Introduction This article presents the results of a research on the elite of the Italian small city of Asti and the cultural models that influence its role in the local governance process. The research work was motivated by the need to better understand the challenges this territory face in articulating a shared vision of its …
Introduction This work has arisen from the general purpose of examining the globalization phenomenon as a matter of coexistence from a psycho-sociological perspective (Barus, M. J., Enriquez E. & Lévy A. 2006) and it is focused on the analysis of psychosocial processes that influence the way of living together in the contemporary world. The wider …
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Introduction The issue of globalization has been addressed from different theoretical perspectives (Berry 2008, Martell 2010). The neoclassical approach (Ohmae 1993, Wolf 2005), who first defined the concept and is currently dominant, tended to propose a structural vision, identifying the concept with the material transformations of the economy in a global sense. Different approaches - …
Introduction This work concerns the analysis of the role of the power elite in the processes of urban governance, through the study of decision-making mechanisms related to the development of Milan. The main aim of this work is to deepen the analysis of characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and logics that steer the socio-economic transformations currently …
Mario D'Andreta 