The Mediterranean is at the center of increasingly complex energy, environmental, and geopolitical dynamics. The transition to renewable sources, accelerated by the climate crisis and recent conflicts (Ukraine, Israel-Gaza), is intertwined with the urgent need to ensure energy security and regional stability. This policy brief analyzes the structure of energy production and consumption in the region, highlighting how MENA countries remain heavily dependent on fossil fuels, while Europe is growin…

The reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the most debated issues in the international political and diplomatic sphere for at least three decades. The current composition of the UNSC is the result of an outdated geopolitical arrangement, which does not reflect today’s political, demographic, and economic realities. Moreover, the veto power of the permanent members is used for reasons of national interest, blocking crucial resolutions. The lack of representativeness and t…

2a Conferenza del Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali, patrimonio culturale del Cnr (Roma, 9 novembre 2023). La pubblicazione raccoglie le relazioni presentate dai ricercatori del Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali, patrimonio culturale del Cnr in occasione della Conferenza di dipartimento 2023 che ha voluto celebrare i 60 anni dall’introduzione delle scienze umane e sociali e del patrimonio culturale nell’Ente. Esperti esterni insieme a ricercatori Cnr hanno illustrato il contributo…

Il numero 2/2024 della rivista Welfare e Ergonomia nasce dalla volontà di interrogarsi sull’istituzione totale per eccellenza ancora oggi attiva e carica di senso: il carcere. Un luogo simbolicamente e fisicamente rimosso dallo spazio urbano, che continua a rappresentare una sfida per il nostro modello di convivenza democratica e di welfare. Partendo da un approccio sociologico e giuridico, il volume si propone di riflettere sulla condizione delle persone private della libertà e sul se…

The policy brief examines the enhanced voting rights introduced in France in 2014 through the Florange Law and later adopted in Italy as a tool to encourage corporate stability and promote long-term investments. In France, enhanced voting rights were made automatic unless companies chose to opt out. However, analyses of the top 100 French companies showed that this law did not significantly impact their economic performance, such as profitability or market value. In Italy, enhanced voting rig…

To fully understand the complexity of active and healthy aging, fostering dialogue and collaboration across disciplines is crucial. The NUTRAGE project, with its extensive network of partner institutes and interdisciplinary approach, serves as a valuable platform for these interactions, encouraging meaningful discussions among researchers and stakeholders. The policy recommendations presented here emerge from a social sciences perspective, integrating legal, economic, and social insights. A key …

This working paper presents the edition of a collection of documents from the Archive of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (V atican City) concerning the censorship of philosophical works from the 17th and 18th centuries by the Congregations of the Holy Office and the Index of Prohibited Books. The identification and transcription of most of the documents were carried out by Marta Fattori, a scholar who passed away in 2021. The ongoing publication is part of a vital historiographical f…

Knowledge networks can be considered as new economic institutions whose main focus is organizing the process of knowledge creation and diffusion. These institutions would play the role of creating and disseminating information and knowledge flows among the regional actors. Based on this recognition, increasing attention has been given to techniques for unveiling these networks and to methods for identifying, within them, the densities corresponding to the most dynamic poles in the cycle of kn…

The development and rapid diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, especially those related to deep learning, generative AI and basic models, raise complex questions regarding the governance of scientific research. The growing integration of AI in many intellectual activities is also profoundly changing the way research is done, intervening in essential phases such as data collection and analysis, theoretical modelling and the publication of results. This means that the discussions …

Today's challenges to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 push us to rethink policies, decision-making processes and management models for environmental, social, economic and cultural resources. In this context, the scientific debate highlights interest in the implementation of technological innovation, the contribution of business in developing countries and raising awareness of the SDGs. The main difficulties in the implementation of these topics are encountered in particular in countries, such…

In recent decades, economic development models have increasingly relied on knowledge. It’s no coincidence that the term “knowledge economy” is used to describe an economic paradigm that, in contrast to last century’s industrialization, evolves towards creating intangible and immaterial value, which underpins products and services. Today more than ever, the generation and dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge are fundamental to competitiveness, understood not only as economic…

The Roskilde Festival, one of Europe's largest and oldest music events, plays a crucial role in transforming the Danish landscape and integrating it into global networks. This study, conducted during a visiting period at the University of Copenhagen, investigates how the festival has driven globalization and reshaped the urban environment, fostering new social and cultural dynamics. It highlights temporary urban planning and cultural production as key drivers of local development, focusing on th…