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The contribution of Shenbao 申報 to the perception of Italian cultural traditions in late Qing China (1872–1911). A Preliminary Survey
2017
The interaction between China and Europe during the late Qing period was ac- companied by a prosperous cross-cultural exchange. One of the most outstanding results of such contact was the formation of a modern Chinese press from the combination of Western journalism and Chinese gazettes. The Shenbao was one of the most representative newspapers of this cultural phenomenon. For nearly forty years of the Imperial period, Italy appeared in over two thousand articles, with a significant selection focused on Italian cultural production and historic tradition. This article aims to propose a multifaceted portrait of Italian cultural heritage of- fered to Chinese readership by the Shenbao. Topics o…
More Choice for Better Choosers: Political Freedom, Autonomy, and Happiness
2016
A substantial literature finds that freedom in the sense of an expanded opportunity set is positively related to happiness. A contrasting literature, however, finds that an excess of choice can have socially undesirable outcomes. We test the effect of two types of freedom—autonomy and political—on happiness using five waves of World Values Survey data (1981–2008). We find evidence supporting the claim that equipping people with the tools to direct the course of their lives (i.e. increasing autonomy freedom) incentivizes the desire to investigate alternatives (e.g. political parties) before making a decision. The effect of freedoms on happiness is diminished in contexts where individuals hav…
Popolo e opinione pubblica nel pensiero di Luigi Sturzo
2021
Luigi Sturzo si occupa di opinione pubblica in relazione al sistema di governo. Secondo Sturzo, «in via generale il popolo, come opinione pubblica, riesce ad essere una forza di controllo e di limitazione dello Stato o meglio degli organi statali che si presume eseguano la sua volontà. Ciò avviene per una fondamentale esigenza della società politica, quella della limitazione dei poteri». Ma non è solo questo. In quell’equilibrio di libertà e autorità di cui spesso parla Sturzo, è necessario che i cittadini abbiano un ruolo; che tutti possano godere della libertà e partecipare al governo non in quanto individui isolati, ma come popolo organizzato e consapevole. Luigi Sturzo deals with public…
Chinese Public Sentiments about Italy during the Sanmen Bay Affair in the Pages of the Shenbao
2015
This paper introduces which was the public sentiment and opinion of the Chinese journalists of the Shenbao in a very relevant period of the history of the relations between Italy and China. We know that China had had a very high opinion of Italy thanks to the magnificent portrait of ancient Italian society, art and culture made by the Jesuit missionaries. But in the selected historical moment, there was a strong change in the way Chinese people felt about the Italian presence in China. Apart from some previous failures of the Italian diplomatic action in China, the Sanmen Bay affairs represents the climax of the inability of Italian diplomacy, so that Chinese people were clearly aware of th…
Cleaning mums and brave policemen: gender representation and gender-inclusive language in EFL teaching materials in Lithuania
2019
Socialinės lyties kalbinės raiškos ir įvaizdžio kūrimo aspektai anglų kalbos (kaip svetimosios ar antrosios) vadovėliuose yra sulaukę nemažai tyrėjų dėmesio, tačiau lyties raiška Lietuvoje leistuose anglų kalbos vadovėliuose iki šiol analizuota sporadiškai (Brusokaitė, Verikaitė-Gaigalienė 2015), o tyrimų, skirtų ne vadovėliams, bet kitoms mokymo priemonėms, iki šiol beveik neatlikta. Šiame straipsnyje kiekybiniu (pasitelkiant tekstynų analizės įrankius) ir kokybiniu (remiantis turinio analize) būdu analizuojamos socialinės lyties vaizdavimo tendencijos keturiose – dviejose pratybų ir dviejose testų – anglų kalbos (kaip svetimosios) mokymo priemonėse, išleistose 2005–2017 m. Lietuvoje. Remi…
L’antimafia come risorsa politica
2019
In questo saggio si discute un momento particolare della storia dell’antimafia. Si tratta degli anni 1985-1994, che hanno come figura principale Leoluca Orlando, sindaco di Palermo. In quel periodo storico, per la prima volta, il discorso politico dell’antimafia viene fatto proprio da questo giovane leader della Democrazia cristiana. Il partito era stato al governo di Palermo e dell’Italia dal secondo dopoguerra senza porsi il problema della lotta alla mafia. Sin all’inizio del 1980, erano state le forze di opposizioni, in particolare il Partito comunista e i sindacati, a portare avanti la lotta antimafia. Con l’omicidio di Piersanti Mattarella, presidente della Regione siciliana, e poi di …
Il "linguaggio" della Corte costituzionale: note sparse su alcuni aspetti dell'esperienza recente
2023
Wittgenstein's theories offer the starting point for looking at the socio-political implications of the language spoken by the institutions in the various historical phases: the communication system with which they relate to the outside world is functional in conveying the sense and scope of their action, building a precise relationship with public opinion. Starting from this assumption, the contribution takes into consideration some aspects of the recent practice of the Constitutional Court, with particular regard to press releases, and proposes an interpretation of the communication breakthrough pursued in recent years, relating it to the exercise of the function of warranty.