Papers by mario de benedetti
La promessa fallace della pace attraverso l'unità , 2022
Una riflessione sul federalismo e sul suo ruolo attivo nel garantire pacificamente processi di co... more Una riflessione sul federalismo e sul suo ruolo attivo nel garantire pacificamente processi di composizione degli interessi politici interno ed esteri, analizzando il pensiero di Wilhelm Ropke
Power and Democracy, 2020
The theory of federalism has strong roots in the liberal approach to the study of institutions. I... more The theory of federalism has strong roots in the liberal approach to the study of institutions. In particular, the Austrian school of economics and the Public Choice approach have a particular and interesting point of view regarding the methodological individualism and evolutive approach to the exam of micro and macro dimensions of social interactions. Through the analysis of liberal and libertarian thesis of Bruno Leoni’s theoretical structure, the aim of this paper is to propose an individualistic interpretation of the federal model
Transition Studies Review, 2009
The Need for Reform Everyone agrees on the need to reform the UN. But people disagree sharply on ... more The Need for Reform Everyone agrees on the need to reform the UN. But people disagree sharply on what kind of reform is needed and for what purpose. NGO leaders aim for a more democratic UN, with greater openness and accountability. Technocrats seek more productivity and efficiency from the UN staff. Delegates favour reforms that conform to national interests and promote national power. Idealists offer plans for a great expanded body that would reduce states' sovereignty, while conservatives push for a downsized UN with sharply reduced powers. Agreement is exceedingly hard to achieve. Since the 1950s, the UN has faced a constant barrage of management studies, policy reviews, reform proposals and even actual reforms. Secretary Generals have carried out substantial changes in the Secretariat. Many reforms had hidden political agendas: they had policy goals, cloaked by technocratic jargon or universal principles. Only few representatives are willing to admit that the UN's complex and inefficient machinery results from deep political disagreements among its members and between other contending forces in the global system. In a world divided by chasms between rich and poor, powerful and powerless, differences of interest are certain to shape all reform efforts and keep the UN a contradictory and divided institution. Complex and Decentralized Architecture The founders of the UN designed it to be highly decentralized, with power shared among the Secretariat and a number of specialized agencies and other organs. Since
La Cina nel sistema mondo: che potenza e la Cina? La Cina in Africa: "Chinafrica". La C... more La Cina nel sistema mondo: che potenza e la Cina? La Cina in Africa: "Chinafrica". La Cina in America Latina. Il risveglio dei giganti: Cina e India a confronto. Il futuro della Cina nel sistema internazionale.
Open Political Science
The purpose of this article is to contextualize Bruno Leoni’s political theory within the Digital... more The purpose of this article is to contextualize Bruno Leoni’s political theory within the Digital Information Society, a new dimension of public participation in the political arena and a sign of the democratic transition through new forms of involvement by public opinion. In particular, the evolution of the Information Society will be briefly examined starting from the studies of Fritz Machlup, considered its progenitor, to pass to the examination of the Leonian concept of law and politics in the technological society, with reference to Norbert Wiener and Karl Deutsch’s cybernetic theory. This paper will attempt to describe the evolutive process of political participation in democratic society by reinterpreting the thought of Bruno Leoni concerning Democracy, the State and the homo telematicus in the digital social order.
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