The relevance of unions in labour dynamics has been widely explored. However, little attention has been given to the relationship between society, broadly considered, and unions. Drawing on this perspective, this paper offers a longitudinal analysis (2004-2009) of the social confidence in unions...

In the EU candidate countries the citizens’ support for the democratic process is important for domestic democracy as well as the integration process. Many factors contribute to explain democratic support (Dalton 2004), and many aspects should be considered in order to have a good...

L’immagine degli immigrati, mediata dai principali mezzi di comunicazione, ha condizionato l’opinione pubblica italiana generando un atteggiamento contraddittorio che, se da un lato lascia emergere una netta solidarietà nei confronti dello straniero, dall’altro, rivela timori e paure...

<em>L’economia ed il sostegno democratico in Europa</em> (by Vincenzo Memoli) - ABSTRACT: Many theories attempt to explain democratic support trend, but economic perspectives, if we consider both consolidated democracies than those ‘in nuce’, appears to be top flight. In fact, whereas economic...

<em>La pressione del tempo nelle democrazie consolidate</em> (by La pressione del tempo nelle democrazie consolidate) - ABSTRACT: Development of social services in contemporary welfare systems took place in parallel with the evolution of partnerships between State and Third Sector, a collaboration that...