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Becoming legal: feminism and abortion law in 1970s Italy

Journal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 211-238, June 2026.
Abstract Conventional top‐down approaches to legal reform tend to overlook the contributions of social movements in legal change, often resulting in a gender‐blind analysis. In response, I advance ‘becoming legal’ as an analytical framework to rethink legal change in terms of a bottom‐up process encompassing informal proceedings as well as formal ...
ELENA CARUSO
wiley   +1 more source

“Socialismo è sinonimo di civiltà nuova” - la nostalgia dell’idea (perduta) di socialismo da Kautsky e Schumpeter a Honneth = “Socialism will mean the advent of the civilization" – the nostalgia of the idea (now lost) of socialism froma Kautsky and Schumpeter to Honneth

H-ermes: Journal of Communication, 2016
The idea of socialism has always been a keyword in the philosophical and political debate in the 20th Century and, recently, came back very timely. Following "reflexive nostalgia", the article proposes, an analysis of the idea of socialism in the 20th ...
Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli
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Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 218-244, June 2026.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
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Do Voters and Candidates Share the Same Views on Democracy? Support for and Satisfaction with Democracy in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 394-411, June 2026.
Abstract The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about the democracy orientations of political candidates, and whether voter and candidate views on democracy are congruent.
Annika Lindholm, Lukas Lauener
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Democrazia ideale e democrazia reale negli Stati Uniti

Iperstoria, 2006
Gli Stati Uniti sono nati come stato repubblicano, non democratico. Sono diventati una democrazia nel corso del tempo e grazie ad alterazioni molto consistenti del proprio assetto sociale e istituzionale.
Bruno Cartosio
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Introduction to the Special Issue “The 2023 Swiss National Elections”

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 211-217, June 2026.
Abstract The 2023 Swiss federal elections took place in a multi‐issue context. Various international crises caused global uncertainty, which dominated media and social discourse during the election year. Ultimately, the election results strengthened the right wing, but not exclusively.
Line Rennwald, Marlène Gerber, Elie Michel   +2 more
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Il coinvolgimento dell'elettorato attraverso la democrazia diretta e partecipativa: cavallo di troia o spinta propulsiva per la democrazia deliberativa? [PDF]

IANUS Diritto e Finanza, 2019
Il contributo intende volgere uno sguardo multilivello alle potenzialità e ai rischi della democrazia diretta e partecipativa. Partendo dallo “stato di salute” dell’iniziativa dei cittadini europei, è opportuno osservare se – a quasi un decennio di ...
Diego Baldoni
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A Citizen‐oriented Democracy? Preferences for Alternative Decision‐Makers and Voting Orientations in Swiss Politics

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 332-353, June 2026.
Abstract This study examines Swiss citizens' preferences for alternative political decision‐makers—independent experts, businesspeople, and ordinary citizens via referenda—relative to party politicians, and how these preferences, when combined with attitudes toward strong leadership, translate into voting orientations for the main Swiss parties.
Jessica Rosco, Oscar Mazzoleni
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Crisi economiche e stato regionale. Considerazioni sul rapporto fra democrazia diretta e paradigma territoriale nell'ordinamento regionale italiano, anche alla luce di alcune esperienze europee [PDF]

IANUS Diritto e Finanza, 2019
L’articolo analizza la relazione esistente fra crisi economiche, crisi della democrazia rappresentativa e revival di rivendicazioni separatiste e autonomiste.
Luca Dell'Atti
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Power and Law, Democracy and Anarchy in Hobbes’ De Cive

Scienza & Politica, 2019
This article focuses on the questions left open by the impossibility of a “natural” transfer of forces from individuals to the state. In this sense, it shows how Hobbesian discourse is articulated on at least two levels: a dominant level, which sees ...
Francesco Toto
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