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I nuovi cittadini

James Hansen
La democrazia è in fondo un concetto di un cinismo meraviglioso. Presume che gli attori, i cittadini elettori, si esprimano al voto considerando prima di tutto i propri interessi privati – non quelli del pubblico allargato nĂ©, tanto meno,…

Democracy’s night shall pass

Matteo Laruffa
Election by election, the growing consensus for populisms and a virulent opposition to democratic institutions have started a new historical phase for politics all around the World. The optimistic preconditions of a gradual global…

The crescent of uprisings

Ruth Hanau Santini
The past few months have seen a dramatic surge of unrest across the Middle East and Africa, from Sudan to Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. In some of these countries the uprising, with the help of the army, dislodged long-time dictators, as…