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Magic Thinking: Past and Current

Gianni D’Amato — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:30:13 +0000

“La Grande Magia,” a Neapolitan postwar play, blurs the line between illusion and reality, highlighting how we often prefer to entertain comforting illusions instead of facing the hard truths. This theme feels vividly relevant today. As we observe with astonishment the current US-American political events, the parallels seem too close

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Blood of Naples

Gianni D’Amato — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:30:14 +0000

Arriving in Naples feels like diving into a whirlwind of life, history, and faith, all watched over by the silent, menacing presence of Mount Vesuvius. Streets paved in the historical center by the ancient Greeks now pulse with scooters and voices, each corner reveals layers of stories from centuries ago.

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History That Fades Away? The Long Farewell of Anti-Fascism as Civil Religion in Italy

Gianni D’Amato — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:06:32 +0000

Italy’s complex history, marked by a century-long fragmentation, a difficult unification, a liberal period followed by 20 years of fascist rule, as well as persisting political and cultural divides, makes it challenging to define a cohesive national identity. Italians historically often felt a stronger connection to their municipalities than to

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The Struggle for Liberal Values

Gianni D’Amato — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:30:30 +0000

Putin’s war in Ukraine, as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa and various operational theaters in the Middle East, has the potential to severely shake the consensus in Western societies. While the Ukrainian conflict underscores Russia’s imperialistic approach, Western societies remain divided over providing assistance to Ukraine and other theaters due

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The Ukrainian Exodus Forces Europe to React

Gianni D’Amato — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:00:58 +0000

On 24 February 2022 we woke up in a new world. Ukraine has since had to face a war of aggression on several fronts. From this crisis, many troubling questions arise related to European security, refugee protection, energy sustainability as well as the consequences of such a military conflict. Our

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Krisen und Migrationspolitisierung: Kontext ist Trumpf

Gianni D’Amato — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:30:06 +0000

Welchen Einfluss haben Krisen auf die Politisierung von Migration? Dieser Frage sind wir mit Leslie Ader und Didier Ruedin in einem jüngst erschienenen Artikel nachgegangen, in dem wir sogenannte ‘claims’ – Einzelaussagen und Interviewäusserungen aber auch Abstimmungen oder Proteste – untersucht haben, über die in grossen Schweizer Printmedien berichtet wurde.

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Ce que nous pouvons apprendre (ou pas) du MIPEX 2020

Gianni D’Amato — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:00:49 +0000

Les protestations contre les violences policières et les manifestations Black Lives Matter aux États-Unis touchent aussi la Suisse. Quelle est la situation dans notre pays en matière de discrimination raciste et quels enseignements peuvent être tirés du mouvement Black Lives Matter dans le contexte historique et politique de la Suisse.

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Was wir aus dem MIPEX 2020 lernen können (und was nicht)

Gianni D’Amato — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:20:49 +0000

Die Proteste gegen Polizeigewalt und Demonstrationen zu Black Lives Matter in den USA bewegen auch in der Schweiz. Die Frage liegt nahe, wie die hiesige Situation in Bezug auf rassistische Diskriminierung aussieht und welche Lehren aus der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung im historischen und politischen Kontext der Schweiz gezogen werden können.

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«Die Schweiz den Schweizern»?

Gianni D’Amato — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:10:37 +0000

«Zu viel ist zu viel!» titeln die gegenwärtigen Abstimmungsplakate. Sie reihen sich ein in die «Überfremdungs»-Kampagnen, die seit dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert die Debatten um «Fremde» geprägt haben. Es wäre aber verfehlt, die Diskussion einzig auf der Ebene von demographischen Projektionen führen zu wollen. Es geht um mehr. Letztlich geht

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The Pandemic and the Political: Some Reflections on the (Reflexive) State

Gianni D’Amato — Tue, 26 May 2020 07:30:29 +0000

Crises are characterized by a serious threat, accompanied by high levels of uncertainty and an urgent need for action. The current pandemic has created such a context of fundamental uncertainty in which the ability to interpret the signs and anticipate future events in order to fully maintain the scope of

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