volumes, Tibetan manuscripts and xylographs collected by Giuseppe Tucci during his expeditions to Western and Central Tibet. These texts constitute a compendium of the Tibetan literature and so they are considered a priceless heritage of great historical and cultural interest by scholars from all over the world. In recent years, all volumes have been catalogued by Prof. Elena De Rossi Filibeck and they are now accessible to the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the paper is to analyze the different forms that nontextual narrative takes related to the fundamental dimensions that characterize the video game medium, namely interactivity and game design. After providing a general definition of narrative and clarifying how its role is discussed within the scientific debate it will be proposed a semiotic model of analysis for each component and how narrative organizes each of them. Finally, two works will be analyzed where it is evident how the relationship between narrative and game design/interaction, taking into consideration the proposed models for analyzing the medium, defines not only the work itself but also the relationship with the user. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to identify the concrete processes by which the complex machinery of the legal system operates, a focus on the narratives of law in popular culture can be useful. However, studying narrative poses a number of theoretical and methodological pitfalls. The aim of this paper is a return to Vincenzo Tomeo's half-century-old work The Judge on the Screen. The book is an excellent example of a sociologically careful and methodologically insightful use of fictional narrative sources such as films. It can be considered a classic of 'law and culture' studies and a forerunner of the 'law and cinema' movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The field of study on narratives and social theory is broad and constantly evolving, as well as the relation between narratives and law. From the 70s on, partticularly in the Anglo-Saxon context the movement Law and Literature emerged, both as the analysis of law as literature and literature as law. Jurists, writers and literary critics began to explore the ways in which literature can help understand law and vice versa. The interactions between law and literature continue to challenge the traditional view of law as a technical and formal discipline, thus offering a socio-cultural approach to its understanding. Like any narratives, legal narratives are not transparent and neutral views of reality, as meanings do not pre-exist the process of emplotment. Stories, including legal stories, construct facts. In this paper, after a brief review of the main features of judicial narratives, I aim to investigate the peculiar narrative dimension of narratives produced within trials for human rights violations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is an attempt to assess the potentiality of literary sources for the social sciences. It proposes a connection between the ontological conception of social reality and the methodological possibility to recur to literary narratives for social analysis. The concept of multiple reality (Alfred Schutz) is exemplified by referring chiefly to Schutz' treatment of Miguel Cervantes' novel, Don Quijote. In the concluding remarks, a complex conception of social reality is advocated, able to conceive society both in terms of social facts and social representations. Such ontological attitude may give due relevance to literature as a source of sociological data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article highlights the Capri 'Le Vie dei Mercanti' International Forum's 20-year journey from its inception in 2003, emphasizing its dedication to protecting cultural heritage, landscapes, and promoting good territorial governance. Topics discussed include the forum's role in fostering international research collaboration, its advancements in digital and big data technologies, and its focus on addressing contemporary global challenges like the pandemic and climate crisis.

The paper discusses the current state of heritage conservation in Italian libraries and archives, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by institutions, especially in the context of personnel shortages and reduced funding. The decline in conservation funding and staffing levels, exemplified by institutions like the Istituto Centrale per la Patologia degli Archivi e del Libro and the conservation workshops of the National Libraries of Florence and Rome, poses a significant threat to the long-term preservation of Italy's rich literary and documentary heritage. The analysis reveals an alarming disparity in the distribution of human resources dedicated to conservation in various cultural institutions. While museums and central institutes seem to enjoy a significant presence of conservation professionals, the situation in archives and libraries is notably different. The shortage of senior and assistant conservators jeopardizes the mission of preserving historical documents, manuscripts, and printed books for future generations. The author proposes several recommendations to address the current challenges, including the need to increase staffing levels in archives and libraries, restore specialized assistant roles, and promote sector-specific qualifications. The importance of harmonizing profiles, supporting professional development, and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors is emphasized. Additionally, the critical role of conservators in emergency management, as demonstrated during recent floods, is highlighted. The closure of public conservation workshops, such as the one at the National Library of Turin, serves as a cautionary example of the consequences of staff turnover blockades and insufficient funding. However, positive instances of targeted investments, such as the hiring of conservators through Ales S.p.A. for state archives, underscore the potential for positive change with adequate financial support and qualified professionals. In conclusion, the article emphasizes the urgent need for sustained commitment to conservation efforts, acknowledging the pivotal role of conservators in safeguarding Italy's written heritage. The challenges outlined necessitate a collective and long-term vision for the preservation of the rich historical and cultural legacy of the nation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Male violence against women is often framed in an episodic way, as an ‘individual’ deviance, thus, as a problem pertaining to the sphere of private relationships. Attention is thus diverted from its structural causes - rooted in the inequality of material and symbolic power between men and women - thus depriving the phenomenon of its public relevance and its political significance. Men’s violence against women, on the other hand, is rooted in the inequalities of power operating in societies and is to be considered the instrument through which men try to preserve, within society, their position of material and symbolic dominance over women. With this paper we propose an analysis of the reflections on gender-based violence, with an emphasis on the discourses that help to frame the issue from a socio-political perspective and that focus on gender-based violence as a tool through which patriarchal society reproduces itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s political leadership is a new phenomenon. The objective of the paper is to understand the genesis of AOC’s political leadership by holding together the different aspects of its success, namely digital nativism, female and intersectional leadership, the functioning of its political machine. At the same time, it aims to connect the AOC case to the specific aspects of the American political system, namely its specific populist/progressive tradition and the functioning of large party-network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Luca Serianni (Rome, 1947-2022) was a master of Italian language history studies. In the spring of 2022, he donated a collection of ancient books to the Angelica Library in Rome, including some eighteenth- and nineteenth-century medical treatises. This paper takes its cue from the donation to recall Luca Serianni's great sensitivity for specialised lexicon, for the "voices" of writers and speakers and for the "voices" gathered in vocabularies. To his fine talent for suggesting original reading paths and to his analytical accuracy Serianni added a profound passion for didactics; his scientific and human teaching will leave a deep legacy in the description of ancient and modern Italian. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper, starting from a broad analysis of the weberian sociological conception, investigates the problem of "meaning" by comparing it with other similar concepts (use, customs, etc.) and arriving at the more general one of the "images of the world" (weltbild) which is less themed but undoubtedly central in his thought. The second part of the paper examines the visions of the world that generated capitalism, modern political imaginaries and contemporary metamorphoses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we will try to understand the "conceptual" perspective of sociology as one of the possible lines drawn within the cultural horizon of the social sciences. And this can be easily understood if we understand by "sociological culture" a knowledge that is not reducible to a scientific disciplinary sector or to an analytical technicality (an instrumental apparatus) aimed at data collection, but as a conceptual process capable of developing a cognitive orientation aimed at grasping the existential situation of man starting from his historical, concrete and social condition. The aim of this work is therefore, more than anything else, to grasp the process of conceptualisation of social experience starting from the cultural formations within which the relationship between thought and society, or rather, between mental structures and historical-social conditions, develops concretely and reflectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes an itinerary through the subsidized housing built between 1939 and 1961 in the city of Zaragoza, Spain. In this period, although housing was intervened by the State and its conception stemmed from need, an important variety of typological and constructive systems as well as urban environments arised. Its origin responds to the challenge of the city, which during the war had not suffered significant destruction, to generate accommodation for the strong migratory movement from the countryside. Its effect is perceived, both in the living conditions that these new dwellings offerred and in their contribution to the evolution of the city, by acting as colonizers of new spaces and maintaining their identity over time. Four cases that represent the variety of the urban development and building standards favoured by the State during this period are selected and approached from the urban scale and current circumstances. The construction and evolution of these urban housing estates are studied bearing in mind the reasons leading to their generation, the policies that ruled them and the typological and building systems that they contributed with. The knowledge of what these estates are and mean is key to appreciate them and to face situations that arise from their evolution to the present-day. This tour values and interprets a part of the city's heritage, a type of architecture that, in a silent way, has contributed to the configuration of its outskirts. The documentation that this work provides with is especially interesting at a time when parts of the buildings have undergone individual interventions to update or adapt to new needs, altering their image, and others show symptoms of obsolescence and abandonment. Faced with these processes of change, this paper helps to maintain the memory of what they are and represent so that they can be redefined, contributing to the balanced development of the territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the methodological approach and the conservation techniques proposed to be applied in the restoration of the ancient theatre at Delphi. Situated at the north-western edge of sanctuary of Apollo, the theatre is the most impressive monument of the archaeological site at Delphi. The current form of the koilon corresponds to the ancient Hellenistic construction, while the stage building remains and the orchestra have undergone repair work, restorations and additions during the Roman period. The theatre was made by local limestone. From the middle-ages until its excavation (1897), it laid hidden underneath the houses of the village Kastri. Today's configuration of the monument was determined by its remarkable history through the centuries, and by its topographic location beside the deepest level of a gorge, which is exposed to rock fallings and water flow. The restoration project had, therefore, to take different factors into account: natural decay and geometrical deformations, as well as alterations of the ruins imposed during the excavation, or during the earlier looting of the koilon. The paper focuses on the restoration choices and techniques involving the interventions to the koilon, the retaining walls, and the orchestra. The techniques applied were those used at the restoration projects of ancient Greek, dry ashlar architecture. The project aimed at applying two different types of intervention: a) to consolidate the koilon and the retaining walls, preserve the stone seats and impede further deterioration of the monument b) to remove and re-position of displaced seats and to implement anastylosis of scattered blocks and seats by placing them back to their original position, following their documentation and identification. Securing and promoting of the integration of the ruined theatre to the Delphic landscape was a prime concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper begins with a philosophical, literary and historiographical framework to address issues of epistemological interest. After the comparison between the schools of thought that have discussed the theme of memory and identity, the second part of this work deepens the operational and methodological expendability of the concepts analysed, starting from the sociological reading of Paul Ricoeur, considered within the personalist current to which he belongs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes youth work approaches from the perspective of youth policies with the aim of deepening the links with social and educational policies. At an empirical level, the analysis is conducted through a focus group with national youth workers and two case studies of organizations active in vulnerable contexts. The results highlight the relevance of continuity on synchronic multi-actors network and diachronic relationships, increased by the Covid19 emergency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 1988 with d.p.r. 448, a regulatory device has been introduced in our country which as inspired and regulates the strategies and policies of intervention in relation to juvenile deviance. For different reasons, criminal welfare is implemented in distinct ways between the regional divisions, producing different local emergencies and different approaches in the case of foreign or indigenous minors. Criticalities also emerge from the regulatory provision whose model of inspiration (juvenile probation) manifests limits and the need for revision. The paper presents the results of a research whose quantitavive-qualitative methodological structure reveals the presence of some perverse effects and the underestimated risk of juvenile recidivism rate with the consequent underestimation of the reproduction of serious deviant models that persist and they spread among young people, especially in many southern regions already characterized by mafia-type criminal embeddednes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper seeks to interpret the current cultural representations of bodily practices by relating them to the dimension of the sacred, thus showing the ambiguity of the latter. The discussion draws on insights from Max Weber, who identifies three key stages of the body in relation to the sacred within Western culture: the orgiastic, the mystic or other-worldly asceticism, and the inner-worldly asceticism. These stages can be represented on a Cartesian plane based on two dichotomies: 'bodily over-stimulation vs. under-stimulation' on the one axe, and 'action within the world vs. escape from the world' on the other. After critically discussing Weber's perspective, the paper integrates it with other reflections and focuses on the 'missing quadrant' of such theoretical model to interpret the contemporary reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to compare the "sacralization of the individual" as explored by Émile Durkheim and Erving Goffman. The paper outlines theoretical links and differences between Durkheim's thesis on the cult of the individual in modern society on one hand and Goffman's analysis of the face-to-face interaction as a secularized form of religious ritual. The analysis is eventually related to the possible use of the process of "sacralization of the individual" for our understanding of morality and social bonds in contemporary society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the "PALLADIOLibrary" and its interface "Andrea Palladio -- 3D geodatabase", a comprehensive Information System about the architect Andrea Palladio and his work. The new system, gathering the legacy of a systematic and clearly defined original system based on an evident and effective virtualization process, allows to provide support to the problems faced, clarifying the limits, characters, potential and advantages. On a general level, the paper introduces the topic of virtualization of Information Systems related to the architectural heritage in the age of Information Technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at describing the resources collected in the library of the Italian politician Livio Maitan (1923-2004), books, serials, and pamphlets closely linked to his biographical and political path. Maitan himself wished that, after his death, the bibliographical heritage he collected was ordered and made available to the whole community. Eventually, in 2013, both the Maitan's library and his personal archive (the latter declared of important historical interest by law) moved to their current location, in the Roman neighborhood of Torre Spaccata. In April 2017 the library joined the Sbn Polo Roma Capitale, its collection has been largely catalogued, as well as enriched with further acquisitions. The article, highlighting the features of the library's collections, also illustrates the complexity of the political movements related to the Fourth International, in which Maitan was actively involved throughout his life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A significant number of reuse fragments from Fabriano area sheds light on the connection developed at the beginning of XX Century between academics and the most important local cultural institutions and provides further evidence on the economical and social conditions of the "paper city" at the end of the Middle Ages. Here we remember the work of Augusto Zonghi and the fragments organization carried out by Nicola Perini (1906-1912). Each fragments has its own history that's why studing those flaps of a past that still gives voice to memories it's not just a recovery operation but also a daily exciting discovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on six incunables, bound in two volumes, owned by the jurist Andrea Alciato (1492-1550), considering some hypotheses about how they have been acquired by the Vallicelliana Library of Rome. Besides taking a step further in the attempt to reconstruct the path of Alciato's Library, this study aims to describe the annotated incunables as complex objects, taking count of the cultural context in which they circulated and of their multiple nature witnessed by various textual forms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The First International Caricature Exhibition (as the name said) took place in Varese in the 1903, was organized and sponsored by the city commitee which exhibited private collections, newspapers and original works of the masters of the past (Leonardo, Bernini) and contemporaries (Cappiello, Gandolin, Teja and Vamba). The exhibition was flanked by a modern advertising promotion and a cultural programme of side events and lectures. The most important event was the conference of 25 October held by Luigi Bertelli at the local Social Theatre. The article thanks to the local press rebuilds the cultural context of the event, examines the original paper of Vamba's conference, preserved at the municipal historical archive of Varese and tells about the leading figures' sensations through their direct witnesses which have come down to us. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After using Bourdieu to clarify why and with what consequence flexploitation has become a widespread work mode, we articulate a specific hypothesis: in critical times of instable and temporary work, a number of initiatives emerge, some of which configure themselves as active responses to the state of precariousness brought about by flexplotiation policies. Practices of physical culture such as argentine tango represent one example of such initiatives aiming at recreating those threatened or impoverished conditions of bodily, temporal and relational life we do not seem willing to give up. Our paper takes into account the outcome of a qualitative research on tango dancers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ten years after the signing of the Istanbul Convention (2011), the Italian legislative framework on violence against women has greatly evolved. The timing of the writing of laws and those of the rewriting of social norms, however, do not always coincide and the legal system, with its language and its practices, is still partly conditioned by socially widespread gender bias. The STEP research project - coordinated by Prof. Flaminia Saccà and the University of Tuscia-analyzed 283 sentences, issued by the Italian criminal courts, to identify stereotypes and prejudices that recur in the legal and social representation of genderbased violence. This paper analyzes how criticalities in the legal representation of violence against women are organized along two main categories of gender bias: role prejudices, that intervene in the representation of the victim and frame prejudices, that condition the modalities of violence representation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on the Italian transposition of article 17 of the Copyright Directive, which provides a new liability regime applicable to online content sharing service providers for the protected works and subject matter uploaded by their users. This way, the European and Italian legislators seek to combat the 'value gap', i.e. the difference between the remuneration received by creators and performers for their works and the revenue platforms are generating by making those works accessible. The article highlights the different interests involved by the new regulation and the safeguards introduced to ensure a fair balance between all of them. For example, some provisions aim to balance the interest of rightsholders in the effective protection of their intellectual property with the interest of the services' users and the general public in the free flow of information online. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper details the critical analysis of the emerging English colonialism in Ireland in the 17th century as elaborated by Karl Marx in a series of minor writings, i.e. the ethnological notes written between 1881 and 1882. The purpose is to highlight how in these notes Marx continues the study of Irish society as set out in Book I of Capital (1867), enriching it with a new historical-legal dimension: the study of the Act of Uniformity of 4 July 1605, whereby the British expropriated Irish people from their lands. A measure that marked both the birth of intra-European colonialism and the alliance between social sciences (legal ethnography, political economy) and domination systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study of the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and of its relevance for contemporary sociology. Following the studies of existential sociology, this work wants to use the category of the practical-inert to analyze the construction of reality. Practicoinert is a notion coined by Sartre in the Critique of Dialectical Reason (1960), outlined the unit of practical activities and material structures. This paper uses this perspective to analyze institutional life, bureaucracies, theoretical construction and rationality in the human sciences. Focusing the analysis in a comparison with Max Weber's perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper's focus is on how sociology could support current humanism's rethinking contemporarily considering the present high degree of religious as well as cultural pluralism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the question of what "form" takes on meaning in our culture through the religious and aesthetic issue of Byzantine Holy Icons. From this point of view we are going to investigate the problem of the "form beyond the form" as a shape beyond his sensitive image. In this regard as specific issue of our discussion we will consider the development of the Icon-form (as mental and conceptual shape) from the Byzantine ages to the religious painting of El Greco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reconsidering the historical presence of poverty, illegality and informal work in the South added two new diseases caused by Covid 19 pandemic, and the related resumptions of the activity of criminal organizations. This paper shows the possibility to overcome the old stereotype of the South and it tries to reflect about a way that allows to pursue and promote new territorial developmental processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A considerable part of the Palatina Lorenese manuscripts collection was catalogued between the end of the 19th and the firs half of the 20th Century. In 2019 the Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze promoted a project (PAL-MO) in order to complete the description of these materials in the Manus OnLine database. This paper gives an overview of the work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays consumption dynamics analysis is carving out a growing important role within the reflection on youth condition. Consumption choices play a basic role within the identity building process, as well within the mechanisms of social interaction, and gain credit as a further medium for relationships and sharing. The paper aims to analyze the meaning of a specific consumption experience, that one of tattoos, more and more widespread among the new generations. In the article, we’ll analyze, in particular, the results of a qualitative research project carried out on a Millennials sample, young people born between 1981 and 1996, in order to pick out the reasons which in most cases drive them to tattooing. The elements we collected by means of some focus groups and semi-structured interviews have stressed a double reading: for one part of the sample, the meaning of tattoo has to be spotted just in the right drawing chosen by the individual, while for another it’s tattooing itself, the experience lived in real terms, to take the prevailing meaning, sometimes even regardless of the figure inked onto the skin. When tattoo reflects the will to expressly convey something, its meaning seems to be traced back to three different purposes: the one bound to one’ identity, the one peculiar to a rite of initiation and the one that points out an emotional bond. In conclusion, for the Millennials choosing tattooing seems to be a way of claiming their own individuality tangibly, changing their body into one of the means thanks to which they can tell the others their own story. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The intent of this paper is to rethink, through the mythological figure of Pan, the “Goat god”, a possible reading of some dynamics of the modern world, the same highlighted by the studies dedicated by Girard to mimetic conflict. In this sense, particular attention is devoted to the themes of “double”, “undifferentiated” and “monstrous”. Furthermore, an attempt is made to proceed in an interdisciplinary way, taking into consideration also the convergence between empirical research and René Girard’s theory, demonstrating the link between mirror neurons (neurosciences) and mimetic theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores Girard’s ideas on the scapegoat. The aim of this paper is to identify some social and relational processes that transform a community into a place of violence and exclusion. Community studies highlight that community is ambivalent. Some scholars have proposed that the community is a social space of proximity, which responds to people’s need for identity, belonging and trust. Other scholars have observed that the community is a place of conflict, social control and violence. A sound research question is to understand what drives community towards violence. René Girard’s scapegoat theory identifies three fundamental mechanisms or strategies that leads community to violence: mimetic crisis, persecution and the spread of resentment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses, with a “genealogical” perspective that from Pascal reaches up to Girard, the hidden bond that links violence and law. Behind the law lies the “usurpation” as well as behind the social institutions lies the “sacrificial violence”. It is the task of this work to reconstruct this ambivalent connection that always structures, in its paradoxical removal, the ground of the social ties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is about the renovation, thanks to the Art Bonus, of the eighteenth century Globe by Vincenzo Rosa, dated 1793, which has always been situated in Salone Teresiano of the Biblioteca Universitaria of Pavia. The restoration gave us a chance to study the figure behind the author, Vincenzo Rosa, and the history and creation of the artifact, which, according to diagnostic studies, has some particularity like the direct drawing on plaster without any printed or handwritten paper placed upon, which makes it a really unique piece of art. The renovation was wanted by only a patron, Annalisa Alberici, as a memory of her parents and her husband, who were all passionate travellers, and has seen the commitment of many professionals involved in studying the artifact to restore his antique prestige and readability. The remarks and the report about this work are presented in the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes some features found in the central dome of the Church of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Mexico City, built between 1885 and 1890 by the architect Emilio Dondé Preciat and damaged by the earthquake of September 19, 2017. The objective is to define how it behaves and how an investigation can be implemented to formulate technical criteria that guide its conservation. The analysis of the church shows that it was built in stages and, according to history, the first one began in 1580 with an adobe chapel of small size, which later in 1607 was rebuilt in masonry. Over time, it grew gradually, until it acquired the current plan in 1808. Regarding usual concepts of both design and construction, it is important to note that this dome without steel or reinforced concrete, is an authentic structure resistant by shape, whose design value is to avoid the presence of stress efforts and assess its stability by geometric security modality. The work suggests that the cause of the dome problem is differential subsidence. Therefore, it is reasonable to improve soil behavior by means of mortar injections in order to improve the foundation. It would also be necessary to structurally improve the connections between pillars, arches and masonry walls, and consolidate the system of walls to provide continuity and improve its ability to shear. The reconstruction of the dome portion should be carried out, adjusting its geometry to work by shape, so that compression efforts prevail. Not everything is lost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The church of Santa Giusta in L'Aquila was founded in the Thirteenth Century: the exterior features are still the original ones. The interior was deeply transformed between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. The 2009 earthquake damaged the building, which is currently closed. The paper discusses, thanks to new documentary sources, the transition phase to the Baroque characterizing the ecclesiastical architecture of L'Aquila at the end of the Sixteenth Century. The first goal is to achieve sufficiently documented knowledge to restore to l'Aquila its cultural identity. The transformation of Santa Giusta church highlighted a varied and dynamic picture in which the Sebastiano Serlio treaties took on the role of stylistic handbook. The second focus concerns the constant clarification of the historiographical terms for art and architecture in L'Aquila that are chronologically in line with the transition to the Baroque, proto-Baroque and mature Baroque, ascertained for the culturally hegemonic areas, not denying a gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The focus of this paper is to discuss, through a critical approach, improvements in democratic participation in European governance. The evolution of the rules of transparency of the European institutions towards interests groups representation and the increasing role of subnational local authorities are analysed in order to evaluate how the multi-level governance system cope with the problems of the international instabilities. The focus of this paper is to discuss, through a critical approach, improvements in democratic participation in European governance. The evolution of the rules of transparency of the European institutions towards interests groups representation and the increasing role of subnational local authorities are analysed in order to evaluate how the multi-level governance system cope with the problems of the international instabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper show how the symbolic interactionism study the poverty phenomena. The Author explain the concepts and the interpretative model of poverty of interactionist approach. It is defined by two dimensions: stigma and social giving. This model permits to interpret poverty in the comparative approach by defines four different types of poverty: crystallized, disadvantaged, tolerate and not relevant. The paper discuss the contributing of different sociologist as Simmel, Goffman, Matza, Waxman e Paugam that are fundamental to define the tradition of study and specific interactionist approach to study of poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to conduct an organic reflection of the methodological perspective of Goffman, considering his reluctance in defining it. The paper explores the relationship between the student and the method analyzing the context of the social studies of the Chicago School and the epistemological keys essential to understand some of the guidelines for qualitative research. The situational and "naturalist" characters of his approach are related with a perspective that highlights the interaction analysis as a special field. The final section examines the distinctive mix of technical and empirical basis that he adopted and the peculiarities of the researcher from the specific case of an observer like Goffman. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the problem of public corruption as a "white-collar crime". The term "white-collar crime" was coined in 1939 during a speech given by Edwin Sutherland to the American Sociological Society. Sutherland defined the term as "crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation". Although there has been some debate as to what qualifies as a white-collar crime, the term today generally encompasses a variety of crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain, and it includes also public corruption. This paper indeed aims to focus and frame the problem of public corruption into the "white-collar crimes" category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]